simpleleafdesign.com Sep 20 8 min 3 Principles of Garden Design I Learned as a Kid Growing up in the Hillside neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, my windows framed Mt. Hood, but my gaze more often went to my dresser tops.T...
simpleleafdesign.com Aug 24 6 min Bringing Structure into the Garden with Architectural Plants Structure in the garden is huge, it provides visual balance and depth, creates boundaries and helps to contain and show off free spirited pl
simpleleafdesign.com Jun 26 3 min Deadheading for Pollinators: Prolonging the Bloom We planted a series of garden beds a few years ago specifically for pollinators. Part of what we wanted to experiment with (beyond plant ...
simpleleafdesign.com May 8 6 min Garden Evolution - How my Hellstrip brought me Heaven Over the last 5 or so years we began trials of different sustainability principles in various beds around the property. Reasons for this w...
simpleleafdesign.com Apr 27 2 min The Magic of Seedheads in the Garden When you let your garden go to seed, good things can happen. Seedheads not only add beauty and function to your garden space, but they're...
