Take your driveway from eyesore to asset | Garden Gate
Step onto something beautiful with this idea to widen your driveway and increase curb appeal.| Garden Gate
Step onto something beautiful with this idea to widen your driveway and increase curb appeal.| Garden Gate
Take a tour of this Washington state garden that weaves together color and texture to amplify the yard’s natural beauty!| Garden Gate
Dahlias make a late-summer garden spectacular. Be sure you’re buying the right dahlia for the right spot in your garden with our dahlia buying guide.| Garden Gate
Ever wondered what more you can do with simple things? We’re here to help you discover spilling plants you can grow in a wine glass. Wine glasses are known for their chic look and elegance. But their uses are not limited to the kitchen. With a bit of creativity, you can transform ordinary wine glasses […] The post 6 Spilling Plants You Can Grow in a Wine Glass appeared first on Balcony Garden Web.| Balcony Garden Web
Learn about some stunning sunflower and zinnia arrangement ideas to brighten your home and garden with eye-catching colors! Sunflowers and zinnias are a match made in garden heaven! The bold golden faces of sunflowers pair beautifully with the bright hues of zinnias. Read on to know some inspiring arrangement ideas you’ll love to try with […] The post 16 Sunflower and Zinnia Arrangement Ideas appeared first on Balcony Garden Web.| Balcony Garden Web
Old-fashioned flowers, a custom white picket fence, and colorful containers make this charming cottage garden a spot you never want to leave!| Garden Gate
Discover a stunning hydrangea foundation garden transformation with nonstop curb appeal. See the before and after, plus get a complete plant list!| Garden Gate
Take a fall tour with Lisa Graff of Lux Perennials Nursery through her Oregon garden, inspired by English design and filled with vibrant late-season blooms.| Garden Gate
Butterflies depend on specific host plants to feed their caterpillars. Learn which plants support which species and why they’re essential in the garden.| Garden Gate
Turn low-light spaces into showstopping garden features with the help of these shade garden ideas While sun-drenched gardens get a lot of attention, the shadier parts of your yard offer just as much potential for beauty and tranquility. With the right shade garden ideas, you can create a lush, serene space that feels like a... The post Shade Garden Ideas to Transform Low-Light Areas into Lush Retreats appeared first on Borst Landscape & Design.| Borst Landscape & Design
Garden design is more than just planting pretty flowers in the ground. The most stunning landscapes—those that feel balanced, inviting, and timeless—follow tried-and-true design ratios and principles. Whether you’re shaping a backyard retreat, planning a cottage garden, or laying out a new perennial border, these rules provide structure and flow. Let’s explore seven garden design ratios and principles every gardener should know. 1. The Golden Ratio – Balance That Pleases the Eye Ver...| The Celtic Farm
The picture above was taken in the early morning of Jan 3, 2021. I remember waking up well before dawn to a landscape whose every surface was transformed by mounds of snow. Giant snowflakes floated downward on the still air like feathers, and stuck to whatever surface they touched first. The quiet was disconcerting. My [...] The post Good Bones first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co..| Deborah Silver & Co.
Your Source for the Garden| The Celtic Farm
What’s most important to you and your small garden: planting? A place to sit? A place to dine? A place to sunbathe or play sport? No matter the size of… The post Small garden design: consider how you will use your outdoor space first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
It feels like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has finally found its feet again after having the rug pulled from under it by the pandemic. Gardens were big budget, the… The post 11 Things at Chelsea Flower Show 2023 first appeared on Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
The closest trip to nature is a walk to your outdoor space. Discover a few expert tips on how to design beautiful gardens, terraces, and balconies.| Archi-living.com
Is your hydrangea not blooming? This is a common issue, and the good news is that it’s usually fixable. One of our dear readers expressed frustration with her 4-5 year old hydrangea not blooming (from a comment left on our Planting Calendar), so we’re sharing some valuable insights and recommendations. Here are five things that| Farmers' Almanac – Plan Your Day. Grow Your Life.
