Confession, I have been visiting my gardens several times a week. The signs of spring are here, some are subtle, but they are here. Spring is here. Bettman is primarily…

I had an interesting conversation with an avid, life-long gardener the other day. She wants a new garden, one inspired by Piet Oudolf. I thought it was a lovely idea.…

There are plants we know never to use in the garden again. Some were introduced by well-meaning plant explorers and nurserymen and others were introduced by the government. Honeysuckle was…

Yes! The rule of thumb about waiting for Mother's Day is excellent advice for annuals, especially those more susceptible to the cold like begonias and impatiens. But now is a…

We made it! We survived another winter in Cincinnati, and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for spring clean-ups. Even if we handled your fall clean-up, there is…

Perhaps one of the most underutilized design elements and one of the most impactful is lighting. “What I love about lighting is its flexibility,” shares Peter Wimberg. “You can have…

In the winter garden annuals have left the stage and perennials have taken a few steps back. What remains is the patterns of our garden beds as well as our…

Oh my, it’s warm out! I think I saw the sun! Are those flowers coming up? Spring is making an appearance, and with spring comes the rain: lots and lots…

The ground is soaked with late winter rains and the wind is howling outside our windows. This can only mean one thing: it’s the perfect time to meet with your…

One of the main objectives of landscape and garden designers is to decipher what a client envisions when they say they want a mixed, massed or intermingled garden. The typical…