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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

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