The Journal
A garden almanac.
We keep our journal the way gardeners always have: by the season, not the news cycle. The standing calendar below is the studio's own; the longer notes underneath are where we show our reasoning.
March · April · May
- Cut the meadow late, after the birds finish
- First border edit and compost feed
- Wake and audit the irrigation
- Mulch thinly, only where it earns its place
June · July · August
- The June edit: stake, thin, deadhead
- Water deeply, rarely, at the root
- Book autumn builds and plantings now
- Watch the borders fail honestly; take notes
September · October · November
- The planting window: trees and shrubs first
- Divide and rearrange the perennial borders
- Bulbs by the hundred, daffodils by Halloween
- Leave the seed heads standing for winter
December · January · February
- Dormant pruning: orchards, then ornamentals
- Walk the garden; winter tells the truth
- Draw next year's plans by the fire
- Stewardship enrollment opens in January
Longer notes
From the studio's desk.
The Autumn Planting Window
Everyone plants in spring. The gardeners you envy plant in fall. Why September through November is the Bluegrass's real planting season, and what to put in the ground before Thanksgiving.
January 2026Stone & Fire: A Terrace for the Cold Months
The Bluegrass does its best weather in October and March, and most gardens sleep through both. Notes on building the fire terrace: seat walls, setbacks, wood versus gas, and the six-foot rule.
The Lookbook
A year of gardens, bound.
Our seasonal lookbook collects the year's gardens, plant palettes, and almanac notes in one quiet volume. Leave an address and we will send the current edition when it goes to print.
Begin with a walk in the garden.
The first meeting is a morning on your property: no drawings, no obligation, just an honest read of the ground and how you want to live on it.
Or call the studio: (555) 045-2500