Expert Articles on Sustainable Gardening | Landscape Design

Phyllis Gricus is a landscape designer, horticulturist, and unapologetic treehugger. She owns the award-winning Landscape Design Studio, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, and is committed to spending time in nature and designing landscapes that benefit the environment.

Planting Under Trees

Fabric pots and layered plantings bring life to a challenging space.

Garden Goal: More Spring Bulbs

Take these five steps now to ensure a better bulb display next spring

Change of Plans

How to Plan a Garden Renovation that Works with the Site and its Ecology.

Moss Matters

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but a wise gardener certainly grows it.

The Garden Goes Dark

Reducing nighttime lighting benefits plants, pollinators, and people, too.

Garden Variety

The time is ripe for edible landscaping.

Contributions to Monrovia’s Be Inspired Blog

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) with background removed.

The eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeds on the tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) in this background and on other species.