

- Mar 6, 2021
Berkshire Garden Style • Savoring the Snow Cover
Solid snow cover remains up at Viridissima headquarters and we’ve had that since early December. I love winter for many reasons, mainly...


- Dec 1, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Wrapping Up & Giving Thanks
It’s closing time. The shed (aka Garden Palace) is full. The pop-up nursery is packed up and put away. The unheated greenhouse is choc...


- Nov 13, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: No Dirt, No Flowers
We’ve talked a lot about transitions lately, in our monthly newsletter and in our blog. It’s impossible not to see the transitions...


- Oct 23, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Transitions
It's transition time! In the season, in the landscape, and in our local, national and global arenas. Covid has created an upheaval in so...

- Oct 13, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: A Sense of This Place
Last week we had a little glimpse of the people behind the Berkshire Garden Style practices at Viridissima. We got a closer look at what...


- Oct 8, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Organic in Practice
Last week I explained how the bedrock and hydrology of the Berkshires informs my practice. This is the foundational element of Berkshire...


- Sep 30, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Intentional, Wild and Unexpected
The Berkshire hills, how and why the soil bedrock and hydrology matter in Berkshire Garden Style...


- Sep 17, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Roots and Shoots
Last week I came out of the woodwork; I started something...I want you to come along on this journey. I shared with you some thoughts...


- Sep 10, 2020
Berkshire Garden Style: Coming Out of the Woodwork
I mostly prefer life behind the scenes, but here I am coming out of the woodwork. It's been awhile since my last blog post, so it's...


- May 21, 2018
Hortensia Scales New Heights ... or Depths
Hortensia sat quietly in her car for a few moments. She had finally been able to stop crying and ranting. She pushed any thoughts of...