Design your vegetable garden to rock your life! Topics in this episode:  . The adoption process: your new spot or community garden! . Shade versus sun, damp versus dry… Check out your environment. . Good design makes it perform year round and look great. . Build it, square it and get an electric screwdriver if building raised beds! Cheers! 

Refining your design using art elements and design principles!  . Why art elements and design principles are so useful! . The art elements: Line, color, form, texture  . The design principles: focalization, repetition, Axial geometry, balance, asymmetry, and more! Cheers! 

Destinations and border zones… Pathways and linkages! . Editing and seamlessly sculpting your destination desires  . The terrace border and its design  . The string of pearls concept of the circular connected pathway for service and amusement  Cheers! 

How to design a fountain into your perimeter space! . Sizes and types of fountains that I like  . The great lawn and its connection to the perimeter seating area  . Other elements to consider in designing the perimeter  Cheers! 

Demystifying perimeter spaces for use and delight! . Appropriate sizes for perimeters close to the back door for entertaining or relaxing  . Types of paving  . Elements to consider that might be part  of your perimeter… An exercise in editing your wish list  Cheers! 

 The hub – the house proper – How to successfully present it! Topics in this episode: . Your architectural style, elements for consideration  . Framing the view with the four categories of plant materials  . Assessing the view out words and in words are using photographs for sketching  Cheers! 

Creating a pleasant walk to the front door! Topics in this episode: . The pot ear as entry motif at the driveway  . Types of walkways and stepping stone paths, widths of paths . The front landing, useful sizes for admiring your front door as a guest  Cheers!

Parking areas demystified. Topics in this episode:  . How to design your parking to keep cars from being obtrusive  . Designing parking areas for two cars  .  Proper back-up space around the garage  .  Shade and permeable paving in seldom or actively used parking areas 

Beautification of your front entry! The welcome mat you put out for your guests and the transition you feel when you come to your home after long day of work are flip sides of the same coin. Topics in this episode: . Starting at the drive apron with suggestions of road improvement . That pesky mailbox area and how to improve curb appeal . Driveway surfacing and the two tire track look

Crop. Store. Share. Topics in this episode: . Recipes for Main dishes . Recipes for soups . Tips for using a dehydrator Cheers!

Crop. Store. Share. Topics in this episode: . Storing your sprouts . My favorite green drink recipe . Making salad dressings Cheers!

Plant. Incubate. Rack. Topics in this episode: . Choosing trays & Racks  . Choosing soil mix & filling trays . Filling trays & rinsing . Incubating them! Cheers! 

Plant. Incubate. Rack. Topics in this episode: . Choosing trays & Racks  . Choosing soil mix & filling trays . Filling trays & rinsing . Incubate them! Cheers!

Soak. Incubate. Rinse. Why do we SPROUT??? Hugh and I sprout seeds & legumes in our home for health and good eatin’! Topics in this episode: . Containers for various sizes of seeds . How much seed to use & be sure to label your seeds! . How long to soak . Storing seeds Cheers!

Soak. Incubate. Rinse. I’m all about nutrition and cost-effective ways to keep healthy. Enjoy this free 8-part course on Sprouting for Health! (Parts 3-4) Soak. Incubate. Rinse. Topics in this episode: . Containers for various sizes of seeds . How much seed to use & be sure to label your seeds! . How long to soak . Storing seeds Cheers!

Why. What. How. I’m all about nutrition and cost-effective ways to keep healthy. Enjoy this free 8-part course on Sprouting for Health!  ( Parts 1-2) Why. What. How. Topics in this episode: where to purchase seeds Cheers!

Why. What. How. I’m all about nutrition and cost-effective ways to keep healthy. Enjoy this free 8-part course on Sprouting for Health!  ( Parts 1-2) Cheers!

The 4 part Master Plan...our signature landscape design move. Topics in this episode Part 1: . How to see the forest for the trees. . The Approach & Arrival Sequence, Hub, Perimeter, Linkages to Destinations  . Connect with the Web of Life  Cheers!

Design your home grounds to please your eye, nourish your soul and make life easier! Topics: . Touchstone of Design . Look at the property as a whole . Reveal the potential of your home environment Cheers!

Essential oils are powerful herbal remedies and essences. Nancy DiMao, Director of Hippocrates Health Institute's Oasis Spa, is an expert on aromatic alchemy, the history of essential oils and their uses.  Cheers!

Sprouts, baby plants with untouched, concentrated nutrition, are easily grown and fun to eat! Linda Frees, author of Simply Sprouts, shares her tips about recipes & techniques. Cheers!

Sprouts, baby plants with untouched, concentrated nutrition, are easily grown and fun to eat! Linda Frees, author of Simply Sprouts, shares her tips about recipes & techniques. Cheers!

Welcome to Timeless Landscape Design! This inaugural series ( part 3 of 3) includes a look at : .Creating a Sense of Place .The Interrelated Mind, Body and Spirit of a piece of land . The fascinating and integral Web of Life Cheers!

Welcome to Timeless Landscape Design! This inaugural series ( part 2 of 3) includes a look at : .Taming Dovecote- a charming farmhouse with LOTs of problems. .Creating Highcote's Sense of Place-over 17 years we worked some pretty serious magic! .The Dargans are introduced. Cheers!

Welcome to Timeless Landscape Design! This inaugural episode includes a look at : . The BIG WHY  . Your Wish List.  . Natural Disasters rear their ugly heads with solutions shared to reestablish the spirit of place. These time-honored recipes certainly hold inspiration for your own garden design improvement projects. May we enjoy many a episode together. Cheers!