Look for my articles in Garden Design on Mosaic Gardens and Steve Martino desert garden

June 20, 2017


Do you take Garden Design magazine? I’m pleased to be a contributing writer, and in the Summer 2017 issue you’ll find two articles I wrote about gardens in Arizona and Oregon that couldn’t be more different.


“Into the Arroyo” tells the story of an unlikely desert garden designed by “weeds and walls”-master Steve Martino in partnership with his visionary client, who came to love the natural beauty of the desert after relocating from greener, lusher pastures in the Northeast. The 14-page spread delves into the design of this garden and what it means to the owner, and you’ll linger over the gorgeous photos of jewel-toned stucco walls and bold desert plants. (As it happens, I visited this garden in person in 2014, and it’s truly a remarkable space.)


“The Oasis Builders” is a profile piece about garden designers Buell Steelman and Rebecca Sams, the husband-and-wife owners of Mosaic Gardens in Eugene, Oregon — and it’s the cover story! The 14-page article explores the designs of 4 of their wonderfully lush and plant-rich gardens.

I hope you’ll pick up a copy and give them a read!

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7 responses to “Look for my articles in Garden Design on Mosaic Gardens and Steve Martino desert garden”

  1. Laurin Lindsey says:
    June 20, 2017 at 11:27 AM

    Was so excited as I looked through my copy of GD to see you as a contributing writer. Very well done Pam!

  2. Denise Maher says:
    June 21, 2017 at 11:29 AM

    So cool, Pam! Can’t wait to read these profiles of some great designers.

  3. Mike Aurzada says:
    June 28, 2017 at 3:58 PM

    Pam,

    Longtime lurker, but I did see in my new issue of Garden Design a week ago that you were a contributor. Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised that it was for a site in Arizona, but it was a fantastic piece and congratulations! This quarters magazine has me in great envy.

    Maybe you’ve written this, but where did you get your pennisetum purpureum?

    • Pam/Digging says:
      June 28, 2017 at 4:35 PM

      Mike, thanks for your kind note about the GD piece. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

      Proven Winners sent me the ‘Vertigo’ pennisetum as a trial plant a couple of years ago. You can find PW plants at the big box garden centers and certain local nurseries, like Red Barn in Austin. —Pam