Perfect for driveways and containers growing Dwarf Ornamental Trees is one of the best ways to add an appeal to the architectural design of your home!
Find the best crabapple tree for your yard with colorful, long-lasting flowers, fruit, and fall foliage.
What Amazing Things You Can Do With One Thing In Our Home1000 egg cartons hanging ChandelierMake a WreathFrame a MirrorEither make roses.....Or Pretty DaffodilsPretty Wall Art amde with simple egg cartonsAdorable lightening Tree Decor :)
Plant a lilac hedge for garden privacy and beauty! Growing lilacs in a hedge creates a living wall that is both beautiful and purposeful.
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Sassafras is an easy-going North American tree with pretty spring flowers and large, interesting leaves that turn beautiful colors in the fall.
Tall perennials add vertical interest and height to your borders and flower beds—and return year after year. Flowers that grow on tall stalks add a level to your borders, for example. Their varied colors, eclectic foliage
Narrow trees are a must if you have a tight space for gardening. Try one of these slender, unique trees that will pack a punch in any small yard.
Do you want to add some low-growing plants with beautiful blooms to your garden? Choose some from the Different Types of Portulaca Varieties.
You can count on these cold-hardy perennials to take a polar vortex or two in stride and come back strong in the spring.
This painting of three yellow birds and flowers is atypical of Maud Lewis’s larger body of work, but it reflects the type of composition she preferred for the interior decoration of her house.
To create a beautiful privacy screen or yard separator, try planting one of these flowering hedge plants that will beautify your yard.
Looking for inexpensive DIY wedding decor ideas you can make from Dollar Tree? Dollar store wedding decorations are the way to go for the bride on a budget.
www.davidrironsjrphotography.com I hope you are not getting tired of Mount Rainier shots? I have so many from the numerous trips I made this past August, that I want to share them. This year was fantastic for wildflowers with so many flowering at the same time! This was shot on that morning where the mountain was covered in fog and a list mist had been falling. All of the flowers were covered in dew drops, and there just seemed to be a sense of peace while walking the trails above Paradise. This is three exposures merged and tonemapped in Photomatix. I did a little "Dodge and Burn" in Photoshop as well as added a slight vignette in Lightroom. Thank you for your views, comments and faves! I appreciate them. Please do not use my images on blogs or websites without my permission. All images are available for license or sale. Thank you.
Spirea is loved for its multi-season beauty, with flowering shrubs available in different sizes and shapes. Learn about 9 different types for your garden.
Make beautiful bubble painting Hydrangea flowers! Fun DIY dish soap paint recipe. Great kids art activity & easy beginner watercolor ideas!
Narrow trees are a must if you have a tight space for gardening. Try one of these slender, unique trees that will pack a punch in any small yard.
You can count on these cold-hardy perennials to take a polar vortex or two in stride and come back strong in the spring.
Is a mimosa tree a beautiful addition to the backyard or is it an invasive weed? Ask a group of gardeners this question and you’ll quickly see that there are two very different trains of thought on the subject.
