Garden Design for the South
Design Services and Consulting
Services
Garden design services for Atlanta-area gardeners. Planning, design, plant selection and maintenance advice.
Residential seasonal color design services.
Mentoring for landscape professionals interested in learning seasonal color design.
“When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.”
Minnie Aumonier
Color-Rich Gardening for the South
Roxann Ward’s book is now available on the University of North Carolina Press website. You’ll find the order link under the Book tab.
Latest Design Ideas
- Handsome Euphorbias for the Southern GardenI first noticed euphorbias when I lived in England, and they struck me then as both handsome and quirky, but I never considered them again until I was working as a designer years later. One summer our wholesale grower listed a few different euphorbias as accent plants for the upcomingContinue reading “Handsome Euphorbias for the Southern Garden”
- Getting Started: Tips for New Gardeners Living in the SouthIt’s February, and by the end of this month Southerners will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring. If you’re thinking about doing any type of gardening this year, now is a great time to pin down what you’d like to try. On these rainy, cold days we’re all daydreamingContinue reading “Getting Started: Tips for New Gardeners Living in the South”
- The Meadow ProjectI’ve always liked the idea of a meadow filled with swaying grasses, sweetly-scented wildflowers, and humming insects. I’m drawn to the meadow-style plantings that remind me of the grasslands of the mid-west, where I once lived. I wonder if now that I live in the land of pine forests, IContinue reading “The Meadow Project”