Recently I sat in on a talk by Bobbie Schwartz, an award winning landscape designer and garden author from Cleveland, Ohio. Bobbie gave an entertaining and stimulating oration called “Painting with Perennials – A Landscape Artist Perspective.”

I enjoyed Bobbie’s approac...

The winter landscape, to some this may sound like an oxymoron. Here in the Pacific Northwest where the cool temperatures and rain keep us inside during the months of January and February gardening seems like a chore meant for another more forgivable time. That said, th...

Piet Oudolf, the garden designer at the forefront of the Dutch Wave Garden movement is inspiring because of how he manages the relationship between nature and the garden with deft precision. Using perennials and ornamental grasses as staples of his plant pallet, and n...

Are you thinking of having your yard and gardens designed? If so, this blog is for you. In this blog I will discuss the design process used by Wheel & Barrow Landscape and some things for you to consider as you prepare to transform your yard.

Before I get in to my proce...

St Johns Neighborhood Client – houzz review: 5 stars

After finding him on the Houzz website and reading about others' positive experiences, we decided to hire Patrick for our very first landscaping design job - not knowing what at all to expect. We were a little nervous...