Fran Sorin

Design

Designing small gardens


Even tiny spaces provide big opportunities for beauty and self-expression. As with any size garden, first make a list of your needs and wants, then prioritize them. You may not have space for both a patio and a reading nook, but you can incorporate one of them. Maintain a consistent style from indoors to outdoors. If your home is contemporary, don't create a Victorian space outdoors.
 
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Fran's Garden Makeover


If you think that you can't create the garden of your dreams, think again! In this slide show, Fran will show you how she transformed her drab, cold property into
sumptuous, practical and ebbulient outdoor living spaces.
 
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Breaking The Rules


Having worked on the same piece of land, a steeply sloping and oddly shaped one half acre lot for a quarter of a century (which I am in the process of selling), I have a made a multitude of mistakes and experienced enough 'ah ha' moments that the joy of digging, observing and connecting to nature has never ceased to amaze me.
 
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Red In The Garden


Red is the color in the garden that most titillates my senses. It’s a color dripping with passion, power and boldness.
 
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Xeriscaping


If you want to learn more about Xeriscaping, a type of gardening that conserves water and still allows you to create beautiful gardens, click on below for a step by step SLIDE SHOW.
 
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Rain Gardens


Rain gardening has become one of the hottest trends in gardening today. It offers a beautiful, low-maintenance garden, provides food and shelter for wildlife, and helps the environment.
 
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Creating A Personal, Sacred Space


In our culture, the word ‘sacred’, when discussing home and garden, often translates to Feng Shui and Japanese gardening. And there is nothing wrong with that approach.




 
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Vertical Gardening


Vertical gardening is exactly what it sounds like: gardening vertically rather than horizontally, as we normally do.
 
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Add character to your garden


Several years ago, I saw a stonemason's wheel-sharpening device at a flea market. I had long envisioned a sculpture in my garden, but I couldn't afford one. I knew this antiquated wheel sharpener, with its rustic yet simple lines, would fit perfectly with my garden's style, so I snapped it up.
 
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Add Mystery To Your Garden


A color that is now only having its praises sung but that has been effectively used by keen gardeners for some time, at least dating back to Victorian times, is black.
 
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Landscaping Your Yard On A Budget


One of the first questions that clients tend to ask me upon an initial meeting to discuss landscaping their property is: “How much is this going to cost me?” to which I always respond "Don't think about that now."
 
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Creating Your Own Private Getaway In The Backyard


Have you ever dreamt of creating a personal respite in your backyard but find the thought of doing it to be daunting? It needn’t be.
 
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A Great American Garden


Doe Run, a world class garden on a private estate in Unionville Pa. leaves an indelible impression on anyone who journeys there. To read more about it, click on below!
 
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