Welcome to A Home for Your Gnome! A site offering practical garden and landscape design advice with the hope of making you smile. As I wrestled with naming my blog, I was torn with whether or not to toss the word “garden” in there. It may be a gamble from a search engine and algorithm perspective but I am SO glad you found me! (Now tell your friends).
Garden kitsch and gnomes are kind of like the smell of mulch. You either love it or you don’t. There’s not a lot of middle ground. Personally, I dig gnomes and I strive to make our garden as inviting as possible for these mystical miniatures.
I considered calling this site Fourteen Gnomes (as this is how many currently reside here) but I bailed on the idea. Anyway, my goal is to share some advice on a multitude of garden topics with the hope that you’ll find something of value here. So, dig in and see what you uncover!
Recent Posts
The Perfect Compost
Creating a soil machine While I’m not usually a gambling man, I will bet you sometimes save the best for last. When I thought earlier today about...
The Centsory Garden
Think beyond color when adding to your garden When I was teaching Sustainable Landscape Design at The University of Tennessee, there were some...
Feasting on Beauty
Add some spice to your life with edible flowers I have always been in awe of brave people. Soldiers, first responders, and teachers, especially. But...
About Me
There is a saying “Those who can’t, teach”. I like to think of myself as an exception to that. I have recently retired as a Professor of Sustainable Landscape Design at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. However, I not only taught during those 33 years but I maintained a small practice as a landscape architect which I continue to enjoy today.
As an award-winning professor, I took great pride in training my students with a practical but fun delivery style. Edutainment is what I called it. I also led students annually on study-abroad adventures throughout Europe and Japan. (Poor me!) When I’m not taking roll call of the assorted gnomes who inhabit our garden, I may be found giving talks to fellow garden enthusiasts, traveling, sketching, creating killer greeting cards, and designing magical outdoor spaces.
Originally a native of Western New York State, I have enjoyed calling Knoxville my home for the past several decades.
