Yours Looks Better Than Mine

The allure of perfectly curated gardens in print and on social media often leaves gardeners comparing their own efforts to images that seem flawless.

I am not a garden designer, a garden writer, or a trained plantsperson. I am a suburban, middle-aged dad, an architect by day, who has only become serious about gardening in the last six years. I am a passionate novice, with an emphasis on the novice.