
Garden Design for the South
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Garden design services for Atlanta-area gardeners. Planning, design, plant selection and maintenance advice.

One-on-one coaching for anyone new to gardening in the South.

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
- A Year in the GardenAs I look through garden photos from 2022, I’m reminded of the fun I had this year simply watching plants grow. What strikes me now, as I look at the sunlight streaming through the bare branches in my back garden, is how peaceful everything looks. We don’t have many snowyContinue reading “A Year in the Garden”
- Companion Plants for the Regal CamelliaIt’s bloom season for the Camellia sasanqua here in the South, and looking around it’s not hard to understand why she’s the queen of the winter garden. While she’s beautiful on her own, I like to add a variety of both foliage and flowering plants around my camellias to finishContinue reading “Companion Plants for the Regal Camellia”
- There’s Always Next YearWhat I’m planning to do better in 2023… The fall season is winding down in my Georgia garden. Luckily, some of my favorite plants seem to be shrugging off the cold, at least for now. My camellias are loaded with blooms and looking gorgeous. If I could figure out aContinue reading “There’s Always Next Year”