Gardens by Design

A Landscape should be Stimulating all Four Seasons:
flowering perennials and ornamental grasses on a warm summer day, colorful foliage in the fall, and berries, seed heads, and evergreens in the winter.

Connecticut Gardening Articles & Columns

These articles have appeared in the Wilton Villager, The Hour, and the Stamford Times. David's column appears most weeks spring through fall in their print editions.

All Articles

2010

• Aesthetics for the Winter Garden
• Toxic Lawns
• A Vital, Safe, and Living Yard
• Enjoy the Splendor of Early Spring
• Good Vibrations from Bugs
• Grow Your Garden with Beneficial Insects

2009

• Spring Blooms in Winter
• Start the New Gardening Season Organically
• Spring Cleaning in the Sustainable Garden
• State of the Birds
• Uncommon Native Flowering Trees for Spring Planting
• Design Principles
• How to Make a Wildlife-Friendly Property
• Creating a Butterfly Garden
• Bees and Beneficial Insects in the Garden
• Questions and Answers
• Blooms and Weeds
• Zen Weeding, then Mulching
• The Manhattan Highline
• Catching the Fall Color Wave with Native Shrubs and Grasses
• The Year of the Acorn
• Why We Need Sustainable Gardening
• Fall Foliage Below the Sugar Maples
• Creating a Spirit of Place in the Home Landscape
• Garden Books for Yourself and Others

2008

• Native Plants in Connecticut
• How to Create a Wildlife Friendly Backyard
• The Natural Shade Garden
• August in the Garden
• Native Shrubs for Bright Fall Foliage
• Gardening Questions and Answers
• Stranger in the Night: Flying Squirrel
• Gardening with Ornamental Grasses
• Fall: Putting the Organic Garden to Bed
• Last Chance to Get a Jump on the 2009 Garden