Often, when I tell people what I do for a living, their eyes light up, recognizing an opportunity to find answers to their burning garden questions. “What should I plant here? Why can’t I get this to grow? What plant is good for shade?” From this, I’ve realized that most people, when trying...

As a landscape designer, I’m fascinated by the complexity of nature and how to create a scene which mimics the beauty of what we think of as “natural.” How do you create a wilderness that does not look contrived? Rosa Finsley, the Landscape Architect who I apprenticed under is a master of it. I always...