Gardening Know How - Stonescaping in the Garden
This interview was published on July 18, 2017 on the great blog Gardening Know How . You can see it and much more - click here . Q & A with Jan Johnsen, author of ‘Spirit of Stone’ Share Article Jan Johnsen is a well-regarded landscape designer, author and teacher with a passion for plants, rocks and beautiful gardens. Jan is a co-principal of the design firm, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools, in Westchester County, New York. Jan’s book, Heaven is a Garden , (published by St Lynn’s Press, 2014) is now in its third printing. In her new book, “ The Spirit of Stone: 101 Practical & Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Garden ’, (St Lynn’s Press, 2017) she celebrates this natural material and highlights its many uses in the landscape. 1. Why do you have a soft spot for hard rock? Rocks are plentiful where I live in the Northeast. Growing up h...