How to Win Butterflies and Influence Birds By Arielle McIntyre | Part 2 of ‘Local Hero Brings Back Rare Butterfly Species in His Backyard’ Hello Placemakers! If you were here for Part 1, than you know that it only takes a little bit of love from a home gardener to make a real impact. If you haven’t […]
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It’s Time for Some Good News: Local Hero Brings Back Rare Butterfly Species in His Backyard With everything going on in the world right now, it can feel impossible to make a difference. We face complex problems that we’ve never faced before as human beings, but we’re still trying our best just to live our lives.
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All landscapes are beautiful works of art, already in progress. We, as part of nature, can lend our intention, creativity and artistic expression to this beautiful work already in progress. “My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” – Claude Monet You can create a garden that is not only eco-friendly and functional, but also visually
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Hello garden lovers! Arielle McIntyre here, co-creator of the Placemakers Academy of Garden Design and part of the design team at Dargan Landscape Architects. This growing season was my first opportunity to help manage installations, and do more hands-on planting design for clients. Outside of our installations, I was able to attend a series of
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“Green” Designer Arielle McIntyre Reflects on This Design Year
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