In this blog post, we will showcase 7 stunning designs that will help you transform your Colorado backyard into a beautiful oasis.
Design a backyard with the climate in mind. Here are a few ideas of what to consider when you design a backyard for your home.
These clever garden renovation ideas will help you add more interest to your landscape—and make it easier to maintain, too.
The California Native Color Garden design features a long-blooming colorful collection of favorite and easy-to-grow California native plants for home gardens. This plant collection provides a uniquely California look to your yard, while maintaining a focus on color, including green, blue, and grey leaves and flowers. While not as directly focused on wildlife as some […]
Don't let water use restrictions or a lack of rain put a damper on your garden dreams. Create a gorgeous, water-saving yard with these drought-tolerant landscaping ideas.
The MCM backyard was a selling point for the current homeowners. Now, the backyard may just be the home's crowning glory.
Give your entrance a makeover! Check out these flagstone walkway design ideas to see how this gorgeous can change your yard looks.
Use these backyard landscaping ideas to upgrade your outdoor space. Find inspiration, from hardscaping and garden borders to lighting, decor, and seating areas.
Choosing plants that don't need much water helps conserve this resource and saves you some work in the garden. Use this guide to find the best drought-tolerant perennials that can take long dry spells.
Landscaping in a desert-like terrain could be a challenge and would require more effort and money, but these inexpensive desert landscaping ideas will help you achieve the same result.
Homes with backyard pools are often the talk of the neighborhood. Every kid and their parents will want to come over for a swim throughout the summer. Owning a home with a pool is a significant res…
We hear the term “drought tolerant” all the time when discussing water conservation and planting. What exactly does it mean? Why is it important? Image via Sunset Mag Table of Contents 01 Where do droughts occur in the US? 02 How does drought tolerant landscaping help? 03 What does “drought... Read more »
by Connie Oswald Stofko Valerie and Anthony Hotchkiss of 42 15th St., Buffalo, have shared their gardens on Garden Walk Buffalo for eight years, but if you haven’t seen them in awhile, it’s worth going back. The couple got help from a landscaper, and what you see is all new in the last three years. Garden Walk Buffalo, the largest garden walk in the country, took place July 30 and 31. It featured more than 400 gardens. It was the...
Art truly does not have any boundaries at all. That is why even gardens and gardening will come under the purview of art. If you find that hard to digest, then all you need to do is look at art of macramé and how it can be used around the home and garden to get an inkling. Or if you are not into macramé then you can look at the art of flower arrangement and the beauty of it to know that gardening is indeed a part of art and artistic endeavors. And then there is the aspect of it which captures all the beauty of it and presents lovely things like amazing pictures of beautiful flowers for you to look at and enjoy.
If you want a beautiful yard without a lot of fuss, here are six low-maintenance landscaping tips that will keep your yard looking great with minimal effort.
Today GPOD is visiting Cathy Hollis in Englewood, Colorado. She is sharing photos of her beautiful, colorful English border garden.
It’s easy to pinpoint the most iconic mid-century architectural and decor elements (think: wide-low, mass-produced homes, thanks to an economic boom and housing shortage post-WWII), but what about landscaping trends from the ’50s through the ’70s? Turns out, in this time period, architecture and landscape started to overlap more, landscaping historian Therese O’Malley says. “Indoor-outdoor space … really is underlying design at this point,” she says.
Looking for a few landscaping ideas to add variety to your garden or color year-round? Get inspiration from these flower beds, fences, outdoor rooms, and courtyards.
New to landscaping? Try our easy landscaping ideas to get maximum impact in your garden. We'll help you plan for color, texture, contrast, and more.
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Whether it’s due to the way your property is situated, natural fixtures like trees and shrubs or features you have added along the way, having shaded areas in
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Transform your front yard with midcentury landscaping tips! Keep it minimal, choose indigenous plants, plan carefully, and add lighting for extra charm.
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Desert plants for the southwest. If you are looking for a maintenance-free low watering landscape, you want to buy these desert plants. They all need full sun.
Ever wonder what the secret is to designing a backyard worthy of admiration, awards, and acclaim? We're cracking the code. Get an inside look at these backyard landscape ideas from award-winning designers.
Learn how to create a garden scene of head-turning vignettes using six strategies with multiple perspectives and layered compositions.
In excerpts from Private Gardens of the Bay Area, Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner explore the diversity and beauty of some Northern California gardens.
Looking for a few landscaping ideas to add variety to your garden or color year-round? Get inspiration from these flower beds, fences, outdoor rooms, and courtyards.
Since buying his home in 2016, Robert Maurer dreamed of creating a relaxing oasis in his own Mid Century Modern backyard.
Water (or a lack thereof) is never an issue for these 25 hardy, drought-tolerant shrubs. Find the best water-efficient shrubs for your landscape.
Learning the landscaping basics will help you create the beautiful yard you've always wanted. Find landscaping design ideas that can add charm, welcoming color, and foliage to your yard. No matter what your goals -- and your needs -- there's a landscape plan for you.
Today we’re visiting Natasha Grover’s garden in Chicago. I started gardening three years ago and tried different flowers. Although I love flowers, I do not have a green thumb. My […]
