Category: In The Garden

Landscape Lingo 2.0

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas  We shared with a client the difference between invasive and non-invasive plants and realized there are many other landscape-related word definitions to expand upon. Exotic...

Front Door Show And Tell

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas  The front entrance to your home and the arrival sequence tells a story to every passerby and guest. Curious what they are seeing and thinking?...

Genus Series: Podocarpus

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas The Genus Series selects a genus of plants and explores a selection of its species, varieties, and/or cultivars that will grow successfully in Central Florida....

Landscape Lingo 1.0

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas As landscape architects/designers we bandy words about, assuming our layperson audience is savvy to our technical jargon. While some words have become part of many...

Book Bit – Fruits Of Florida

Book Bit – Fruits Of Florida

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas  At first blush Florida seems like one of those states where growing fresh fruit should be a no-brainer. But if you are from a northern...

Tempting Textures

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas We are texture freaks. We love plant foliage that pushes the visual envelope. Make it bold, fine, sculptural, lacy, or spiky. It’s a magnet for...

What’s THAT In The Garden 3.0

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas  During a stroll in a garden, you spot something unusual ­what is it? Is it an anomaly or from another planet? Scan the images to...

Grasses To Ornament The Garden 1.0

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Turn to ornamental grasses to please the eye and soothe the soul as they sway in the breeze. Be bold and create sweeping masses instead...