Episodes
This episode shares a case study of a holistic treatment center in Florida for which we recently did a schematic design. Use these ideas for your garden! Cheers!
Published 12/13/18
This episode shares a case study of a holistic treatment center in Florida for which we recently did a schematic design. Use these ideas for your garden! Cheers!
Published 12/11/18
How do I start my master plan? Mind, body, spirit and your property! Cheers!
Published 12/06/18
Organize your therapy garden, nurturing passive places, and get a healthy house!  Cheers! 
Published 12/04/18
Today we discuss energy and access, as well as lower stress and activating your senses. Cheers!
Published 11/29/18
Interact in social places at home. Freedom and choice! Cheers!
Published 11/27/18
What are the 8 tenants of Lifelong Landscape Design? Live with the web of life! Cheers! 
Published 11/22/18
When should I start my Lifelong Landscape Design? Fit your garden to your lifestyle like a glove! Cheers!
Published 11/20/18
How can I improve my home environment? My outdoor needs changed over time... How do I create an LLD? Cheers!
Published 11/20/18
How can lifelong landscape design improve the quality of my life? What is LLD? Cheers!
Published 11/13/18
 Topics in this episode:  . Selections of Shrubs...my favorites  . Selections of Ground Covers... my favorites . Selections of Perennials/Ephemerals...my very most favorites!    Cheers!
Published 06/05/18
Topics in this episode:  . 2 x 4 method: "2" the merits of a balance of evergreens & deciduous native plants . 2 x 4 method: "4" trees, shrubs, ground covers & perennials/ephemerals . Selections of Trees: native small flowering Chionanthus (grancy grey beard) & umbrella mags   Cheers!
Published 05/31/18
Topics in this episode:  . Problem-solving criteria . A client brief to restore a waterfall/watershed . Revegetation & Biodiversity for a healthy, vital woodland Cheers!
Published 05/29/18
Topics in this episode:  . There are four main categories . Larval host plants . Seed/Rich nut producing plants . Barry producing plants/nectar-producing plants Cheers!
Published 05/24/18
Great choices for Hip & Cool Garden Plants are covered in this 8 part series designed to add a little zip to your summer garden!   Dovecote is the teaching garden design lab and home to The Garden Talk Salon at Dargan Landscape Architects.    Topics in this episode:    . There are four main categories . Larval host plants . Seed/Rich nut producing plants . Barry producing plants/nectar-producing plants Cheers! 
Published 05/22/18
Topics in this episode:  . Solving problems in your garden and cultivating health? Elderberry is the plant for you! . The native Sambucus Americana is a fantastic plant to help mother nature fulfill its duty in your garden by providing nectar for pollinators. . It also provides the humans around it with both Flowers and Berrys. . It also comes in several colors such as champagne lemony Lace . Experiment with elderflower champagne and with elderberry wine! Cheers!
Published 05/17/18
Topics in this episode:    . Deciduous benefits for summer shade and winter sun . Flamingo Box Elder Acer negundo 'Flamingo' . Japanese Maples, a marvelous diversity . Full moon Japanese Maple . Research your particular zone..read about your heat/cold tolerance in your community and purchase your plants accordingly! Cheers! 
Published 05/15/18
Great choices for Hip & Cool Garden Plants are covered in this 8 part series designed to add a little zip to your summer garden! Dovecote is the teaching garden design lab and home to The Garden Talk Salon at Dargan Landscape Architects.  Topics in this episode:  . Accent trees small, medium and large . Evergreen & deciduous . Purposeful planting- solve a problem! . Cornus kousa’wolfeyes’ . Picea orientalis ‘Skagit or Gaudi’ Cheers! 
Published 05/10/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . Choosing your greenhouse wisely. . The Master Gardener program is a fabulous way to learn how to grow!    Cheers! 
Published 05/08/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . What is soil blocking as a technique? . Why is it sustainable? . Watch out for the power it takes to run a seat that heating unit!   Cheers! 
Published 05/03/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . What to do when your seed packs get wet? . Persevere! Keep your fingers crossed…  . And keep on planting proceeds  Cheers! 
Published 05/01/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . Reading a planting guide in a seed catalog… All the different information can be overwhelming, so think about the three categories of plants you’re using. Get to learn the personalities of your vegetables! Cheers!
Published 04/17/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . Non-GMO, heritage seeds are the best for your health and for Mother Nature . The categories of plants to choose… . Permanent plantings or perennial vegetables Cheers!
Published 04/12/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! You want convenient good produce close at hand, fresh air, get some exercise and meet a community of like-minded gardeners. It’s a lot easier than you ever imagined… Happy gardening!  Topics in this episode:  . Soil for raised beds value-priced $1.25 versus $6.95… Read the label and watch out for over improved soil!    . Add and goodies such as biochar, dry molasses, alfalfa meal, feather meal…   . Earthworms! Cheers!
Published 04/10/18
Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! Topics in this episode:  . Soil for raised beds value-priced $1.25 versus $6.95… Read the label and watch out for over improved soil!  . Add and goodies such as biochar, dry molasses, alfalfa meal, feather meal… Organic opportunities are endless in today’s markets. . Earthworms! Cheers! 
Published 04/05/18