Green Speak
Learn, Design, Build, Grow and Enjoy
Creating beautiful outdoor spaces for your home
Whether you want to grow edible plants and flowers, achieve a more water conservative garden, need gardening information, attract birds and butterflies or just make a more comfortable and appealing space to relax or entertain, this site is for you.The blog provides ongoing advice on projects for your garden, maintenance, plant diseases and pests, landscape elements and materials, interesting public gardens to visit and outstanding plants to use in your garden.
Basic Landscape Design Course
Learn the basics of drawing landscape plans for your home garden. This course is geared for homeowners interested in learning how to draw a well thought out plan to install as a DIY project or to give to a contractor to use. No specialized equipment needed. Digital book form.
“The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration” – Claude Monet
A Travelogue of Beautiful Botanical Gardens
View some of the extraordinary Botanical Gardens across the U.S. with commentary and phot galleries made to enjoy while relaxing. As I travel I continue to compile a varied and educational set of photos and information on many types of gardens, parks and arboretums. I will include some homes and gardens of famous artists and authors that are open for public view and are quite inspirational.
“Lethe” in my flower, Of which they who drink In the fadeless orchards Hear the Bobolink! Merely flake or petal As the eye behold Jupiter! My father! I perceive the rose!” – Emily Dickinson
Gallery
Useful plants plus for your garden and photos of professionally installed landscaping.
Lois Miller
Landscape Designer,Garden Consultant, Artist
Having spent 40 years as a professionally trained landscape designer and horticultural consultant I have stored up an extensive knowledge of landscape construction, working with clients on their properties and the applications of varied plant palettes for all types of gardens.
