A look back at our past week and what has inspired us.
Tips and ideas for high-yield, raised bed vegetable gardening. Raised beds improve drainage, use space more efficiently and increase crop yields.
My dad is a Master Gardener and sometimes gets invited to special events around the Portland Metro area. Last week Naiya and I joined him and my mother on a tour of Laurel Hedge in Estacada. I like to post about places like this to highlight things to do in our local area (this private garden is open for viewing on Saturdays from 10-5) but also, there were so many interesting gardening ideas here that I thought all you folks far, far away might enjoy a virtual tour for your own outdoor inspiration. Ten years ago this two acre property was a Christmas tree farm with nothing on it but rolling hills of rows of trees and an old farmhouse. In just a decade two guys (with no one else's assistance) turned the property into the sometimes quirky, ever so creative, gorgeous garden seen here. These guys are also landscape designers. It seems this garden (which surrounds the updated farmhouse where they now live) is more a hobby and labor of love than anything else. They use a lot of found objects to create fun and magical spaces. I think the glass doohickies on top of the rebar are antique utility pole insulators. In several places there is interesting use of pressed metal scrap. This sweet little "cottage" is a working outhouse complete with chandelier and running water. Remembering that just two people converted all this land, a pond this size is quite impressive. There are cool unorthodox elements like this up-cycled door archway throughout the garden. I like the stacking of stones. The large galvanized tub is one of many water features spread throughout the grounds. And, of course, I had to get a shot of my lovely girl enjoying it all. She's something of a outdoor tour aficionado with all the garden and farm visits we do throughout the year.
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Here are 36 different ways to recycle scrap metal into cool furniture and other items. Many times certain pieces or parts of machinery, cars, tools,
From ideas for edging walkways to landscaping around pool decks, these stunning landscape ideas are sure to inspire new visions for front yards and backyards.
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Houston Wedding & Events Planner Piper & Muse share one of their beautiful garden weddings.
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Lurie Garden, Millennium Park's 'secret garden', combines naturalistic plantings and ecologically sensitive maintenance practices to create an urban oasis for city dwellers and wildlife alike.
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Discover 18 flower bulbs to plant this fall that are easy to grow, tough, drought tolerant and offer brilliant spring blooms. Includes heirloom varieties that merge beauty with scrappy functionality.
A glad for people who would normally never grow them, 'Atom' is about half the size of regular varieties, growing to at most 3 feet tall.
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I have been showing you bits and pieces of this wedding for some time now. Recently got these precious jewels of imagery back from Jose Villa. Again, this one is being submitted for publication so I can just give you a glimpse of what we did. Lots of other pretty details to come later. I just discovered my new-found crush on amaryllis. So often I dismiss them as a holiday flower. But they are so wildy beautiful. Everything about this wedding was intoxicatingly pretty. Is that a word? Oh what the heck - you know what I mean. The Bridesmaids' posies of Apricot Nectar and ranunculas. Her bouquet....a ruffly twist of charles austin roses with some very unique hebe and coral passion vine finishing it off. Vivid bouts. The reception. Oh la la ths place is booootiful! Images by Jose Villa Flowers by Flowerwild Venue Beaulieu Gardens Coordinated by Brandy Cabral of Bliss Event Productions Lighting by Got Light Linens by La Tavola
Wildflowers and timber set the tone for today's Italian park wedding between a star-crossed couple that met during a music festival in Venice over a dozen
Looking for DIY inspo? Check out this wedding set in the mountain of Mexico for all kinds of personalized details and decor ideas.
