Scott Endres
The Green Room – Bringing the Inside Out To Your Patio and Balcony Spaces
Gardens come in all shapes and sizes and just like the rooms inside, when thoughtfully executed, reflect a homeowner’s personal style. A garden might seem out of reach for someone just moving into a sexy new condominium or apartment. This certainly does not have to be the case. Why not bridge the inside with the…
Mini Garden Getaways at our Fingertips
Leave it to the dog days of summer to take its toll on gardeners and non-gardeners alike. For the gardener, our seasonal plantings have matured, and we might be at a crossroads of what to do next. With the summer heat, we might be in need of new ideas. Worse yet, some of you may…
Tools of the Trade: Understanding the Principles and Elements of Garden Design
A well designed garden is a composition of art, similar to sculpture, where all components work together while honoring the principles and elements of design. In my garden, I seek out the unusual. Interesting combinations begin with unusual plants. The principles and elements of design allow me, as a designer, to accentuate the visual beauty…
A Rainbow of COLOR
Color, albeit the most recognized design element, is still a mystery to many. The color wheel is considered the key to understanding the relationship of all colors of the rainbow. By organizing the colors into the wheel’s signature circular arrangement, Sir Isaac Newton developed this useful tool for all of us to pick out colors…
Gardening: Eye Candy
Leave it to spring to bring an overwhelming amount of visual inspiration for both gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Our garden center is filled to the max to the garden lovers’ delight. Seems like wherever you turn, there is eye candy to be fawned over and admired. I must admit, being surrounded by beauty every day…
I Did It My Way! The Evolution of My Garden
When I moved into my house 16 years ago, I found myself in a quandary. Having a passion for plant diversity and harmonious garden combinations, I felt a little constricted by the amount of space available to garden. My humble 40×80’ lot was already monopolized by the 1889 Victorian I now call home, with a…
Green Behind the Glass: A Modern Twist on a Growing Trend
In the world of gardening, trends come and go, and sometimes the most fabulous trends become, well, trendy again. This is definitely the case with terrariums– the new “in thing” for indoor spaces. These modern day miniature gardens under glass, just like their 1970’s counterparts, can be just as elaborate and complex as you want…
Sow! Can You Seed?
By this time every winter, green-starved gardeners pacify their days with high hopes and visions of their ideal garden come Spring. Our mailboxes and computer screens are filled with plant porn in the form of seed catalogs and garden magazines promising nothing less than pure garden Nirvana if you choose their seeds. But buyer beware!…
The Brighter Side of Winter
With the garden tucked away for winter and hardy plants settled into dormancy, gardeners too can think about taking a little rest. After all, like the plants, we need a little downtime to be ready to go come spring. Now is the time to enjoy the parts of life that we often sacrifice in the…
Holiday How-To: O Christmas Tree!
If you haven’t picked out the absolute best tree or fresh holiday greens yet, don’t fret. Fresher is always better when it comes to holiday greenery. Here are a few pointers on how to choose, transport, and care for your tree throughout the holiday season. Choose your tree and greens from a trusted source—somewhere that…
