Containers of Tomorrow Last spring, when we announced the theme of the newest Container Design Challenge, we asked you to predict the future of container design. We imagine there was a bit of head-scratching going on, but while it might have stymied you all for a while, in the end your predictions made for some […]
Capital Gazette Capital Style Magazine – April 26, 2015
Annapolis families climb into their private treehouse retreats About 15 feet up, in a sweetgum tree just south of Annapolis, sits a castle. Pierre and Nancy Moitrier, a couple who co-owns the landscaping firm Designs for Greener Gardens, may seem older than the usual treehouse inhabitants, but this is no ordinary treehouse. It’s built from […]
Baltimore Sun – Feb. 9, 2014
Winter Wonder Nancy and Pierre Moitrier of Designs for Greener Gardens in Annapolis began working with Killian about four years ago to refine her mature garden, one much smaller than the canvas Ryan has painted. “I wanted to look out every window and see something,” said Killian, who would give directions from the bedrooms upstairs. […]
Terra Eco – May, 2014
It will seem to you far away, the rickety shack where Huckleberry Finn climbed into Tom Sawyer, after looking at Pete Nelson’s latest work. Because its huts are palaces on branches, often American, sometimes Japanese, European or African. Elegant cabins, whimsical, quirky, coiled like serpents around benevolent trunks. Read the Full Story
Monthly Garden Tips: January
Flower/Landscape Gardens Remove snow and ice from evergreens by gently tapping the underside of branches with a broom soon after the snow has fallen, before a few days of freeze and thaw. Deadhead pansies regularly to prevent seed formation and promote flower production. Liquid feed pansies with fish emulsion monthly, if the soil is not […]
Treehouses of the World 2013 Calendar
This year we were honored to be included in the Pete Nelson, Famous Treehouses of the World Guru, 2013 Calendar!
Chesapeake Life Magazine – May/June 2002 Issue
Smart Growth For one yardless Annapolis couple, a lush container garden was the logical choice By Catherine Umphrey Photography By Celia Pearson. One doesn’t expect to see a tropical jungle growing on the streets of historic downtown Annapolis. But if you bypass the traditional tourist destinations and make a detour down Cathedral Street, that is […]
