simpleleafdesign.comMar 19Need a Break? Checkout These Eccentric Gardens When the world is just too much, gardens are a safe space to breathe and take a break. And some of the best, are places where gardeners...
simpleleafdesign.comFeb 26Rose Pruning at SissinghurstIsn’t it inspiring when you come across seemingly common maintenance practices, but it’s at one of the worlds best known gardens? and...
simpleleafdesign.comDec 31, 2021Small Planting Projects with Big Impact: Gardening for the FutureWho isn't concerned with the state of our world? Climate crisis, loss of social connections and loss of natural connections have left us...
simpleleafdesign.comJul 1, 2021For the Love of Water Rills'Water is used to express layers of meaning, it is simultaneously heavy and weightless, solid and transparent, light and dark' -Luciano...
simpleleafdesign.comDec 24, 2020Planting Design Inspiration in Trying TimesThis year has been a challenging one to say the least. As someone that takes inspiration from horticulture, history, art and travel I've...
simpleleafdesign.comNov 10, 2020Blok Planting Garden Design: A Naturalistic Nursery DreamHere at Simple Leaf, Alicia and I have been treating this very unusual year as a time to reach out online and meet other like-minded...
simpleleafdesign.comApr 12, 2020Dreams in Majorelle BlueOver the years, in my career in horticulture, I've become enamoured with the new perennial movement, its ideals and mechanisms seem to...
simpleleafdesign.comFeb 18, 2020Guerrilla Green Inspiration, Amsterdam StyleI've seen lots of great Guerrilla Gardening projects over the years. From an army of brightly planted tree wells spotted in New York, to...