Transform your backyard into a magical sanctuary with these 25 witchy garden ideas. Whether you're a practicing witch or simply love the...
Transform your outdoor living space into a sanctuary of creativity and relaxation without straining your wallet. Our guide on inventive and affordable backyard design ideas offers a treasure trove of projects to revitalize your garden. From building a charming pallet deck to setting up a vibrant wildflower backdrop, we provide numerous suggestions for enhancing your outdoor area. Perfect for those who wish to entertain or carve out a personal retreat, these DIY backyard enhancements promise
Okay, be honest: is your patio the most boring part of your house? If the answer is yes, stop the madness! Your patio should be a fun, fabulous space to kic ...
The comfortable and elegant backyard will transform into a private sanctuary where relaxation, entertainment, and closeness to nature.
Okay, be honest: is your patio the most boring part of your house? If the answer is yes, stop the madness! Your patio should be a fun, fabulous space to kic ...
Explore imaginative split level backyard ideas that transform outdoor living spaces into stylish and functional multi-level retreats.
Have you ever felt the urge to grow your own fresh strawberries but felt held back by a lack of space? Ways to Grow a Vertical Strawberry Garden offer a smart
Adding a fire pit creates a stunning atmosphere in a setting. Here's a succesful project wherein a beautiful firepit was built right into a hillside. [DETAILS]
Okay, be honest: is your patio the most boring part of your house? If the answer is yes, stop the madness! Your patio should be a fun, fabulous space to kic ...
Okay, be honest: is your patio the most boring part of your house? If the answer is yes, stop the madness! Your patio should be a fun, fabulous space to kic ...
A fuss-free perennial garden plan doesn't have to be boring. Keep the color coming all season long with this easy-care design.
I have had the most amazing March so far. The month started off with a fantastic birthday (which included some unexpected hail and a day off of work). It continued with a couple of amazing wins by the Wolfpack and the payoff from a few months of hard work which was extremely rewarding. This weekend was kicked off with more late night basketball and housecleaning before the most awesome angry birds birthday party ever. After celebrating my baby girl's birthday we got to go to a late showing of the Hunger Games which I had been eagerly waiting months to see. It was awesome. For the birthday party Jonathan built Julianna a big slingshot which the kids used to shoot tennis balls across the front yard at pyramids of shoe boxes, angry birds style. It was perfect for six year olds. We also had the angry pig pinata that the kids had a blast beating. And of course there was plenty of sugar to eat. We were really worried about the weather because it seems like we always plan for an outdoor birthday party for Jules and then the weather does not cooperate despite her birthday being March 25th. Every year of her life it has been absolutely freezing on her birthay. This year there were tornado warnings and thunderstorms. Fortunately, it rained all morning, cleared and became sunny for the party, and rained and hailed in the evening after it was all over. It couldn't have been more perfect. God is good. I can't believe my girl is six. Furthermore, I can't believe I wore maternity capris to her six year birthday party. I think it's time to go clothes shopping; whaddya think? Anyway, fabulous weekend. Fabulous March. And Spring Break is coming soon! Life is good! Happy Sunday everyone! Pin It
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If you have an explosion of jalapeno peppers this year, here are several ways to use up as many of those jalapenos as possible.
Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the shop is in the best of hands with the best of staff. One bit I am focusing on constantly when adding plantings into the designs is my clear focus on foliage shape and color, the two most important elements to an interesting landscape, with impact. It is how to extend a colorful garden Gorgeous? YES! But.....what happens when those flowers are gone? Sure there may be some flowers to follow however it could have season long impact. In this case all green, smallish leaves = b-o-r-i-n-g Same here. It is easy to create a lovely garden in mid-summer, it is the remainder of the year that is important too Uniquely attractive, in a subtle way. Today however it is all about impact created with diverse foliage POW! YES! Virtually few perennials, massive interest with diversity of colored foliage and varying leaf shapes GROUND COVERS Lamium 'White Nancy', sparkles in the evening Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' with the added bonus of blue flowering spikes in Spring Lysimachia 'Aurea' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Miscanthus 'Zebra Grass' Festuca 'Elijah Blue; Miscanthus 'Purpurascens ' For shade, 'Hakonechloa 'All Gold' HERBS Purple Sage Purple Basil Variegated Thyme 'Lemon' ANNUALS Caladium 'Ansel Adams'........to die for! Caladium 'Gingerland' Coleus 'Watermelon' Helichrysium 'Icicles' Ornamental Cabbage FERNS Japanese Painted fern HOSTAS Hadspen Blue June 'Coast to Coast' 'Fire and Ice' PERENNIALS Heuchera's......In every imaginable color, well, almost Geranium 'Espresso' Brownish foliage with delicate pink flowers that blooms from late April to late September. I like to underplant it with the ground cover Lysimachia 'Aurea', shown above. This is a real POP, as this beauty can fade into the mulch. You do mulch don't you? Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Actea 'Black Negligee'. Tall with architectural foliage blooms in late Autumn with bottle brush spikes laced with the scent of vanilla Stachys 'Big Ears' VINES Hello Gorgeous! Clematis 'Stolwijk' Hardy Kiwi Vine Only the MALE has this coloration Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' SHRUBS Physocarpus 'Amber Jubilee' This is year round, not just Autumn! Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson' Sambucus 'Plumosa Aurea' Fothergilla 'Blue Mist' CONIFERS Again, not a flower in sight False Cypress 'Gold dwarf' Abies 'Silberlocke' TREES Pyrus 'Silver Frost' Cercis 'Forest Pansy' Yes, a burgundy leafed Redbud! White Birch Cornus 'Golden Shadows' And........that is just for starters! Now, how to combine these plants in your borders. This is where the leaf shape takes center stage. The best neighbors are opposites; thick leaf next to thin leaves More of the above Thick and thin Something else to note......if you have a bed that appears to be messy, the cause is often too many small leaves. Large leaves lend order. Imagine if the above tropical was not there, there would be no focal point and the Verbena would appear medowish Let's take a look at great examples of this conversation Hope you found some inspiration, I love this topic! Thank you for reading...... Debra
Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the s...
