I write primarily about plants, people, and place. My work is published most frequently on Land8, in Horticulture and on the blog.
Land8
Top 5 Planting Design Resources for New Landscape Architects (February 2019)
Portfolio Secrets for New Landscape Architects and Designers (April 2019)
Show Secrets: Design Details from the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show (July 2019)
Top Video Resources for Landscape Architects (October 2019)
Portfolio Secrets for New Landscape Architects and Designers (April 2019)
Show Secrets: Design Details from the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show (July 2019)
Top Video Resources for Landscape Architects (October 2019)
ThinkinGardens
Horticulture
American Gardener
State By State Gardening
Keeping Up with Coreopsis, July 2014 e-newsletter
From Drab to Fab: Half-Hardy Summer Salvias, June 2014 e-newsletter
Shining Silvers, April 2014 [print]
Dynamite Promise: Fragrant Annuals to Grow from Seed, March 2014 e-newsletter
Planning for the Sunny Days: Perennials to Grow from Seed, December 2013 e-newsletter
From the Mediterranean to Midwestern Gardens, November/December 2013 [print]
The Front Ones, October 2013 e-Newsletter
The Dog Days are Over, August 2013 e-Newsletter
Summer Fun Echinaceas, August 2013 e-Newsletter
Along the Umbrian Way, April 2013 e-Newsletter
Winter Jewels Hellebores, Feburary 2013 e-Newsletter
Hot Tropicals, January 2013 [print]
Prairie Stream Rain Garden, January 2013 [print]
Not Too Late, November 2012 e-newsletter
Plant Profile: Arum italicum, September 2012 e-newsletter
Perennial Lobelias, June 2012 e-newsletter
Green Gap Perennials, May 2012 e-Newsletter
Herb Companion
Fresh Clips, Striking and Savory Sage 'Silver Sabre', June/July 2012
Fresh Clips, Grow Aloysia virgata, the Baby Powder Plant, Feb/March 2012
Tenacious Thyme, Aug/Sept 2011 [print]
Sage Varieties, Aug/Sept 2010 [print]
Cook's Guide to Uncommon Basils, June/July 2010 [print]
Cutting-Edge Echinaceas, April/May 2010
Mother Earth News
Growing Shell Beans, January 2010
Cappers
Grow Beautiful Fall-Flowering Perennials, May 2009
Plan Your Plantings for All-Season Beauty, April 2009
On the Garden Path: Winter-blooming Plants Complete a Garden, February 2009
On the Garden Path: Flower Farming, August 2008
On the Garden Path: Silvers, February 2008
Sauce
FlawlessFlavor: Heirloom Tomatoes, August 2010
Heavy Petal: Edible Flowers, May 2010
Fall in Love with Winter Squash, October 2009
Eggplant Overload, September 2009
Not Your Garden-Variety Basils, July 2009
Room to Grow, May 2009
Black Magic, February 2009
Keeping Up with Coreopsis, July 2014 e-newsletter
From Drab to Fab: Half-Hardy Summer Salvias, June 2014 e-newsletter
Shining Silvers, April 2014 [print]
Dynamite Promise: Fragrant Annuals to Grow from Seed, March 2014 e-newsletter
Planning for the Sunny Days: Perennials to Grow from Seed, December 2013 e-newsletter
From the Mediterranean to Midwestern Gardens, November/December 2013 [print]
The Front Ones, October 2013 e-Newsletter
The Dog Days are Over, August 2013 e-Newsletter
Summer Fun Echinaceas, August 2013 e-Newsletter
Along the Umbrian Way, April 2013 e-Newsletter
Winter Jewels Hellebores, Feburary 2013 e-Newsletter
Hot Tropicals, January 2013 [print]
Prairie Stream Rain Garden, January 2013 [print]
Not Too Late, November 2012 e-newsletter
Plant Profile: Arum italicum, September 2012 e-newsletter
Perennial Lobelias, June 2012 e-newsletter
Green Gap Perennials, May 2012 e-Newsletter
Herb Companion
Fresh Clips, Striking and Savory Sage 'Silver Sabre', June/July 2012
Fresh Clips, Grow Aloysia virgata, the Baby Powder Plant, Feb/March 2012
Tenacious Thyme, Aug/Sept 2011 [print]
Sage Varieties, Aug/Sept 2010 [print]
Cook's Guide to Uncommon Basils, June/July 2010 [print]
Cutting-Edge Echinaceas, April/May 2010
Mother Earth News
Growing Shell Beans, January 2010
Cappers
Grow Beautiful Fall-Flowering Perennials, May 2009
Plan Your Plantings for All-Season Beauty, April 2009
On the Garden Path: Winter-blooming Plants Complete a Garden, February 2009
On the Garden Path: Flower Farming, August 2008
On the Garden Path: Silvers, February 2008
Sauce
FlawlessFlavor: Heirloom Tomatoes, August 2010
Heavy Petal: Edible Flowers, May 2010
Fall in Love with Winter Squash, October 2009
Eggplant Overload, September 2009
Not Your Garden-Variety Basils, July 2009
Room to Grow, May 2009
Black Magic, February 2009