Journal
Notes from the yard on planting, pruning, water and stone, written by the people who do the work.
, Building
Lighting a garden at night
Fewer lights, lower down, warmer in colour. How we light a garden so it can be used after dark without lighting up the neighbours.
Matteo Bassi
, Planting
A lawn that survives August
Meadow mixes of native grasses and wild flowers, mown four times a year and watered almost never.
, Water
Drip lines, explained
How we size an irrigation system, where the water goes, and the controller settings for each season.
, Pruning
When to prune an olive
Late winter, after the last frost and before the flowers. What to cut, what to leave, and why less is more.
, Building
How a dry stone wall drains
No cement, no weep holes, and still standing after a hundred winters. The way the old terraces were built, and why we build them the same way.
, Planting
Why we plant in October
The soil is still warm, the rain is on its way, and a plant has eight months to settle before the next summer.
The first visit is free
An hour in your garden with Ingrid Halvorsen, our head of design. You keep the ideas and a rough price range.