From the Ancient to the Mundane – Found art from France adds magic to your garden Read the Full Article

A collection of articles by Nancy & Pierre in Arbor Friends A publication of the Friends of the National Arboretum. Fall, 2022 – Honey, I Shrunk the Lawn! Summer, 2022 – Up, Down, All Around Winter, 2022 – Early Spring Garden Tips Fall, 2021 – Paving Design & Construction 101 Summer, 2021 – Wise Watering […]

Two garden designers bring joie de vivre, vibrant hues, and French flair to their spring garden in Annapolis, MD. Read the Full Article

The houseplants are back inside, the pots of annuals have been emptied and the containers won’t be replanted until the spring. But in this rush to lay bare the winter garden, we may be missing an enormous opportunity. Any garden, big or small, can be transformed by the presence of a hardy tree grown in […]

When stormwater races across a lawn, “We call it ‘green concrete’ because water will sheet across a sloping lawn,” said Stringfellow. Pierre and Nancy Motrier, owners of Designs for Greener Gardens, use up-to-date and ecologically friendly horticultural practices to cultivate the garden of their clients’ dreams. Over the years in their community, and elsewhere in […]

The essential consideration when growing ramblers is to make sure the structure they are growing on is strong and large enough for the task. “You see people with wimpy trellises or arches, and the next thing you know you’re having to dodge the roses,” said Nancy Moitrier, a gardener and landscape designer from Annapolis. “It’s terrible […]

There are yards and then there are gardens. This is the difference. If you want a garden rather than a yard, you have to invest yourself in it. It’s fine (and usually necessary) to enlist the help of pros, but it’s your long-term cultivation of plants and the knowledge that grows with them that are […]

French Follies For The Garden Pierre has created other pieces of what they call “French Follies.” These whimsical creations are one-of-a-kind structures of rustic patios, walkways, walls, fences, gates, bridges, trellises and pergolas. The ultimate goal of a folly is to provide delight. Read the Full Article

The owners of a home overlooking an Annapolis creek called on landscape designer Nancy Lowry Moitrier and her husband, Pierre Moitrier, to integrate disparate elements of their property. Their goal was to create a formal, French-style garden with clipped hedges and parterres, but with unexpected touches that would communicate a sense of fun. Read the […]

One Annapolis resident, Pierre Moitrier, a local landscaper, builds fences, archways and gazebos from lengths of cedar branches. “I reuse tree cuttings and make something out of them,” said Moitrier, a French native. He grew up seeing the homemade fencing dotting the countryside of his homeland. “The farmers collect branches and saplings. It’s called pollarding […]