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
Isn’t it amazing how physical perspective can change a garden? Below are four views of the same section of the garden we built on Coos Bay.
Three brilliant ways to ensure greener grass on your side of the fence.
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!
Backyard garden - Fi Beautiful
First, What is a companion plant? Plant society members often think of their ‘pet’ plants as the stars of any border: flowering perennials, shrubs, trees and climbing plants that are gu…
Zwiebelblumen in Töpfen unter Zierkirsche (Tulipa ‚Apricot Beauty‘, Muscari, Hyacinthus)
A successful vegetable garden starts with having proper watering techniques. Learn about the mistakes to avoid when watering your vegetable garden.
What a cute and cleaver idea! Clear around the planting area, for productive growth of the beans. Greate hideaway for kids in the yard, leave the grass in the center.
Explore our gallery of beautiful alliums
Looking for shade plants that can make your not-so-sunny garden look great? These are some of the best!
Although these vertical gardening ideas look amazing, they're simple to create!
Source: rareandbeautifultreasures.com via Erin on Pinterest When we were working on the renovation for the house, I spent inordinate amounts of time on Houzz.com. I would save any picture that I liked for any reason and then go back through all of them and see what they had in common. It was a great way […]
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Horesetails, great to create a wall effect in the garden
A great planting partnership
Plumbago is one of the stars of the summer garden. A perennial down South, an annual up North, this easy to grow flower is always a winner in the garden!
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.
Spring is in the air! If you are itching for an outdoor project that you can enjoy for years to come, think window boxes! You can purchase a wide variety of window boxes at home stores or o…
Hydroponic Microgreens Year Round Indoor Garden : Always wanted to grow fresh microgreens indoors. It would be nice to enjoy fresh microgreens even during the colder months. Initially, was growing using soil later wanted to try out the hydroponic method of growing. This method is a very simple, com…
It's one thing to create a garden that looks beautiful when you see it at ground level, but Franchesca Watson, a landscape designer in South Africa, has ta
How to cultivate allium the ball-like flower – great ideas for your garden Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, such as onions, garlic,…
Oxalic acid is so high in rhubarb leaves that they are poisonous. But that doesn't mean you can't use them. Here are 7 great ways to use rhubarb leaves!
Taking a closer look at the fabulous sets from the Baz Luhrmann film "The Great Gatsby," including Nick's charming rose-covered cottage.
Learn just how easy Hellebore care is with these tips on planting, fertilizing, and pruning Lenten Rose (as well as some great varieties)
Native grasses are a fantastic option for those tricky spots in the garden. They are tough, thrive in a wide range of conditions and need very little maintenance. Native grasses can be used as specimen plants and are very effective when mass planted along a pathway, driveway or fence or as a backdrop providing consistent colour and interesting
These green clippings are rich in nutrients and offer a range of benefits, from improving soil health to conserving moisture.
A great planting combination
Hvordan skaber man en frodig have i de skyggefulde områder? Se her, hvor smuk skyggen er – med bl.a. hostaeer, bregner og andre 'mør...
Let’s take a stroll through some of our favorite country gardens over the years and see what makes them so inviting and carefree!
Today I am sharing some of my favorite container gardening inspiration from my “Fresh Air” Pinterest board along with tips on how to get the look with a little…
