What are Ornamental Trees? These trees are usually small with special features like interesting bark, showy flowers, or eye-catching foliage. An ornamental also has a pleasing shape and fits easily into modern yards. This may seem like a tall order … [Read more...] about 3 Tips For Landscaping Successfully With Ornamental Trees
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All Season Garden Color with Bold Foliage Effects, Masterful Contrasts
Be Bold with Color Foliage color is a fine way to introduce variation in all seasons; so consider the addition of variegated foliage, purple tinted leaves, golden and some of the other types of leaf or needle color. Flowers, combined for bold … [Read more...] about All Season Garden Color with Bold Foliage Effects, Masterful Contrasts
More for me than you, Garden Planning
I haven't surfed garden blogs in forever, it seems. But today was different and I garnered some great ideas that I hope to put to work for me this year. We'll see. It all depends on both how diligent I am and how much traveling I need to do. (Since I … [Read more...] about More for me than you, Garden Planning
What Makes a Low Maintenance Garden?
It is increasingly the Holy Grail of garden designs: making a landscape low maintenance. For many reasons, reducing the work load of our outdoor spaces has become a priority. We are busy with many activities We are aging Viewing flowers … [Read more...] about What Makes a Low Maintenance Garden?
How To Plant Dutch Bulbs For Fabulous Spring Flowers
Start Spring With A Big Pop of Color Apeldoorn Tulips | Though the usual sequence is to plant the bulbs in the fall for bloom in the spring, some growers cheat the system by chilling those sold for spring bloom. This is necessary for Southern … [Read more...] about How To Plant Dutch Bulbs For Fabulous Spring Flowers
Garden Furniture Brightens Up Outdoor Living
Garden furniture I wouldn't be without What Can't You Live Without? Favorite Garden Accessories Garden Benches Chairs Firepits and Fire Bowls Playhouses Bird Baths, Feeders, Houses Swings and swingsets Picnic tables and … [Read more...] about Garden Furniture Brightens Up Outdoor Living
Visit An Arboretum And Save Dollars On Your Landscape
What if you could see which shrubs and trees grow well in your landscape? Or learn of plants mature sizes without waiting for years? An Arboretum can show and tell. What Is An Arboretum? An Arboretum is a place where trees are grown, but not only … [Read more...] about Visit An Arboretum And Save Dollars On Your Landscape
Cottage Garden Revival
Cottage Garden Revival Cottage gardens as we know them today are a direct product of late Edwardian writers, although the style itself is much older. Old Fashioned In The Nineteenth Century During the time of Queen Victoria there was an … [Read more...] about Cottage Garden Revival
Low, Low Maintenance Spring Bulb Garden, Nothing Easier
Americans, especially Generation X, don't want to be bothered with lots of gardening chores. Why would flowering bulbs appeal to people who want an easy, low maintenance garden? Find out. Your Home's Style And Type of Garden Brightened With … [Read more...] about Low, Low Maintenance Spring Bulb Garden, Nothing Easier
Fire Pit Conversations
Nights Are Cool, But The Conversation Creates Warmth We embarked on a venture to improve our family interactions and it eventually led to creating a firepit conversation area this summer. It was a quick project and has already proven to add a cozy … [Read more...] about Fire Pit Conversations
