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Dirt Simple
http://www.deborahsilver.com/blog
Dirt Simple is a blog focused on all aspects of landscape and garden design. Deborah Silver, who has been a landscape designer in Michigan for 23 years, also owns and operates Detroit Garden Works, a store devoted to fine objects for gardens. The blog features photographs and essays on all manner of design projects and installations including the landscape, gardens, flowers for parties and events, topiary, and sculpture. She also manufactures furniture and ornament for gardens.
- Added on: Jul 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Deborah Silver
- Listed in: Home and Garden Gardening
- Tags: Photography sculpture landscape design garden design annuals containers
Recent Posts
Still Raining
The raindrop pots got their topdressing yesterday. I decided a mix of noble fir and fresh silver dollar eucalyptus would be just the thing to set off all that glass. The eucalyptus wavers in the slightest breeze-just like that glass. The colo...
The Raindrops
I do so enjoy decorating the front of the shop for the winter. Ideas start surfacing in October, as it may take me six weeks to make up my mind. November first I planted these six crabapples in my pots-a first step. I took my further cue from ...
Shedding Light On The Situation
This sassy arrangement of winter pots reminds me much of the client to whom they belong. She has an eye all her own, and doesn’t mind using it; this makes it easy to design for her. Tall thin woven planters make a forest of the porch. ...
Night Light
The Michigan skies go dark during our winter months. We have few sunny days; the winter solstice date, this year December 21st, is the shortest day of the entire year. The dark comes at 4pm, and is still around at 7am. The cold and the snow ...
Dirty Little Secret
Years ago Jonathon asked me to dream up a phrase that would describe my shop. As we are in a tiny industrial district way off the beaten path, I thought “dirty little secret” would both reference the foundation upon which all I do ...
Sunday Opinion: Thirteen Thank Yous
January February March April May June July August September October November December friends and family...
