While some gardens are all about visuals, French country landscapes pay as much attention ... you might imagine fields of French lavender (Lavandula stoechas) or sunflowers (Helianthus annuus).

"I don't know that landscaping is one of those (fields) where people go, 'Oh, I need a degree to do this,'" Jolley said. "The engine that provides the work being done is mainly labor but the ...