Catharine Cooke
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DesignA Welcoming Approach to Entryway Garden Design
Creating an entryway that truly works is a worthwhile investment. You will enjoy how it makes your home look and feel, and providing a welcoming first glimpse of your home…
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DesignExpert Design Advice: Let Your Senses Guide Your Garden’s Design
When you first start to think about changing part of your landscape, slow down, look, and listen. Pay attention to how the existing conditions make you feel. Is the space…
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DesignHow to Create a Relaxed Kitchen Garden Retreat
Our kitchen garden has evolved over the years into a homegrown three-room space with a vegetable garden, two dining areas, and a firepit. Set apart from the house, it feels…
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DesignA Cozy Covered Porch Garden Room
Our U-shaped covered porch is the place to be in winter and early spring. The house itself blocks the north wind, and the space’s southern exposure makes it perfect for…
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DesignHow to Design a Secluded Seating Area
To the north, accessed through our dining room door, is the most formal of our garden rooms. A paved patio creates a nice space for entertaining as it gently contains…
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DesignHow to Design a Functional Kitchen-Patio Garden
On the east side of our house, adjacent to the kitchen, a screened porch connects to an open patio with a built-in grill. Having a screened area for bug-free dining…
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DesignHow Great Garden Design Happens
As a professional garden designer, I help people plan and execute projects of all sizes. Experience has taught me that asking the right questions and helping my clients to make…
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DesignA Gentle Approach to Planting on a Slope
When creating a new garden design, I first analyze existing elements to decide what works, what doesn’t, and why. Architectural and hardscaping elements are a good place to begin. When…
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