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Maya Glantz

"I’m a Landscape Designer — These Are the Biggest Mistakes in Gardens I See People Making"

Beautiful colorful flowers bordering a traditional front patio/ porch.

What are the summer months without a beautiful garden to wile away the days in? Somewhere to sit back and sip a chilled glass of wine, or invite friends over for an early evening barbecue. Your garden holds the key to you living out your summertime fantasies. But, for those of us who were not lucky enough to be given the gift of green fingers, achieving this dream can often feel like an insurmountable task. How can you know what you need to do when you can't even figure out the garden mistakes you're making?

With over a decade of experience at her own landscape design firm, as well as a lifelong appreciation for the wonders of the natural world, Katherine Aul Cervoni is more than equipped to steer us in the right direction when it comes to landscaping ideas. Informed by both her formal education in landscape design at Columbia University, and a two-year stint in Japan, where she acquainted herself with Kyoto's moss gardens and delved deeper into the philosophy of wabi sabi, Kat has brought this expertise to backyards across the state of New York, transforming them with her holistic approach to landscape design.

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