Gardens by Joan—Garden Design and Installation

Published Works

Published Designs

A Late-Season Garden
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 2007/Winter 2008

Herbes de Provence—An Elegant, Potted-Garden Design
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2007

A Bird Habitat Garden—Plant Choices and Design Tips
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 21, Number 3, Fall 2006/Winter 2007

Drought-Tolerant Beauties in Pots—Designing With Sun-Loving Summer Bloomers
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 21, Number 2, Summer 2006

An Heirloom Border
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 20, Number 1, Spring 2005

"Joan McDonald, a horticulture instructor at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a landscaper whose business is called Gardens by Joan, likes to inject an air of informality into the space. 'I like to break up concrete,' she says. 'And I'm crazy about wildflowers.'"

BKLYN Magazine, Summer 2004
Made in the Shade—Brownstone gardens are flourishing, thanks to local miracle workers by Beth Greenfield.

Ornamental Grasses—A Beautiful,
Low-Maintenance Design
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 2004/Winter 2005

A Potted Water Garden—Beautiful Aquatic Plants
in Containers
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 19, Number 2, Summer 2004

Dwarf Conifers in Containers—Designing a
Miniature Landscape
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2004

Native Perennials In Pots—A Colorful Low-Maintenance Design
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 18, Number 2, Spring 2003

A Shady Woodland Corner—Turning an Eyesore into an Enchantment
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2002

Published Articles

Intelligent Design—Guidelines for Creating Your Dream Garden
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2003

Wildflower Fever—A Selection of Unusual Natives
Plants & Gardens News, Volume 15, Number 2, Spring 2000