Plants & Planting Design Need planting design help? Home Outside’s Garden Bed Design service to the rescue! Did you know that a plant may not flourish in your garden just because your…Home OutsideNovember 11, 2020
FeaturedHome Outside Projects A New Hampshire Vacation Home—Creating a Landscape for Multiple Generations The Design Challenge The Home Outside design team has noticed a trend since the Covid…Home OutsideOctober 28, 2020
FeaturedHome Outside Projects A Sustainable and Beautiful Landscape Makeover for Southern Brazil The Design Challenge One of the joys of doing remote design is that we get…Home OutsideSeptember 25, 2020
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Home Outside’s Backyard Landscape Design Services With a glowing fire and fairy lights overhead, this backyard living room epitomizes the magic…Home OutsideAugust 27, 2020
FeaturedLandscape Design AppLandscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Try This: Colorful Container Planting Design Planter Design Inspiration Need some guidance and inspiration to brighten up your outdoor living room?…Home OutsideAugust 21, 2020
FeaturedHome Outside Projects A Big, Fun Pool Terrace Design for a North Carolina Backyard The Design Challenge It wasn’t a particularly small backyard, but these Charlotte-area clients were having…Home OutsideAugust 12, 2020
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Home Outside’s Front Yard Landscape Design Service Creating a Welcoming Face for your Property When it comes to our homes most of…Home OutsideAugust 6, 2020
FeaturedHome Outside Projects A Backyard Landscape for a Midcentury Modern Home The Design Challenge This Mid-Atlantic family of four had a beautifully renovated modern home with…Home OutsideAugust 1, 2020
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsUncategorized Home Outside’s Virtual Landscape Design Services There are many reasons why getting landscape design help for your yard through a…Home OutsideJuly 17, 2020
Garden Furniture and AccentsLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Father’s Day Gift Ideas (for Dads Who Love to Be Outdoors!) Here are a few Father's Day gift ideas from the Home Outside team. Sure, a…Home OutsideJune 18, 2020
FeaturedHome Outside Projects Landscape Design for an In-Town Backyard The Design Challenge This small Ontario backyard needed a makeover. The husband has great DIY…Home OutsideJune 5, 2020
Videos Free Landscape Design Lecture Video Home Outside founder Julie Moir Messervy is the author of nine books about landscape design.…Home OutsideMay 13, 2020
Home Outside Designers A Message from Julie Moir Messervy Hello, friends! Our whole Home Outside team sends you our best in these strange and…Home OutsideMay 7, 2020
FeaturedLandscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting DesignSustainable SolutionsUncategorized Four Easy Ways to Increase Your Front Yard Curb Appeal While Decreasing Your Carbon Footprint In addition to being an attractive addition to your front yard, a tree that will…Home OutsideFebruary 18, 2020
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Garden Planning: Home Outside’s Landscape Book Recommendations There's no time like midwinter to start planning the changes you'd like to make to…Home OutsideJanuary 10, 2020
FeaturedNews #GivingTuesday2019 Defined as a global generosity movement, Giving Tuesday has gained popularity over the past several…Home OutsideDecember 3, 2019
FeaturedPlants & Planting Design Time to plant (and get a discount on Renee’s Garden seeds)! By Jana B., Home Outside designer It’s Memorial Day Weekend! In Vermont, we're celebrating because…Home OutsideMay 24, 2019
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Open Air Rooms: Containing Boundlessness By Julie Moir Messervy. Photos by Grey Crawford from Outside the Not So Big House…Home OutsideMay 14, 2019
FeaturedHome Outside Projects Landscape Design for a Backyard Office Space The Design Challenge This homeowner renovated a small outbuilding to accommodate an office space on…Home OutsideJanuary 11, 2019
Plants & Planting Design Indoor Plants & Greenery for the Holidays This time of year, it’s wonderful to bring holiday lights and greenery into the house…Home OutsideDecember 17, 2018
FeaturedLandscape Design Ideas & Tips How to Make an Entrance: Lighting! The season of holiday entertaining and visiting is now underway, and nothing makes your home…Home OutsideNovember 21, 2018
News Give the Gift of Gardens (Or Gift It to Yourself!) It’s fun to decorate your property for the holidays. But wouldn’t it be even more…Home OutsideNovember 6, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Oh, Rats! Rodent-Proofing an Urban Garden There's a nasty little fact of city life that no one wants to talk about,…Home OutsideOctober 24, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsSustainable Solutions A Beautiful, Drought-Tolerant Garden: Xeriscaping for Water Conservation Xeriscaping (from the Greek word xeros, meaning 'dry') means landscaping so that little or no…Home OutsideOctober 19, 2018
Home Outside ProjectsSustainable Solutions Landscape Problem Solved: The Hellstrip Some people call it the "hellstrip": that narrow patch of space between the sidewalk and…Home OutsideOctober 16, 2018
