Several months ago I began discussing with The Virginia Hospital Center the possibility of designing several planting areas scattered around the hospital grounds, difficult, high traffic or neglected areas of opportunity. During the course of those conversations we were offered a fabulous opportunity: Develop & design a new outdoor space at the confluence of three [...]

I sell stuff on eBay. It’s been a nice little revenue stream for me over the years. For quite some time now I’ve been donating 10% of what I earn through my auctions there to one of the finest charities I know of: charity: water charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe [...]

Back at the beginning of April I had me some scoop: Stick artist Patrick Dougherty would be coming to Dumbarton Oaks to create one of his famous art installations sometime in September of 2010. I spoke with the wonderful Assistant to the Director at Dumbarton, Jane Padelford, who promised to let me know when the [...]

Several years ago I was approached by a representative of [Huge Multinational Oil Corporation] with the idea of designing a particularly intriguing space in Baytown, TX. The green pushpin area, enlarged: I say “intriguing” while many other words are certainly applicable, as I’m sure you’ll agree when you read more about the history of this [...]