Decorating

It’s well into the garden season now. The daffodils, narcissus, tulips, and dogwoods have finished their show. The alium and iris are blooming. Peonies and poppies are budding. I can see a hint of the hydrangea to come. The fish…

Using fire to reset an ecosystem for a parterre garden. Finding the foundations of an old house as well.

Living in the city means living in a heat bubble. Watering efficiently is a challenge. My solution to the problem.

What you are looking at is the foundation stones from a house that used to sit on this lot. Every garden bed we build we know we are going to excavate some foundation. Luckily at this point we have a…

North and South Korea: East and West Mezzacello North and South Korea is at the heart of Mezzacello. We always knew we were of two minds when we designed Mezzacello. Rick wanted Pretty and Plentiful, I wanted Functional and Farmland;…

That one time when I came home from a conference to find 64 1-gallon boxwood bushes that had to be planted. farewell DMZ.

Once upon a time there were three houses on the lot that is today Mezzacello. Today there is only one that remains But the shadow of the footprints of the other two rubble foundations persist in the grass on hot…

The house at Mezzacello is 151 years old this year. The house that exists today has been constructed in five sections over that period of time. The original 1868 farmhouse, the 1890 J. Lloyd addition, the 1910 Rufus Main addition,…

When you are doing something you’ve never done before you are doing something new. It’s easy to think that you are exactly where you need to be. What I mean when I say “Keeping Up With The Jones’” I don’t…

When the line between work and farming becomes most obvious is usually where those two worlds collide, like you see here.