Back when I had just finished up with our school's Advent crafting festival, I mentioned that I would do a little how-to post on the transparency silhouettes that were such a hit there. I've since discovered that directions for these can be found in the popular Waldorf calendar of celebrations book All Year Round and it's likely that instructions appear elsewhere online as well. I'll go ahead and offer up how I put them together anyhow (because, you know, I already started). Also, if you're looking for some images for inspiration, you can check out a collection I've gathered from crafty folks the world over on my Pinterest page. To make these sweet seasonal and story-telling pieces of window art you'll need card stock, a pencil, tissue in various colors, small scissors or a craft knife, a glue stick, a steady hand and a lot of patience. The product is lovely and the principles are simple but the cutting of the image can be quite fiddly and time consuming. (Let it not be said I gave no warning.) Drawing the desired scene directly onto the wrong side of the card stock is the easiest way to begin. One can harvest images from favorite picture books or, of course, simply forge them directly from one's own imagination. I have a hard time free-handing drawings, so I borrow those I like by pasting them onto a Pages document on my computer and then tracing the image onto a piece of paper. Unfortunately, the heavier card stock desired for the finished product is thicker than can be easily seen through in this way so I've traced like this, cut out a pattern and then re-traced the pattern onto heavy card stock. (This is extremely time consuming and I only did it because I needed patterns for others to use at the crafting gathering anyway. I wouldn't necessarily recommend doing all that cutting twice!) So... Working on the back side of the heavy paper, draw the chosen silhouette remembering to leave at least a 1" margin around the perimeter and to attach all figures to some edge. (Note that silhouette figures not attached to an edge could be directly glued onto the tissue backing in later steps as seen in some of the collected inspiring examples.) With a craft or exacto knife or small scissors (I prefer the latter), cut the design from the paper and trim the outside edges as desired. (Remember to leave that 1" exterior frame to have something to attach your tissue to!) (If you'd prefer to create a free standing display that can be placed in front of a candle or other light source, leave 3-4" of the card stock on each side of the image. This excess can to be folded (on the dotted line) to a 70° - 90° angle to help the piece stand on its own instead of being taped or propped against a window.) When the cutting is complete, prepare a piece of the lightest color tissue (in this case the lightest blue) to be placed over the entire back side of the image. Cover the back side of the frame (and perhaps some of the larger figures) with glue stick or craft glue and gently press on that first layer of tissue. Continue adding progressively darker tissue colors and variously shaped highlights and layers as desired to make the color effects you choose. (Layering from lightest to darkest seems to work best.) The subsequent layers can be kept to the edges or be carefully glued directly onto the first layer of tissue. Even one color of tissue layered many times can create an interesting effect. Combining colors as seen through light is an art of its own I think. Once complete, turn the silhouette right side up and display it in a brightly lit window or in front of a protected candle. If the tissue outline can be seen because of strong back light (as shown above) or if your finished product is too floppy, the whole project can be "cleaned-up" and reinforced by adding an additional card stock frame piece on top of the tissue on the back side. I can see us producing a library of these to have for each season or even creating scenes to gift to our friends with images from their favorite stories.
Flowering shrubs and bushes add color and beauty to your landscape and attract pollinators and birds. Here are long-blooming perennial shrubs for a colorful 4-season garden.
Narrow trees are a must if you have a tight space for gardening. Try one of these slender, unique trees that will pack a punch in any small yard.
Drought and frost hardy plants can completely change your garden and inform what you choose to plant, as Nicholas Scott proves here.
If you're looking to fill up your garden with some beautiful plants and flowers, these 10 plants that grow under trees will be absolutely perfect! Especially if you have a garden full of trees, adding some filler flowers underneath can really take your yard from drab to fab in a short amount of time! 10 Plants That Grow Under Trees for a Fabulous Garden Shade Loving Shrubs #1. Azaleas & Rhodonedrons Azaleas and rhododendrons are the perfect under-tree plants because they love the shade. Growing best in USDA zones 6-9, these shade loving shrubs look amazing but they do need
Stock flowers, or Matthiola incana, are known for their fragrant, spicy scent. These annual flowers come in a range of colors and are usually grown from seed. They require temperatures below 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) to...
Most varieties are very easy to grow and are not particular about soil quality or soil pH. Many can be grown from seed, either started ...
Whether they're flowering, evergreen, or deciduous, these beautiful weeping trees are standouts in the landscape. Meet 14 stunning selections
Plant these fast-growing trees and enjoy the beauty—and privacy—of a lush living fence in just a few years.
Pruning weigelas helps keep them looking healthy and beautiful. But it can be a little confusing when trying to figure out how and when to trim weigela shrubs. This article can help with that.
A tree-lined driveway is a wonderful way to call attention to the entryway to your property. It says so much about what lies ahead. There’s an actual term for this landscape design – an allée. An allée is any path that is lined with trees of the same species. Its beauty lies in that the […]
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Learn just how easy Hellebore care is with these tips on planting, fertilizing, and pruning Lenten Rose (as well as some great varieties)
Tibouchina urvilleana (Purple Glory tree) small shrub from Brazil, easily reaches 10 feet, its bright purple blooms attract butterflies. Patio Perfect [MORE]
