Garden Ornaments… Make Them Personal
Garden ornaments and accessories appeal to the imagination and while they appear whimsical they are used with purpose. For example, they provide an opportunity to introduce a color note, to provide needed contrast and to help unify two very different... Read More...
Landscaping Problems - You Can Solve Them Happily
Landscaping Problems do not need to become a stumbling block to a beautiful landscape project… You can solve them easily with some of these ideas. The Privacy Landscape Fence A fence can solve the problem in the landscape by blotting out an unsightly... Read More...
4 Useful Words for a Landscape Design Education
Here Are 4 Words you must learn and understand for your landscape design to come alive. Form - Contrast - Rhythm - Texture Form One of the first things to consider in garden planning is form. Form refers to the shape of things, whether they be a tree,... Read More...
Your Landscape Plan - How Well Have You Looked at Your Home Landscaping?
There are two ways to look at the landscape of your home. The first is to see them clearly as they exist; the second is to visualize them as you would like them to be. The first view tells you where there are wet, dry, sunny or shady places; which existing... Read More...
Landscape Pools Stones Waterfalls and Placement
Do you every wonder why – one person’s landscape looks better than another? Their pool landscape and water features look sharper, cleaner, flowing and more natural. Yet they use the same materials you do! If you look closely the reason makes... Read More...
Thinking Of A Water Garden
No matter what kind of a water garden or water feature you’re thinking of adding to your home try to make it as natural looking as possible - like it’s been there for years. If the end result looks man-made or key elements are not in place... Read More...
Common Landscape Design Features
If you want to build an attractive landscape, but do not where to begin, there are plenty of common landscape design ideas and features available for you to gain inspiration. You can use the ideas yourself or add a little twist to make the landscape... Read More...
Planning A Home Vegetable Garden
When selecting a site for the your home vegetable garden, drop the idea that the garden must be the ugliest spot around the house. When thoughtfully planned, carefully planted and thoroughly cared for, a home vegetable garden may be made a beautiful,... Read More...
Must See…. Amazing Chinese Olympic Topiary Plants
Soon the world will set their eyes on the Summer Olympics in China. All over China thousands prepare for not only athletes but spectators alike. Asia carries on their long tradition for unique tranquil gardens along with a special approach bringing a... Read More...
Outdoor Planters and Window Boxes A Far Cry from the Old Days
Today’s planter boxes are a far cry from its predecessor. The earlier day contemporary of our modern “planters” was an unwieldy affair and usually in place only because it was in vogue at the time. These “planters”... Read More...
