verey were good, close friends. mrs.mething new, and exciting that was needed in american gardening. [soothing music] - [man] ryan's first designs were known for being very cottage garden, but as we got a lot of commissions in buckhead and in north atlanta and east coast and east hampton and france, they became more classical in design, and you can never go wrong with a classical design. - we do a lot of clipped things that are very formed and trained, but at the same time we have a lot of plant material that we work with that is very free form. i mean one of his favorite plants is a camellia japonica. i mean it's a very free flowing element. there's no structure to it. it's very natural. - [man] he had a way of trying to make things look spontaneous, but they were planned. - i have no reason to compete. i don't even compete with myself. i don't have to outdo me. i don't have to outdo what anybody, i don't have to win. all i have to do is take my knowledge, channel it, and use it, and be creative. - the only credit i've