Someday, you should meet Nick McCullough of McCullough's Landscape and Nursery LLC in New Albany, Ohio. He designs high-end gardens, has three million+ followers on Pinterest, writes a blog — Thinking Outside the Boxwood — and is a hands-on plant person.
In a recent presentation to the DC-Maryland-Virginia chapter of APLD, Nick clued us in on some of the reasons for his success. He designs high-end gardens exclusively; has his own nursery where he grows his own stock and that's not open to the public; has craftsmen on staff who can fabricate what he designs; and is partial to the English countryside look.
He uses big drifts of perennials, many of them self-sustaining, uses specimen hornbeams to create living walls, likes the combination of flowering whites and blues; and plants seasonal containers for clients that are attractive year-round.
What it's all about, he says, is "We're trying to create memories." Check out his website and blog for a whole lot of inspiration.
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