Take a walk through your garden and check your beds. If you can see bare soil, your mulch has worn thin. Summer sun, rain, and even foot traffic can break it down faster than you think. A quick top-off now will carry your garden into the cooler months with less effort from you.

There’s nothing quite like a Saturday morning at the farmers market — fresh produce, familiar faces, and a wealth of gardening wisdom.

While July often brings a slower rhythm to the garden, it's a treasured moment for us at Gardens to Love; a time to pause, breathe and look around with fresh eyes.

A good garden is one where you experience pleasure, emotions of delight. The purpose of a garden is to be delighted. But a garden is only as good as the gardener …

Spring is stirring, and the first blooms are a reminder of just how much joy a garden can bring. From the bright faces of February Gold daffodils to the elegance of flowering trees, it’s these seasonal touches that transform a landscape into a source of delight.

Before the holidays, I spent a week in London where the darkness closes the day down by 4p. Regardless of the daylight hours, I always look forward to and find inspiration in London's urban gardens.

Planting a tree is an act of generosity to the future. I have often said my greatest joy comes from planting a tree and then returning to it again and again as it grows in stature.

For many years, I have been influenced by the research and teachings at Great Dixter, a garden in the south of England that is being managed by Fergus Garrett.

I love a big-impact project. When I walk onto a site, I can quickly see in my mind's eye what the end result should be. Most of us on the Gardens to Love team have the same talent and love for big-impact projects and the satisfaction of making that vision a reality for our clients.

This is the time of year when it seems as if summer is being held in suspension. The temperatures don’t change much nor does the garden ... Hydrangea flowers have matured.

In June, I had the opportunity to take a busman's holiday to travel with The Cultural Landscape Foundation to study gardens in the Normandy region of France. This area is similar to Atlanta in topography and lush countryside but with cooler daytime temperatures.