Notes from the Garden | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 13

We’ve been creating outdoor spaces for more than 30 years, and our team has years of experience and knowledge they can’t wait to share with you.


Wintergreens: 101

Education  |  December 4th, 2014

Hold on tight for a crash course in wintergreens! Take notes because their might be a test on your own mantle this holiday season... A) Silver fir: Cut from some of the very first Christmas...

What are Gardeners Thankful For?

News, People  |  November 26th, 2014

  Photosynthesis: Oh good old 6CO2  + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6  + 6O2 another incredibly important part of the whole gardening biz. This process brings life to all our plant material...

Places & Spaces: Planned Prairie

Projects  |  November 20th, 2014

We love having our hand in projects that fulfill all our values at once and this planned-prairie hits a home-run; stewardship, simplicity, habitat and community. Embracing their natural landscape,...

Gal Behind the Garden: Lindsey Moore

People  |  November 12th, 2014

  Lindsey Moore, Garden Department Manager Joined the Team: August 2009 On the job activities: In the gardens, I’m responsible for complete property management.  If not already...

Places & Spaces: Creative Water Management

Projects  |  November 6th, 2014

Our latest project began with a dark and muddy side yard, not getting much use, plagued by standing water whenever it rained. It was heavily wooded, wet, and shaded most of the time, not making for...

Harvest Hues: Multicolored Medley

Education, News  |  October 23rd, 2014

So maybe you're like me and you hate making decisions. After checking out all the incredibly rich tones of red, yellow, and orange in our Harvest Hues series, it was just too hard to decide which...

Places & Spaces: Greenroof by the Numbers

Projects  |  October 17th, 2014

2 greenroofs 4 stories up 3,800 plants (8 different varieties) 13 tons of rock 8 Purple Polos 1 crane 1 elevator 5 days While you commuted to and from work, the Purple Polo crew spent five days...

Harvest Season Hues: Orange

Education, News  |  October 16th, 2014

With red and yellow crossed of the list, orange serves as the caboose in our exploration of traditional fall colors. The Halloween-ish pigment appears in the same manor as yellow and owes its'...

Fall Planting Perks

Education, News  |  October 9th, 2014

Most plant lovers would say planting season is limited to spring and early summer, but then again most plant lovers would be wrong. While spring and summer are ideal, fall sure has a few planting...

Harvest Season Hues: Yellow

Education, News  |  October 2nd, 2014

After covering red last week with our kick off to fall color, we will now look into the softer harvest hue of yellow. The science behind the change is similar with all colors. In the same way red is...