Set the Mood: Ambiance for Outdoor Entertaining As designers of space, we understand that the feeling of your outdoor living space makes all the difference, and never is this more key than when it comes to outdoor entertaining. The feeling we refer to as ‘ambiance’ could better be thought of as the transformative experience [...]
'Screen Alternative' Landscapes Happy 2022 everyone! Alright, anybody else out there have the New Year’s Resolution of less “Screen Time” this year? Now we love scrolling memes as much as anyone else, and the digital age has so much to offer us these days in terms of connection, but when it [...]
Quality Outdoor Cooking Nothing says summer like making dinner outdoors, whether you’re firing up the grill, smoker, or fire or preparing a fresh salad from the garden. Outdoor cooking comes in myriad forms, from firepits and grill stations to full-blown outdoor kitchens. Grill & Chill photography by [...]
Spring Celebration Can you feel it? Spring is in the air! As designers of outdoor living spaces, we feel the rush of Spring fever with an onslaught of exciting new projects. In our busiest season, we like to stop to take time for the little things, and to inspire our clients to [...]
Trendspotting 2021 We won’t be the first to express excitement about leaving 2020 behind. There’s really no need to elaborate… we’re singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ for the days when we could see our favorite people in person. But this New Year’s our hope for the future is strong. We thought we’d [...]
Autumn Celebration With cooler mornings and shorter days comes the feeling of Fall in the air. That means a busy time for our Architects and Designers, and of course an excuse for seasonal celebration to enjoy the outdoor living that is our passion. Though gatherings are a lot smaller this year (ok [...]
Notes From The Garden The J. Montgomery Studio Garden is more than just a spec garden for our clients. It’s where some of us live and others of us work, a place of garden experimentation, and lately a shelter-in-place oasis. It has also undergone many transformations over the years. Though we design [...]
HOME-GROWN GROCERIES It’s the season to grow, and in spite of quarantine we are excited to get our yearly “urban farm” going here at home. Going to the store has become one of those things we all really want to do less of, so the idea of planting what we like [...]
Summer Solstice Last year around this time, our blog focused on Summer gatherings. We look forward once again to a season of outdoor living at its finest – Fresh garden vegetables and flowers on the table, swimming to beat the heat, and warm nights, candle-lit dinners, and stories around the fire. This year, [...]
Summer Celebration - Summertime, and the living’s easy… Days are long and that feeling is in the air again. With summer truly upon us, we are looking forward to having gatherings of friends and family with the outdoors as our setting. Here at J. Montgomery Designs, we are incurably creative people who are [...]
