Have a shady spot in your yard? You will love these stunning and inspiring shade gardens and find some fantastic plant suggestions for shady spaces.
In a world filled with beauty standards and trends, it's essential to celebrate and embrace your natural beauty. Your hair, in its most authentic state, has a unique charm and personality that...
Hey guys, I’m on this garden kick and have collected a vast volume of exquisite gardens. (link to last post if you missed it). There are so many ways a garden can be classified, but today, I’m focusing on the urban garden. some are on the roof (lucky devils) some are in a courtyard (if […]
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A shot of color can deliver a vibrant lift to your garden whether it's delivered via plants and flowers or some imaginative paint.
Panting roses in a mixed border is one of the easiest ways of enjoying roses in your garden. Combine shrub roses, other shrubs, perennials and annuals to create a tapestry of different colours and textures - find inspiration in our image gallery and tips and tricks for planning a rose border.
One of the nicest things about summer is eating outside, especially if you have a wonderful view. This farmland is beautiful and the salad greens were probably just picked, eating local at its best. via It is overcast but cool and misty on this first morning of July here at the cottage. I got in some serious mowing over the weekend and the back is looking good. I'll tackle the front one day this week in between thunder showers. See you later. UPDATE: It's as dark as pitch and pouring rain. Thank goodness I had my gutters cleaned last week.
Whether you have a small balcony or an expansive backyard, these 15 outdoor room ideas will help you add charm and beauty to these spaces.
A not so well known but absolutely stunning monument, not in a big historical city but in a small village : the winter garden in art nouveau, Bosstraat 9, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Flanders, Belgium. 1900, architect unknown
Cottage style gardens are wildly popular today and tend to be lower maintenance than their formal counterparts. See how easy it is to add cottage style.
Our June issue is out now, featuring our annual list of The Top 100 Interior Designers, as well as the Top 25 Garden Designers. Let our Editor Hatta Byng talk you through the highlights, from these not-to-be-missed directories to the Prince of Wales's Cornish house.
Thinking of adding a sunroom? Great idea. It would make your house more attractive and add value to it. How? Get all the relevant information in this guide
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! They say it’s the unofficial beginning of summer. And that means more time outdoors– sunshine… And for some– gardens, pools and exquisite gardens. That is— if one has the land to accommodate all of that. Alas, I am in an apartment. And before that, I lived in a Townhouse. We had […]
Mixed herbaceous border containing Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton', Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland', Nepeta, Buddleia and clipped Box balls, Town Place, late June.
Written by Los Angeles Interior Designer Brooke Giannetti, Velvet and Linen is a blog about Brooke's life with her Architect husband (also known as Steve), her three children and her ever evolving design style.
This garden restoration resulted from the teamwork of Liz Nicholson who enjoys spatial design and Tina James who dressed the garden with exquisite planting.
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Ben Pentreath's English country home is a sight to be seen with a gentle style featuring English antique furniture, pictures and prints.
Neighbors down the street have an old stone wall out by the road. A border of pink peonies and various shades of purple and lilac irises grows in front of it. What a glorious sight it is each year.
The village and expansive gardens at NSW’s Goonoo Goonoo Station have been reimagined with subtle nods to the property’s history. What started as a garden project for an 1840s homestead quickly evolved to take on the surrounding – and expansive outdoor space.
Everything you need to know and do before buying, selling or renting a home. Find tips, research and step-by-step guides to build confidence around your next move.
This rustic, timber clad out-house (originally designed by Eckersley Garden Architecture has undergone a clever transformation into sophisticated guest accommodation on a rural property in Victoria’s
Did you know that the official flower of Yokohama City in Japan is the rose? The connection between Yokohama and roses is quite old; it is said that roses
Native to eastern Asia, hosta came to the United States in the 1800s. Hostas are prized in the shade garden for their large leaves in different shapes and colors of green, deep blue or creamy variegated. Plants are categorized by common characteristics (species) and cultivated varieties (cultivars). According to the American Hosta Society, there are hundreds of hosta species and thousands of cultivars. www.ehow.com/about_5391375_types-hostas.html#ixzz0qVivJKds In my own backyard Ohio
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It has always been a dispute among those who prefer the city life and those who adore living in a rural area in their own house. Each of the categories
Do you prefer a little chaos in the garden? Get our favorite cottage garden ideas -- including suggested cottage-style flowers and plants -- and learn how to add exuberant color to your outdoor space.
Patina Farm - Ojai CA Inspired by European country homes, the design of Patina Farm combines mediterranean architecture with a modern sensibility of space. Antique building materials, including antique French terra cotta roof tiles and vintage barn beams, are juxtaposed with more contemp
Considered "the most influential garden designer of the past 25 years," Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf has done for perennial gardening what artist Leonard Ko
An English country house with bags of charm.
When nature takes over once-lively places, the result is both eerie and incredible.