News Vermont Tech Jam Awards: Help Make Home Outside a Winner! How the seed of an idea grew into one of Vermont’s Best Startups… The seed…Home OutsideOctober 11, 2018
FeaturedGarden Furniture & AccentsLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Residential Landscape Design: A Deck Immersed in Greenery Photo from Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love by Julie Moir Messervy (Taunton Press, 2009). Photo by…Home OutsideAugust 28, 2018
FeaturedGarden Furniture & AccentsLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Outdoor Living: Screened Porch Inspiration…And a Plan The Inspiration A well-designed screened porch can serve as protected outdoor dining, living, and play…Home OutsideAugust 27, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Don’t Track That Dirt Inside! Outdoor Shower Inspiration There is a freedom that comes from showering in the out-of-doors. For those lucky enough…Home OutsideJuly 12, 2018
FeaturedHome Outside Projects Planning a Home Renovation? A Landscape Master Plan Can Help! How can getting landscape advice help when you're renovating your home? A landscape design expert…Home OutsideJuly 9, 2018
Home Outside Projects Home Outside Project: Family-Friendly DIY Backyard A backyard landscape designed by Home Outside is in the running for "Best Outdoor Living…Home OutsideJune 27, 2018
FeaturedGarden Furniture & AccentsLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Party Central: A Firepit Garden for Summer Nights This outdoor living area is a cozy harbor, backed on one side by a neat…Home OutsideJune 4, 2018
Landscape Design App Planning an Outdoor Wedding: Home Outside Can Help! Are you planning an outdoor wedding or other celebration? Home Outside's mobile app can help you…Home OutsideApril 27, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Need Just a Little Landscape Design Help? Maybe you don't need a whole property plan—perhaps you just want to get a landscape…Home OutsideApril 20, 2018
Home Outside Projects Home Outside | Southern California Landscape Design Note: Check out our fun interactive project gallery pages! You may want to open the…Home OutsideApril 3, 2018
FeaturedLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Using Stone in the Landscape Used correctly, stones can act as both focal point and backbone of any landscape. They…Home OutsideMarch 26, 2018
News Online Landscape Design Now at Your Fingertips Home Outside has a new home online! We're excited to announce that we just launched…Home OutsideMarch 23, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Recommended Reading: New Landscaping Ideas That Work As winter winds down, we could all use a little garden inspiration. How about 200+…Home OutsideMarch 9, 2018
Landscape Design AppLandscape Design Ideas & Tips Online Expert Landscape Design Help at a Price You Can Afford By Julie Moir Messervy, Founder & President of Home Outside Wherever I go, I see…Home OutsideMarch 7, 2018
FeaturedGarden Furniture and Accents Garden Products We Love: All-Weather Garden Containers Lunaform, located on the coast of Maine, makes all-weather garden containers, planters, fountains, and birdbaths.…Home OutsideFebruary 16, 2018
Home Outside Projects Extend Your Living Space: Patio Renovation A great way to extend the living area of your home is to expand it…Home OutsideFebruary 15, 2018
Home Outside Projects A Small Suburban Backyard Landscape Design Ready to transform that boring backyard into the landscape of your dreams? This family had…Home OutsideFebruary 5, 2018
Home Outside Projects Tiny Urban Garden Design: Big Ideas to Details These Brooklyn residents wanted a clean, contemporary, yet friendly and welcoming front garden for their…Home OutsideFebruary 5, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Plants We Love: ‘Spilled Wine’ Weigela There are many good reasons that the ‘Spilled Wine’ Weigela was named the Landscape Plant of…Home OutsideJanuary 26, 2018
News Home Outside Wins a Best of Houzz Award! Home Outside has won a Best of Houzz Service Award for 2018! We’re delighted by…Home OutsideJanuary 18, 2018
FeaturedLandscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Plants We Love: A Cream and Lime Garden This Vermont garden designed by JMMDS (the landscape design firm that owns Home Outside) features…Home OutsideJanuary 16, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design It’s Seed Catalog Time! In our Vermont studio, it’s 35°F out today and SUNNY! It practically feels like summer…Home OutsideJanuary 9, 2018
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Recommended Reading: Big Dreams, Small Garden Do you ever feel envious of picture-perfect garden-porn landscapes that few of us can afford…Home OutsideSeptember 5, 2017
Garden Furniture & Accents Landscape Inspiration: A Stylish Fire Garden From time immemorial, fire has been a vital part of our outdoor landscapes. Originally used…Home OutsideAugust 30, 2017
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Planting Design Tip: Swathes and Swoops and Drifts and Rivers Oh, the siren call of nurseries and garden centers in spring! It is so tempting…Home OutsideMay 1, 2017
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Online Landscape Design Help for a Large Property The Home Outside online design service isn’t just for small properties. These rural Vermont clients had a…Home OutsideMarch 10, 2017
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Landscape Design Tip: Study the Flow in Winter If you live in a northern climate, the best time to study the flow of…Home OutsideJanuary 10, 2017
Home Outside Designers Who Are the Home Outside Designers? There’s no such thing as a template or cookie-cutter design at Home Outside; every landscape we…Home OutsideDecember 16, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Bold Backyard Landscape Design Create a Floating Effect in the Landscape In this backyard landscape, each material – metal,…Home OutsideNovember 18, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Landscape Design Inspiration: Grasses Shine in Fall Fall is when grasses really shine. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’) and firetail mountain fleece (Persicaria…Home OutsideSeptember 10, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Landscape Design Tip: Back Up Your Seating! When placing a seat or bench in your landscape, “Create a sense of security around…Home OutsideSeptember 1, 2016
Landscape Design AppLandscape Design Ideas & Tips App Tip: How to Create a Property Base Plan with a Map Image Did you know that you can use the Map Tool to import a satellite image…Home OutsideAugust 9, 2016
Landscape Design AppNews Home Outside News: 2016 Vermont Road Pitch Award! The Stowe Reporter called it “a cross between Shark Tank and speed dating,” which doesn’t sufficiently convey the…Home OutsideAugust 5, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Landscape Design Tip: Soften Straight Lines with Plantings A client asked us, “I have a lot of straight lines in my landscape. Is…Home OutsideJuly 22, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Path Materials: Why We Love Peastone Our Home Outside designers are often asked for recommendations for path materials. The options can be overwhelming,…Home OutsideJune 24, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Urban Garden Design: An Intimate Terrace Garden At the heart of this open-air room is a beloved crabapple tree, visible from the…Home OutsideJune 13, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Coastal Massachusetts: A Sideyard Transformed into a Firepit Garden We turned an unused side yard into an outdoor “fire garden” for a couple that…Home OutsideApril 15, 2016
Landscape Design AppNews Best of Houzz Award for Home Outside! We’ve been fortunate to work with homeowners all over North America to transform their yards…Home OutsideJanuary 25, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsNews A Pool Terrace Garden in Vermont The work of JMMDS, the landscape architecture and design team behind the Home Outside online landscape design service,…Home OutsideJanuary 21, 2016
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Sow Now, Eat Later! With only the hardiest kale and parsley growing in our vegetable gardens in November, our…Home OutsideNovember 30, 2015
Landscape Design AppLandscape Design Ideas & Tips DIY Landscape Design: Drawing Your Property Base Plan With our Home Outside service, JMMDS can create landscape plans for people who live far from our Vermont studio.…Home OutsideOctober 17, 2015
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Stone Walls in the Landscape Many of us are lucky to live where natural stone is plentiful. Whether flat or…Home OutsideAugust 27, 2015
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsSustainable Solutions Water-Conserving Landscape Design for California In “Try Rock Gardens to Soften the Look of Drought-Friendly Yards,” reporter Suzanne Sproul describes how…Home OutsideJune 30, 2015
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Using Trees for Formality in the Landscape Trees provide a sense of formality as in this allée of hornbeams (Carpinus fastigiata). Their graceful…Home OutsideJune 8, 2015
News Get a Dream Landscape…Wherever You Live! The landscape architects and designers of JMMDS, the design studio behind Home Outside, are at it again!…Home OutsideApril 10, 2015
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Landscape Design Tips for Snowy Climates L: WINTER OBSERVATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO GOOD LANDSCAPE PLANNING: YOU CAN MAKE NOTE OF THE…Home OutsideJanuary 16, 2015
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Plants We Love: Anemones One of our garden favorites is stealing the spotlight right now. Anemone tomentosa“Robustissima” has cool, silvery pink…Home OutsideSeptember 5, 2014
Landscape Design Ideas & Tips Screened Porch Season Is Nearly Here! A well-designed screened porch can serve as protected outdoor dining, living, and play space, or…Home OutsideApril 25, 2014
Landscape Design Ideas & TipsPlants & Planting Design Landscaping Don’t: The (Over)Mulching of America The images above show the progression of a suburban landscape from bare mulch to lush…Home OutsideNovember 11, 2013
Sustainable Solutions Sustainable Landscape Design: A Meadow in Your Front Yard No reason for an energy-consuming lawn when you can enjoy a prairie or wildflower meadow…Home OutsideMarch 15, 2013