Take a tour of Joyce Ludlow's garden to see how she turned a challenging yard into a stunning, low-maintenance space filled with easy-care, high-impact plants.| Garden Gate
Learn how to grow hollyhocks and fill your borders with their colorful spikes, a beloved favorite in cottage gardens.| Garden Gate
Plant hardy hibiscus to add drama to your garden with their impressive blooms and a touch of the tropics.| Garden Gate
Have a look at these hosta container ideas to create beautiful plant combinations for shaded spots in your garden.| Balcony Garden Web
"So much depends on the juxtaposition, and what I want the reader to think, wonder, predict or piece together at any one point."| Writers Review
THERE MAY BE no moment in the year when my friend Ken Druse and I are more grateful for the range of textures and colors of foliage we made room for in our gardens than| A Way To Garden
Supporting and trellising your tomatoes is essential—especially for indeterminate varieties, which can grow quite tall and heavy. Even determinate (bush) tomatoes benefit from some support to keep fruit off the ground and reduce disease. Here’s a breakdown of the most popular support methods, including pros and cons for each: Personally, I rarely prune our tomato plants. Generally, the summer... The post Tomato Support & Trellising Methods—Which is Best? appeared first on Boots & Ho...| Boots & Hooves Homestead
Discover how Speedwell (Veronica spp. and hybrids), a colorful and low-maintenance perennial, adds long-lasting color and structure to your garden borders.| Garden Gate
Let’s Eat It is with great pride that I can declare Room Three of The Palace Garden open. It has been a long time coming with plenty of distraction and a generous helping of procrastination standin…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Take a tour of this beautiful front garden in British Columbia, where simple design meets eye-catching plants to create stunning curb appeal.| Garden Gate
Grow your vegetables in a raised bed and compost at the same time with this efficient keyhole garden bed design.| Garden Gate
Whether you have a secluded pond or a shady backyard, you can find a hardy fern to add beauty to any spot in the garden.| Garden Gate
7 best vegetable garden layout ideas on soil, sun orientations, spacing, varieties, plans & design secrets to create productive & beautiful kitchen gardens.| A Piece Of Rainbow
Design a sensory garden that delights all five senses with fragrant plants, vibrant colors and unique textures.| Garden Gate
Conifers provide the garden with incredible form, color and texture in every season. Learn one expert’s secrets to designing with these evergreens.| Garden Gate
Layer hostas to create stunning garden designs with varied textures and colors, transforming shaded areas into vibrant retreats—discover these secrets to elevate your landscape. The post 10 Creative Ways to Use Hostas Landscaping in Your Garden appeared first on The Homespun Hydrangea.| The Homespun Hydrangea
Don’t struggle with dry shade or deer! This garden design will solve your shade garden woes.| Garden Gate
We talked to our friends at Pepper Harrow flower farm for tips on how to grow a cut flower garden. Find 10 great plants to start with here!| Garden Gate
In this post, I share how we are critter-proofing the new greenhouse with metal hardware cloth and laying a bed of pea gravel overtop. Stop on by to check out our post! #frenchethereal #greenhouse #diy #diyprojects #peagravel #gardendesign #gardens| French Ethereal
Ready to welcome spring in full bloom? Discover 13 gorgeous flowering trees that add vibrant color and charm to your garden, with tips on planting and growing each one.| The Garden Glove
Have you been curious about growing conifers in your garden? Meet 10 different types and see which ones will grow best in your garden!| Garden Gate
Rain gardens filter rainwater and beautify your yard, find out the basics of building one here!| Garden Gate
you may have heard of permaculture gardening, but what is it and how can you use its techniques in your own garden? We've got answers!| The Garden Glove
Learn four simple ways to incorporate earth-friendly practices of permaculture in your garden.| Garden Gate
If you’re looking for an affordable but gorgeous plan for your garden, this budget-friendly border shows off all summer and is easy to maintain year after year.| Garden Gate
Use ground cover plants to solve common garden challenges like shady spots, slopes and even tough-to-grow clay soil.| Garden Gate
Want a colorful garden that lasts through the seasons? These 10 long-blooming perennials will keep your garden looking colorful from spring to fall.| Garden Gate
Learn the design tips that transformed this neglected, overgrown slope into a welcoming shade garden and peaceful getaway.| Garden Gate
A veggie garden in the front yard? No problem! This attractive and productive vegetable garden is sure to up your curb appeal.| Garden Gate
