Garden Design Articles
For many of us fall is great season to decorate before freezing weather and celebrate the holidays as temperatures cool off. For those of us in non-freeze zones fall is a good time to do your winter planting to help keep things looking fresh in your fabulous fall gardens for the winter!
Reduce water usage in your yard and create an environmentally friendly landscape with these drought-tolerant garden ideas
Looking for ideas for your garden beds? Whether you have just a few square feet to work with or the whole side of your house, you'll find great ideas for planting colorful borders in this article.
One of the most versatile and easy-to-grow perennials, hostas offer nearly endless hosta garden ideas and design possibilities in the landscape
If you are anything like me, the dream is to have a gorgeous garden regardless of the time of year, a true garden for year-round color. Having a garden that is always colorful will take time, persistence, patience, and planning. Just like any other garden, a garden that is always in color will need updating and care as time goes on to support garden color all seasons. Here are twelve items to consider when planning an ever-colorful, year-round garden color.
There’s nothing worse than walking into the garden to find that deer have devoured your favorite plants. Short of installing a nine-foot-tall fence and repeatedly applying repellants, there are few sure cures for the problem. But, planting deer-resistant perennials they don’t prefer to eat will help.
There is a unique sense of pride that comes from decorating your home with homegrown floral arrangements harvested directly from your backyard. Success starts with a strategic cutting garden layout that prioritizes high-yield stems and easy access for frequent snipping. By focusing on the best flowers for bouquets—those with sturdy stems and long vase lives—you can ensure a steady supply of color indoors. Whether you are just starting a cut flower garden or looking for better techniques for harvesting fresh flowers, these five tips will help you cultivate a space that is as productive as it is beautiful.
“Why isn’t my plant showing any signs of life when everything else in my yard is?” you start to wonder. “Is it dead?”
Every year it’s the same… the snow melts and the rose bush in your garden that has been lying dormant all winter springs to life with the hope and promise of summer. You gently lie your soaker hose under it, and comment how lovely it is looking this year. It flirts with the unfurling of tender, green leaves, and soon colorful little buds are sprouting. You give it a sidelong glance…you think this time it will be different.
Garden designer Rochelle Greayer weighs the two options for her driveway edge.
