These Front Yard River Rock Landscaping Ideas will add intricate features to your lawn, giving it a distinct makeover!

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Adding rocks is an easy, low-maintenance way to spruce up your home's curb appeal. Not sure where to start? Here are 10 front yard landscaping ideas with rocks to inspire you.

20 Long Narrow Backyard Landscaping Ideas My oldest son, Keith, and his family recently purchased a new home. They are super busy renovating the inside with hopes of moving in next month but they haven’t even begun to think about … Continue Reading →

An island bed is a unique idea that brings color, various textures, and heights into the landscape

20 Long Narrow Backyard Landscaping Ideas My oldest son, Keith, and his family recently purchased a new home. They are super busy renovating the inside with hopes of moving in next month but they haven’t even begun to think about … Continue Reading →

To create a peaceful and meditative space right in your garden, check out these 36 small zen-inspired landscaping ideas that will help you achieve a sense of

I have been transforming the east side of our front yard from grass-edged by flower gardens to what I have been calling a Secret Garden. The grass hasn't been d…

As fond as I am of ferns for shady spots in a perennial garden, there are plenty of tropical species too handsome to pass up. I have a client whose pair of Australian tree ferns flank her front door every summer; they have spent the winter in the greenhouse for the past six years. On a smaller scale, Victorian parlor ferns and Boston ferns prosper

All gardens are helped with structure to break up spaces and provide privacy and shelter. A pergola standing over a bluestone patio creates an instant outdoor room. A series of trellises can divide one half of the yard from the other and be the perfect climbing structure for a vine or clematis.

Garden borders add an important landscape touch. Find 37 practical, affordable and good looking landscape garden edging ideas to compliment your lawn and landscaping to give your flower bed borders mo

If you are looking for ideas on how to work on tree stumps and enhance your garden’s aesthetic value, this post gives a rundown of certain designs that you can consider.

Tempo de férias, Tempo de verão, Tempo de relaxar e deixar tudo calmo e neutro no olhar... Mas, espera aí! Como podemos deixar tudo calmo e neutro!!! Nosso verão, já pede colorido em tudo, nas decorações, no vestuário e até nos pratos "decorados" pelos grandes chefes de cozinha! AHAHAHAHAHA! Sim, mas tem muita gente, que adora uma cor pastel, um tom bem neutro, nenhuma informação e assim vai. Então, o post são para estas pessoas. Mas, pode continuar aqui, talvez voce goste também. Nas composições de tecidos que faço para meus projetos, os tons neutros são fáceis de achar, mas te garanto que sempre dou jeito de colocar alguma cor a mais, no caso acima só um pouco de amarelo... Os neutros sempre partem das cores: beges e cinzas. Lembrando que os beges, chegam bem próximos dos amarelos. Fachadas brancas, são as mais encontradas, e quando as guarnições de portas e janelas recebem outra cor, o requinte fica perfeito. Que delícia de lugar! Adoraria estar exatamente aí agora... O tecido mais comum e bem indicado para uso sem dó, podendo sujar a vontade é a Sarja. Um tecido bem barato, fácil de lavar. Bom sem palavras para classificar este espaço!!! Que graça, repare que a tolha da mesa vai até o chão, sem frescura e preocupação... Tem que ser assim,quando recebemos em nossa casa. E se voce quiser uma toalha grande, mande fazer com a BEL minha costureira, seu contato está aqui no blog. Agora é com voce! Escolha o sua cor neutra. Através das cores abaixo, ciente que são referências americanas, voce poderá encontrar aqui no Brasil, nas melhores lojas de tintas. E em cada cor/tom escolhido, faça um teste na parede que voce quer usar, normalmente a cor no catálogo não fica igual na parede. Os neutros também, sempre puxam para beges ou cinzas.

Onto part two of my landscaping intervention! Um… you can see why it needed an intervention. My hostas are doing awesome, actually, but you would never notice because the weeds were stealing all the focus. This is an area I don’t see everyday, or even every week. I have to make a special effort to […]

Known for its spreading habit and attractive evergreen foliage, Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae (Wood Spurge) is a perennial that forms colonies of shiny, deep green, leathery leaves.

Create an impactful outdoor space with these small yard and garden landscaping ideas.

Inspiration Photos Found On Pinterest Guys, did you know that what I have been referring to as a “boulevard garden” is much more commonly known as a “HELLSTRIP”? Cause I had no idea, until I started googling around looking for inspiration for my much more mild mannered “boulevard garden”. I realize now that “hellstrip” is a very fitting name (plus it sounds pretty badass), it describes that little patch between the sidewalk in the street where nothing grows. Here in snowy Minnesota our hellstrips takes a beating, not only is it compacted with snow, but also pummeled with salt too. My hellstrip has seen better days. I planted it 4 years ago. One day I was out weeding and the next thing you know I was digging up the front boulevard. I’m am so sad to say that I think a lot of the perennial plants I had “growing” out there didn’t make it through the winter. I need to come up with a plan and make this area rule, I’m determined. Last year I started weeding the other side of the hellstrip, which until then had remained grass, er ah, weeds, er ah, a hot mess. Weeding quickly turned into digging it up, removing all the weeds and roots, and then reseeding with special boulevard grass seed. Guess what? It’s spring now, and there is no grass growing. I’ve been learning a lot on the internetz about these tricky gardens, there is hope for me. I’m not settled on a plan of attack just yet. I think adding new top soil, mulch (to retain water) and boulders to elevate the gardens will help with my soil problems. I also think that I need to stick with a select group of plants. Here are some that I got my eye on: ▽ Succulents ▽ Hen & Chicks (am I saying that right, or is it Chicks & Hens?) ▽ Salvia ▽ Iris (I hear bulbs do great in these gardens) ▽ Hostas (A select hearty group for the shadier spots) ▽ Low Ornamental Grasses This list may just be the ticket. I really want plants that aren’t too tall, I’m not a fan of the overgrown (aka natural) look. I want it to be tailored, well organized and tidy. I want it to be the total babe of hellstrips. Do you have a hellstrip, do you call it a hellstrip?? […]

If asked to recommend one Spring flowering garden plant, I would answer with Candytuft, a pretty evergreen perennial! Here's why!

Sometimes people change… Even bloggers. Yes, I know, it’s hard to believe, huh? Several years ago, I wrote a post all about how much I loved living in a small house. And it was true– I loved our little farmhouse with all its quirks. We had one toddler and a small baby and it fit […]

Interested in renovating your garden? Nothing is more stunning than these dry river bed landscaping ideas that you can implement in your yard.

Create a beautiful yard with these creative landscape ideas with big impact.