Okay, be honest: is your patio the most boring part of your house? If the answer is yes, stop the madness! Your patio should be a fun, fabulous space to kic ...
Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the shop is in the best of hands with the best of staff. One bit I am focusing on constantly when adding plantings into the designs is my clear focus on foliage shape and color, the two most important elements to an interesting landscape, with impact. It is how to extend a colorful garden Gorgeous? YES! But.....what happens when those flowers are gone? Sure there may be some flowers to follow however it could have season long impact. In this case all green, smallish leaves = b-o-r-i-n-g Same here. It is easy to create a lovely garden in mid-summer, it is the remainder of the year that is important too Uniquely attractive, in a subtle way. Today however it is all about impact created with diverse foliage POW! YES! Virtually few perennials, massive interest with diversity of colored foliage and varying leaf shapes GROUND COVERS Lamium 'White Nancy', sparkles in the evening Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' with the added bonus of blue flowering spikes in Spring Lysimachia 'Aurea' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Miscanthus 'Zebra Grass' Festuca 'Elijah Blue; Miscanthus 'Purpurascens ' For shade, 'Hakonechloa 'All Gold' HERBS Purple Sage Purple Basil Variegated Thyme 'Lemon' ANNUALS Caladium 'Ansel Adams'........to die for! Caladium 'Gingerland' Coleus 'Watermelon' Helichrysium 'Icicles' Ornamental Cabbage FERNS Japanese Painted fern HOSTAS Hadspen Blue June 'Coast to Coast' 'Fire and Ice' PERENNIALS Heuchera's......In every imaginable color, well, almost Geranium 'Espresso' Brownish foliage with delicate pink flowers that blooms from late April to late September. I like to underplant it with the ground cover Lysimachia 'Aurea', shown above. This is a real POP, as this beauty can fade into the mulch. You do mulch don't you? Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Actea 'Black Negligee'. Tall with architectural foliage blooms in late Autumn with bottle brush spikes laced with the scent of vanilla Stachys 'Big Ears' VINES Hello Gorgeous! Clematis 'Stolwijk' Hardy Kiwi Vine Only the MALE has this coloration Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' SHRUBS Physocarpus 'Amber Jubilee' This is year round, not just Autumn! Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson' Sambucus 'Plumosa Aurea' Fothergilla 'Blue Mist' CONIFERS Again, not a flower in sight False Cypress 'Gold dwarf' Abies 'Silberlocke' TREES Pyrus 'Silver Frost' Cercis 'Forest Pansy' Yes, a burgundy leafed Redbud! White Birch Cornus 'Golden Shadows' And........that is just for starters! Now, how to combine these plants in your borders. This is where the leaf shape takes center stage. The best neighbors are opposites; thick leaf next to thin leaves More of the above Thick and thin Something else to note......if you have a bed that appears to be messy, the cause is often too many small leaves. Large leaves lend order. Imagine if the above tropical was not there, there would be no focal point and the Verbena would appear medowish Let's take a look at great examples of this conversation Hope you found some inspiration, I love this topic! Thank you for reading...... Debra
Looking for a way to grow your garden without a lot of money? Learn how to start hydrangeas from cuttings, Propagating your plants will save you money.
To tackle side yard landscaping (or any area really), the first step is often levelling the ground and prepping the area for what will be going on top.
Here we have collected some Cool Ways to Use Cinder Blocks to get your inspiration. You can have a project ready to be enjoyed throughout the year.
Spring is almost here --- time to wake up from my hibernation and get these little cubs of mine outside! The warm sunshine never fails to make me want to spruce up our outdoor play spaces. We like to keep outdoor play, well, natural I suppose. So when I am planning outdoor play spaces for
Transform your backyard into a magical sanctuary with these 25 witchy garden ideas. Whether you're a practicing witch or simply love the...
There are plenty of reasons to get excited.
Here’s how to refresh your backyard with Overstock and Safavieh’s outdoor furniture, and make the most out of Overstock’s Memorial Day sale:
