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FIRST DAY of the GARDEN phase on this gorgeous hom

FIRST DAY of the GARDEN phase on this gorgeous home in Louisville this cool, but sunny Thursday. We’ve had it on the books for maybe close to a year, and an unbelievable amount of stonework we designed and expertly installed by Juan Carlos of John Henry Stone Masons has been going on the past few months, jackhammering out the old broken terraces front and back, installing new limestone and we think it looks terrific! One of my favorite things to do, is watch our clients face when they see what we can do in just one day… I rip out trees that are bad or taking up good light, Move good stuff around and BAM! Folks, we gotta great garden happening here. 💪💥🕺👑🇺🇸 BTW, I 💙 my job! #kickingassandtakingnames #weaintmessingaround #transformation #gardendesigner #garden #louisville #ilovemyjob #bigchanges #firstday

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY When we go see a new potent

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY When we go see a new potential client, it’s fun to see what is there and to ask what they are thinking about for their new garden. Here, there was an existing VEGGIE/HERB Garden but it had seen better days. We opened up the light which is paramount for successful edible gardens, replaced rotten wood with cobblestone raised beds, and got rid of the grass/weed paths with a fine gravel that packs tight for easy walking AND brightens up the space. Oh, and we reused/repurposed their old fence from another area to rebuild it as a backdrop. 💪🇺🇸 Don’t know about you, but we are in LOVE with this new garden space. In fact, I want one, don’t you? 💙💙💙 #garden #gardendesigner #gardening #vegetables #veggiegarden #vegetablegarden #herb #herbs #herbgarden #transformationtuesday #beforeandafter

BEHIND BOTHERUM is a place I look out from the din

BEHIND BOTHERUM is a place I look out from the dining room, but never wanted to spend time. That is, until I got my $34 stackable @ikeausa chairs. Well, the garden ain’t so bad either… 💙💙💙 Do you have a favorite place to sit outside at your home? If you make it beautiful, you will enjoy it! #carloftisstyle #botherum #gardendesigner #garden #gardening #gardensofinstagram #historic #home #homesweethome

HIGHER BEING If you were outside last night here i

HIGHER BEING If you were outside last night here in Lexington right before dark, and you don’t think there is a GOD? Then you are a DUMB ASS. 👊 You can think that this all just happened but It made me realize how lucky we are to be alive, not on a respirator from Covid or something else, in a hospital bed…all this petty shit that annoy the hell out of me…it all came into perspective last night. Let’s be THANKFUL. Nothing else really matters. #thankful #beauty #nature #naturalbeauty #sunset #botherum #thankfultobealive #lexington #kentucky #garden #gardensofinstagram #perspective #love #lucky #happy #peace #luckyinkentucky

NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME Back when I was worki

NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME Back when I was working on rooftop gardens right out of college @universityofky in New York City from 1988-2015, I would sometimes have to wait forever or get stood up by lighting or irrigation companies. Both are essential for success. So… decided to just learn how to do it myself and not have to depend on anyone. 👊 OUTDOOR LIGHTING came to me so naturally and 💙 doing it for my client’s gardens. IRRIGATION, on the other hand, is absolutely nothing I want to do ever again in my life…gotta have it, but someone else is gonna do it! Brother Buzz @carloftisb came to deliver cases of books to me at Botherum the other evening and took this great photos while he was here. Isn’t it just gorgeous? I never think to take photos like this but glad he did! And now, with LED lighting that has become softer/warmer than when it first came out, it adds very little to your electric bill. Do you like this look at night? I think it’s the icing on the cake! #dontfallintobadlight #outdoorlighting #garden #nighttime #gardensofinstagram #botherum #poolside #outdoorentertaining #glamour #glamorous #elegant #ilovemyjob #gardendesigner

WALK THIS WAY on a TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY… We st

WALK THIS WAY on a TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY… We started this project on May 1st, Derby Day, and these photos were taken in July. What a treat to be able to come to a project with bare earth, create paths and terraces from limestone (we chose irregular pieces instead of geometric to make it feel more organic and natural) and now all of the structures are connected and “speak to each other”. We especially love the floating large stones in the lawn, how about you? Wouldn’t you like to wake up on this farm and be surrounded by horses all day long? @milam_farm @the_milam_house #modernfarmhouse #beforeandafter #transformationtuesday #ilovemyjob #farm #farmland #horsecapitaloftheworld #garden #gardendesigner #limestone #paths #terraces #kentucky

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