Garden Architecture Blog

January has been a month of extremes in the Carolinas (and beyond).  We've had the (normally usual for February) days in the upper 60...

Winter harvest includes * : (clockwise starting at the knife) 3 small cabbage leaves, 5 meadow garlic plants, 3 bunches of garlic chives, pa...

Hard-working native trees are also beautiful and add value to your property. While most of the country celebrates Arbor Day in April, both F...

Cartagena market scene The produce/meat/fish market in Cartagena was far from the "old town."  It was a chaotic place (and definit...

    Plants colonizing a tile roof in La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia  It was remarkable to see plants colonizing a couple of (very old) tile...

Valle de Cocora hiking (Los Montanas) We had a great day hiking over the "Los Montanas" pass and down, in the Cocora Valley -- a g...

Colombia was not a trip for admiring vegetable gardens.  I didn't actually see anything resembling a vegetable garden (outside of a ...