Field notes
Journal
Observations from the island — plant communities, growing conditions and the details that end up in a planting plan.
The forest that drinks from cloud
Madeira’s laurel forest survives on humidity rather than rainfall — which changes how you plant a garden beneath it.
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Tree ferns and the architecture of shade
A canopy does not have to be a tree. On a small plot, tree ferns can do the work of a roof.
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Designing with dry
On volcanic ground with salt wind, the planting palette gets smaller — and the design gets clearer.
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