Fall is a great time to give your landscaping and gardens some serious trimming and pruning. As we move closer to winter, you might feel the urge to trim back your plants to keep everything... Read more The post 11 Perennials You Shouldn’t Cut Back in Fall appeared first on Planet Natural.| Planet Natural
Hey there, fellow garden enthusiasts! Can I let you in on a little secret? I’m absolutely obsessed with garden art, and there’s something magical about garden spheres that just makes my heart happy. You know those fancy glass gazing balls from the Victorian era? Well, they’re stunning, but let’s be real – they cost a fortune and one wrong move with the lawn mower… yikes!... Read More The post DIY Garden Balls: Creative Ideas for Globes and Spheres appeared first on The Garden Glove.| The Garden Glove
Great produce isn’t limited to summer; some of the tastiest fall and winter veggies are ready to enjoy during the chilly months. Some popular winter plants are leafy greens that can handle tough conditions like... Read more The post 11 Hardy Vegetables Not Bothered By Cold appeared first on Planet Natural.| Planet Natural
SARA WEANER COOPER and her husband, Evan Cooper, bought their first home a couple of years ago, and before long, undertook transitioning the front lawn organically from mown grass into a meadow. In a recent| A Way To Garden
Mix annuals with late-blooming shrubs and perennials for colorful fall flower borders.| Garden Gate
Most of us are better with a few good friends around us, and our plants are exactly the same! Companion planting, where certain plants are grown together to enhance each other’s growth, deter pests, and improve overall garden health, is a centuries-old practice. In this guide to companion planting, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about this technique, and how you can use... Read More The post A Quick Guide to Companion Planting and Best Companion Plants for Home Gardens appear...| The Garden Glove
Looking for a hydrangea-filled flower border that will look great year-round? Try our four-season garden border plan. Includes a plant list and how-to tips!| Garden Gate
Hillside gardening is never easy. Learn this gardener's secrets to taming a steep slope and creating a canvas splashed with color and texture in every season.| Garden Gate
Yesterday, our garden coaching business, Butterfly Properties competed in my favorite Missoula event- Home ReSource's Spontaneous Constru...| montanawildlifegardener.blogspot.com
This September, my wife and I will each teach a class through the Missoula County Public Schools Lifelong Learning Center. We each taught classes last year; Marilyn taught a class on composting, and I taught one on native bees and building a native solitary nesting bee box. | Montana Wildlife Gardener
Marilyn and I have been garden coaches in Missoula since about 2009 (Butterfly Properties). Garden coaching is just what it sounds like: helping people identify garden goals and then helping them achieve those goals in a step-wise strategy.| Montana Wildlife Gardener
The coop is complete, and full of chickens.| Montana Wildlife Gardener
I have made a lot of progress on the garden project list,| Montana Wildlife Gardener
In general, our garden is our bird feeder- we planted native plants and created habitat to suit birds' primary food- insects. And it has worked well, though it is not your traditional "birder's garden". I feel like I have written this post before (and probably better), but it is a good reminder this time of the year. For several years I have had mixed feelings for bird feeders, and I have stopped using bird feeders through summer, spring and fall. I have stopped using seed feeders alt...| Montana Wildlife Gardener
Although it is getting late in the gardening year, I am making some progress now on some garden projects- primarily fencing related. | Montana Wildlife Gardener
These blue and white garden design ideas will provide lots of inspiration for updating your yard with this pretty flower garden color scheme.| From House To Home
Our 2022 Reader Garden Award winners team up to create horticultural artistry in their inviting backyard garden in Georgia.| Garden Gate
Meander through the paths of Bonnie Duma's beautiful — and dog-friendly! — garden filled with upcycled treasures.| Garden Gate
NOTE TO SELF: SWITCH OUT HAKONE GRASS. This has been such an unusual winter so far. We have had very little snow cover. Everything looks so brown and dreary. I need to do more to brighten up the winter landscape in front of my condominium when we have snow-starved winters. I already have dwarf Mt… The post Design Tip for Ornamental Grass appeared first on Perennially Yours.| Perennially Yours
Metasequoia g. ‘Soul Fire’ Dwarf Dawn Redwood. Love at first sight! My friend and very talented gardener, Marie, was giving me a tour of her stunning gardens when I stopped in my tracks. A majestic line of 3 brilliant golden Dawn Redwoods planted along the road captured my attention. I have always wanted Dawn Redwood but… The post Metasequoia Soul Fire and Amsonia String Theory appeared first on Perennially Yours.| Perennially Yours
