8 Garden Trends Designers Say to Skip in 2026 for Healthier Outdoor Spaces

January 1, 2026

Better Homes & Gardens

https://www.bhg.com/garden-trends-to-skip-2026-11865533

Make Your Garden A Pollinator Haven

August 8th, 2025

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/make-your-garden-a-pollinator-haven/

Transitional Portals Can Turn Your Garden Into a Journey

June 20, 2025

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/transitional-portals-can-turn-your-garden-into-a-journey/

Pump Up the Color: Picking Exterior Colors That Work

June 13, 2025

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/pump-up-the-color-picking-exterior-colors-that-work/

Outdoor Kitchen and Dining Room Design Ideas with Landscape Plan

Monrovia Plants

https://www.monrovia.com/be-inspired/outdoor-kitchen-landscape-plan-and-design-ideas.html

Dream Next Year's Garden Now

December 27, 2024

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/dream-next-years-garden-now/

Made in the Shade: Beat the Heat in a Sheltering Space

July 5, 2024

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/made-in-the-shade-beat-the-heat-beneath-a-sheltering-place/

Adding Water Features to the Garden

March 15, 2024

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/adding-water-features-to-the-garden/

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/link-your-house-and-garden-with-curbside-plantings/

Courtney will walk you through her design process and offer professional advice on how to create thoughtful gardens from the ground up, spaces that are inspiring, inviting, and unique to you and your home. Her course will help you master basic landscape design principles.

"I wanted to thank you for an absolutely wonderful learning opportunity with the Fine Gardening Landscape Design Basics. I printed out the lessons and takeaways, and will keep them as a terrific source of inspiration."

A. Murray-Randolph, South Carolina

Fine Gardening - October 2022

"A Tale of Two City Gardens"

Issue #207 Big-Impact Ideas for Small Spaces -

A front yard that makes a good first impression.

Seattle Times - At Home Section

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/7-landscaping-tips-that-will-boost-your-curb-appeal/

A front yard that makes a good first impression.

High-Performance Plants for Shade

If you’re a gardener, you know all too well that the zeal for amazing plants is real. And thanks to renowned Washington-state-based plantsman Dan Hinkley, most gardeners need to look no further than their local garden center for new and exciting selections.

For more than 25 years, Dan has been traveling the globe in search of high-performance plants for use in gardens big and small. For garden designers, Dan’s plants are invaluable throughout the landscape, adding amazing textures, colors, and forms. In this video, designer Courtney Olander sat down with Dan to talk about some of his favorite plants, which are available in the Dan Hinkley Collection, offered since 2007 by Monrovia—North America’s leading grower of premium landscaping plants.

Link to video produced by Fine Gardening and Monrovia - High Performance Plants for Shade