Add beauty and curb appeal to your front yard with a sidewalk garden. Check out our tips for even the smallest of spaces.
There’s no better way to make your house a home than improving the land that surrounds it. Having nothing but a flat patch of grass or dirt is rather wasteful considering you paid for that land, so make the most of it. A yard would naturally be the first choice for most homeowners, and for good reason.
What is dry shade? Nothing that soil amendment, a little bit of hardscaping and special attention to plant placement can't improve.
The plants at your borders are the most visible part of the garden, Choose plants that attract attention by considering size, color, shape, texture and season of bloom.
HGTV shares some of the best shrubs for shade gardens, including shade shrubs such as oakleaf hydrangeas, Euonymus, viburnum and elderberries that will add color to your garden with their flowers and foliage.
Whether you have a modern landscape, or just a bit of patio space, you can incorporate some kind of corten steel element to make your outdoor space more interesting. From planters and retaining walls to beautiful water features, the possibilities are almost endless!
It's a beautiful flower bed—and a reservoir for yard and roof runoff
4 years ago I completely demolished my front and back yard, here's the progress including some changes I've made to the focal point of my garden!
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.
Go ahead and explore these lush labyrinths.
Looking for shade plants that can make your not-so-sunny garden look great? These are some of the best!
So you want to have a beautiful yard filled with plants that will add character, but you have no sun because your entire yard is covered with trees? Do you have a back covered patio that’s in need of some refreshing and updating? Well, we at Garden Valley Farmers Market, have got you covered with our seven favorite perennials that will absolutely THRIVE in the shade, and leave your house looking like a home for years to come…
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Learn which Hosta companion plants will look the best in your yard with lots of shade garden pictures to provide inspiration and ideas.
Plant lovers in cramped quarters needn’t give up their garden dreams. RHS young designer of the year Ula Maria explains how to go big in small spaces
So you want to have a beautiful yard filled with plants that will add character, but you have no sun because your entire yard is covered with trees? Do you have a back covered patio that’s in need of some refreshing and updating? Well, we at Garden Valley Farmers Market, have got you covered with o
Prettiest grassless backyards that portray their charm by using pretty and lush plants. No need to plant grass for a beautiful yard!
Groundcovers are great for covering large areas and is low maintenance. Check out our informative post on ground covers for shade & more!
Lavender (Lavandula) is a lovely evergreen shrub that is well-known for its outstandingly fragrant flowers and foliage. Depending on the variety, the foliage varies from a dark green hue to a silvery gray coloration. Dainty
Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border
Purple is possibly the most intriguing color in the garden. Because it is both hot and cold it works well with so many other colors in the garden. My new garde
Looking for some plants that will grow in the shade and help to hide bulb foliage? This list of shade perennials to plant with spring bulbs is perfect!
Christopher Bradley-Hole made a stir a few years ago with his Chelsea Flower Show garden, mainly consisting of different heights of boxwoods. Was it cold,
4 simple ways to arrange flowers and plants in your garden to get that beautiful layered look that you want... even if you're a beginner!
Tour beautiful gardens created by homeowners throughout the Midwest and get ideas for transforming your own yard.
If you want to jazz up your garden a little bit – a flower bed is always a great way to do it and we have selected the best flower bed ideas here.
Learn three tips to create a unique keyhole kitchen garden from Nicole Burke of Rooted Garden and Gardenary
Bananas really surprised me.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Explore KarlGercens.com GARDEN LECTURES' 190881 photos on Flickr!
Are you ready to build your own vegetable garden in your garden or backyard? These ideas will help you choose the one you need.
Here is a list of 15 of the best garden art ideas everything from DIYs to projects for kids and even some garden art from junk!
I just never, ever tire of dreaming up junk garden planters or vignettes. Here are some ideas I used in my 2014 junk gardens! Pansies ...
Add some whimsy to your garden with these DIY garden art ideas that will brighten up your flower beds, garden paths and landscape.
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
An Illinois master gardener shares her advice for taming a difficult landscape.
A nicely manicured lawn is nice, but wouldn't you rather enjoy a front yard rose garden? Here's how to get your own rose garden.
Not only to protect your teeth, you can also use mouthwash to protect your garden. Find out 7 amazing ways to use MOUTHWASH in the Garden!
These 29 gardening ideas for your yard are perfect for budgets. Try out flower beds, raised gardens, vegetable and fruits trees, and fairy gardens.
For the last 5-10 years gardening with raised beds has seemingly been the most popular method of backyard gardening. It has been purported to solve…
