Howard Designs

Wild Tulips

DonDoherty — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:49:38 +0000

After a long winter, tulips are one of the earliest flowers in the garden. Hybrid tulips make a big splash. These voluptuous flowers we love have been bred by selection from wild, less showy varieties originally from the Mideast. Most of these hybrids are not perennial and do not bloom reliably after their first year. Species tulips do! Try planting clusiana ‘Stellata’ tulips. By day a six petaled white star closing for the night showing their pink outer petals.

Change Brings Opportunity

DonDoherty — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:48:51 +0000

The aging trees were removed over the winter, giving way to space now flooded with sunlight. What is raw and exposed now will soon be lush and beautiful. We decided to screen the boundary fence with evergreens for vivid year round color and install a stone terrace for a fire pit and seating. We started with Emerald Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’). They will quickly grow up to 15′ high and will maintain their narrow shape. Over the summer, we will plant more evergreens on the boundary line and some shrubs and perennials in front of these. Watch for more photos as our project unfolds.

Boston Flower & Garden Show Exhibit – A Preview of Spring

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:06:24 +0000

The Victory Garden – Balance in Design

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:57:49 +0000

The Victory Garden – Pruning Rhododendrons

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:55:22 +0000

The Victory Garden – Height in Design

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:52:42 +0000

The Victory Garden – Evergreens for Color

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:50:01 +0000

The Victory Garden – Shade Plants

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:46:55 +0000

The Victory Garden – Cedar Apple Rust

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:41:29 +0000

Design New England – Pond Restoration

DonDoherty — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:30:00 +0000