Sponsored by The American Horticultural Society, Avant Gardens, Bluestone Perennials, Espoma Organic Fertilizers and Potting Soils , Great Garden Plants, Plant Delights Nursery, Plantskydd Organic Animal Repellents, Proven Winners I was delighted with the turnout for last month’s Perennial Plant Collector’s webinar. The feedback was terrific, plus folks loved that the lecture included sources for purchasing these unusual, hardworking plants. (Above photo of Karen… The post Re...| Perennially Yours
One of the simplest ways to build a raised bed is to use wood. You can easily custom-build a wood raised garden bed to suit your needs.| Garden Gate
Follow this gardener's journey to cultivate a neglected yard into a joyful (and award-winning!) urban garden retreat in Maryland.| Garden Gate
Creating a Blank Canvas I have been working hard on Room Three of The Palace Garden, although there isn’t much to show for it at this point. Just a patch of weed free earth. Having said that, ge…| SARAH THE GARDENER
When people hear that I spend my free time gardening and my work days writing about gardening, they assume I must have the perfect garden. This couldn’t be further from the truth; although I constantly| Blooming Backyard
Contributor: Joanna Beaufoy Location: Paris, France Description: ‘Temple d’amour’, a ‘Rousseau-ist rêverie’, ‘an ode to landscape art’… the small temple perched atop an artificial cliff in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris is worth the climb, so long as you are prepared for it for be closed once you get to the top. Indeed, … Continue reading "Temple de la Sibylle, Buttes Chaumont park, Paris (1866)"| European Romanticisms in Association
A group of plants I grow a lot in my own garden and in my clients' garden designs is the perennial Salvias. Salvias are part of the mint family, the Lamiaceae and you can see they're related both in the look of the leaves and also the shape of the flowers. It's the scent that| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
Tips for using native plant garden designs to create a garden that flourishes all year round while supporting local wildlife.| Growing Family
From the first pages of Tama Matsuoka Wong’s book 'Into the Weeds: How to Garden Like a Forager', the reader is swept up in a visionary way of gardening.| Gardenista
Learn how to start a kitchen garden even in a small space with these easy steps and ideas. Harvest fresh vegetables right outside your door!| The Garden Glove
28 Best DIY raised bed garden ideas: easy tutorials & designs to build raised beds or vegetable & flower garden box planters with inexpensive materials!| A Piece Of Rainbow
Break the mold of grass lawns! Explore front lawn grass alternatives for drought resistance, plant native grass, or swap to stones with this blog post.| The Garden Glove
Set your house apart with unique outdoor Christmas lights! We've got Christmas characters, spheres, starbursts, and more lights ideas for you| The Garden Glove
There are plenty of gorgeous drought tolerant perennial plants that waste our water resources. These are some of our favorites!| The Garden Glove
Maximize your space with edible landscaping and have never ending ingredients growing just outside your home. From fruit trees to herbs, there's something for any landscape design.| The Garden Glove
Learn how to make hanging flower baskets in your own garden with these tips and tricks! These are the five secrets the pros use!| The Garden Glove
Got a slope in your yard? You can add DIY garden stairs with these tutorials. Outdoor stairs and garden steps lead you through your garden!| The Garden Glove
If you pretty much hate your plain, boring concrete patio, it's time to take action. Check out these DIY concrete patio cover up ideas to give it some flair!| The Garden Glove
Add color to your shaded garden from early spring to fall with these beautiful perennial flowers for shade.| The Garden Glove
A comprehensive guide on how to plant spring bulbs and design a stunning spring bulb garden this fall- plan now for lots of spring blooms!| The Garden Glove
If you love container gardening, learn how to make fall planter wow in three easy steps! These fall planter ideas are something any gardener can do!| The Garden Glove
These DIY patio flooring ideas will transform your outdoor space on a budget! From painted concrete to pavers, there's something for everyone| The Garden Glove
A conversation with landscape designer and writer Dan Pearson.| Wonderground
Acclaimed Chilean landscape architect Teresa Moller chats with Georgina Reid.| Wonderground
Jac Semmler's practical guide to playing with colour, light, texture and flowers in the garden.| Wonderground
I’m bringing this post up to the top of the blog because I can’t believe it has been nearly three years since we made this change to our house! Hi you guys! I’m so excited to share these photos with you this week! We have been working on several projects around our house, because next...| Sanctuary Home Decor
