Deborah Silver is an accomplished and experienced landscape and garden designer whose firm first opened its doors in 1986.
I did some cut flower arrangements for a client last week; she likes blue. I thought blue hydrangeas might be just the thing- but I was not prepared for these. This is a Dutch blue florist’s hydrangea-wow. I cannot imagine a hydrangea this color in the garden. It seems like this shocking blue would be very difficult to make work with other plants. But if an ultra-blue flowered hardy hydrangea should ever become available in my zone, I would most definitely give it a try.
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Deborah Silver is a landscape and garden designer whose firm, Deborah Silver and Co Inc, opened its doors in 1986. She opened Detroit Garden Works, a retail store devoted to fine and unusual garden ornament and specialty plants, in 1996. In 2004, she opened the Branch studio, a subsidiary of the landscape company which designs and manufactures garden ornament in a variety of media. Though her formal education is in English literature and biology, she worked as a fine artist in watercolor and pastel from 1972-1983. A job in a nursery, to help support herself as an artist in the early 80’s evolved into a career in landscape and garden design. Her landscape design and installation projects combine a thorough knowledge of horticulture with an artist’s eye for design. Her three companies provide a wide range of products and services to the serious gardener. She has been writing this journal style blog since April of 2009.
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Hi Deborah!
I’ve been away from the internet for a while with only intermittent access (a blessing and a curse) and have missed your beautiful posts. They certainly remain inspiring and, most of the time, awe inspiring!
We have a few of the Dutch blue hydrangeas and they are beautiful in the landscape. Best part is, they antique beautifully, too.
Hope Rob’s French trip was successful!
Dear Ann, what zone do you garden in? Lucky you! Deborah
You have the best most interesting clients. I love that you share.
Dear Jane, The relationship between my clients and I-I treasure this. I am happy to share any experience of mine. More gardeners makes for a better world. Deborah
Deborah,
We are basically a zone 6; we are 2 blocks from Lake Erie, so we have warmer winters and cooler summers even from those a half mile inland, who are zone 5. And our yard has those warm pockets. The trick is to find them!