Create a garden you’ll enjoy using every day – whether you’re working with a little or a lot of space. Join renowned designer Jenny Peterson as she uses her own backyard to show you how to set your garden’s tone with a beautiful entrance, and create enclosures for a comfortable, private space. Then, learn how to tailor your design, and your plants, to the mood of your garden. And add subtle water features, soothing lighting, and more, for a space that feels like your own personal spa. Entertaining should be easy, no matter the size of your space, so Jenny also shares tips on creating an inviting flow, comfortable seating areas, and plenty of decorative touches to pull your space together. Finally, learn how to seamlessly merge your style with your partner’s style for a harmonious space that makes you both feel happy and comfortable.
Class Sessions
What's Your Garden Style?
15:57
Meet Jenny Peterson, landscape designer and guide to the garden of your dreams. Jenny walks through some basic questions to better understand the motivations behind your space. Then, as a way of introducing style types, she walks through the changes she wants to make to her own acre in Austin, Texas.
Peaceful Garden: Principles
23:16
A peaceful garden starts with an entrance. Jenny uses the yoga deck in her own back yard as an introduction to how to construct your own relaxing spot. Learn why enclosures and privacy are paramount, discover which plants are soft enough to match the mood and discover the meanings associated with familiar plants.
Peaceful Garden: The Details
21:06
Join Jenny in her backyard for a closer look at the details that make up a peaceful garden. Learn how to design based on mood. That means smaller, more subtle water features, lighting that's less harsh, and the sort of decorative details that say something essential about who you are.
Entertaining Garden: Principles
29:31
Whether you've got a 150-square-foot balcony or an acre of urban oasis, Jenny has a plan to provide you with an entertainer's paradise. Watch as she shows how to use transitions to create flow, incorporates design elements for cohesion and matches the right plants to the right space.
Entertaining Garden: The Details
16:47
Entertaining means keeping guests happy. Jenny lays out the basics of how to give your visitors a place to sit, enough light to see and plenty of decorative touches to pull the space together. And if you live somewhere muggy, you'll definitely want to follow her tips for keeping mosquitoes away.
Mixed-Use Garden: Principles
19:26
Your partner is Zen but you lean cottage. What to do? Jenny uses her friend Sherry's garden as an example for how to blend different styles into one harmonious mixed-use space. Learn how to use background structure and a central focal point to keep the eye pleased and both partners happy!
Mixed-Use Garden: The Details
17:13
Jenny returns to Sherry's backyard to show examples of how to take the principles of a mixed-use garden and put them into practice. She pays special attention to seating, how to incorporate garden art and planters, along with the best way to group plants with different maintenance needs.
Your Instructor
Jenny Peterson
Trained as a master gardener, Jenny Peterson is a an author and designer based in Austin, Texas. She manages her own design company, J Peterson Garden Design, and her book, Indoor Plant Decor: The Design Stylebook for Houseplants, was recently named to Amazon's Best Books of the Year. Additionally, Jenny writes for a variety of home and garden publications and speaks at trade shows, and now you can find her teaching on Craftsy!
Bonus Material
Gorgeous Garden Design: Function and Style - Supplies and Resources
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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