From the vault: Leaving your garden to strangers
December 11, 2021 Our first house back in 1992 This essay first appeared at Digging in May of 2008. I came across it yesterday and decided to republish, with a few small alterations, for newer readers. If it resonates with you, I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments ...
Penick Landscape Design: New website & Facebook page
January 26, 2010 Over the holidays, the website for Penick Landscape Design, my garden design and garden coaching business here in Austin, got a much-needed facelift and redesign, thanks to hours of collaboration with my computer guru (aka tech-savvy spouse). Yippee! I’m still working on the portfolio page and will ...
Penick Landscape Design: New website & Facebook page
January 26, 2010 Over the holidays, the website for Penick Landscape Design, my garden design and garden coaching business here in Austin, got a much-needed facelift and redesign, thanks to hours of collaboration with my computer guru (aka tech-savvy spouse). Yippee! I’m still working on the portfolio page and will ...
Garden coaching publicity
February 05, 2009 ‘Macho Mocha’ mangave Syndicated garden columnist Marty Ross called me a few months ago to talk about garden coaching, after which pleasant conversation I promptly forgot all about it. So I was surprised last Saturday when Indianapolis garden bloggers Debbie (Garden Thyme with the Creative Gardener) and ...
Leaving your garden to strangers
May 05, 2008 Our first house, in Raleigh, North Carolina, was a 900-square-foot post-war cottage, and along with the charming hardwood flooring and cramped closets we inherited a neglected old garden of azaleas, dogwoods, roses, phlox, camellias, forsythia, and an ancient and beautiful Japanese maple. The garden, or what was ...