What Your Climate Zone Doesn't Tell You

​This summer didn't behave — not here, not in half the gardens and living rooms across the country and around the world.

It's changed how I talk with clients about designing for where they actually live, not just the zone that their address is mapped to.

A garden or climate zone tells you what plants can survive the typical winter where you are.

It doesn't tell you what a season is actually going to put you through - the heat that outlasts your stamina, the light that changes how your favorite living room chair feels to sit in on a Sunday afternoon when the sun is intense.
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​In the letter, I walk through what decades of designing through Arizona's harshest seasons have taught me about working with the conditions in front of you instead of the ones on a map - plus one simple, free place to start this week, no hiring required.

Read the full letter, What This Summer Taught Me, over on Substack →

What This Summer Taught Me

With contentment & possibility,