Lewisia is a delightful flower for early spring that has delightful daisy-shaped flowers in a wide mix of colors. These blooms are often striped with contrasting colors, giving them extra appeal and interest. The plant is perfect for growing in container gardens on sunny patios, decks, and balconies The cheery flowers, in shades of gold, peach, pink, orange, and white, contrast beautifully against the plants' dark green foliage. Relatively low plants, lewisia are perfect for bowl-shaped containers and small pots where you can enjoy the colorful flowers up close.
If you want to make your garden more interesting, water wise and low maintenance, look no further than gravel. Here's exactly how to garden with gravel.
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Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
Garden design principles, tips and tricks to create a home landscape oozing with personality - even if you're not a designer.
30 Easy gardening tips and ideas to plant and care for hostas. How to care for hosta plants, perfect for front yard landscaping.
Are you as excited as I am about summer approaching and having more time to spend in the garden? If...
April is one of my favorite months of the year. It is the month when gardens come alive. This is our first April at Patina Farm, and I wanted to share our gardens with you. Let's take a walk around Patina Farm... Our front pedestrian gate is shaded by this...
From rural cottage to grand estate, country gardens should be tailored to the house and landscape they occupy. Clare Foster talks to three garden designers about the elements that give a garden that all-important sense of place and we've included loads of inspiration to help you design your English country garden to perfection
Plans for my backyard kitchen garden, along with all my inspiration for the prettiest vegetable and herb gardens around the web.
Feast your eyes on the English countryside, gorgeous gardens, and beautiful blooms.
I have to admit, I’m a little bit giddy about our garden this year. You see, this is the romantic English garden I dreamed of three years ago, when we moved into this house. And trust me when I tell you, it seemed like a BIG dream considering where we started. It’s actually not...
Everything from intricate tables to rustic watering cans can be arranged to add decoration and style to you favourite home garden.
Who's with me on converting ordinary backyard into a romantic garden of your dreams? In this post I'm sharing my favorite backyard garden design and ideas that are just too beautiful to pass on. A
Discover unexpected, unique bridal shower ideas that will elevate any party. From centerpieces to snacks, these ideas will draw some major inspiration.
How to turn plants into a living ornament. - by Graham Ross
Metal landscape edging is the little black dress of a garden: elegant, strong yet understated, tailored and timeless. A long-time design secret of professional landscapers, metal has edged its way into the amateur home garden to offer a clean-cut and practical solution to keep plants and materials in place.
Create a beautiful yard with these creative landscape ideas with big impact.
Great artists steal – and so do great gardeners. Recreate these stunning features from famous gardens in your own
Celosia’s unique flowers will make you look twice! Learn about the 3 different types of celosia flowers and how to use them to add flair to your garden.
Visitors to Babylonstoren, the opulently restored Cape Dutch farm and hotel 45 minutes from Cape Town, are encouraged to pick fruits and vegetables directl
How do you design a garden for two artists who have a highly attuned sense of the visual? When I met photographer Maria Robledo and artist Holton Rower, ab
About three weeks ago (though I was still a little behind then), I started seeds in the greenhouse. I first started growing my own cut flowers last summer and with the take-off of the zinnias, I fell in love. Last year I successfully grew zinnias, dahlias, cosmos, and foxglove. This year I decided to grow some different flowers and I already am seeing sprouts!
Panting roses in a mixed border is one of the easiest ways of enjoying roses in your garden. Combine shrub roses, other shrubs, perennials and annuals to create a tapestry of different colours and textures - find inspiration in our image gallery and tips and tricks for planning a rose border.
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. The underlying message is to make the best out
4 simple ways to arrange flowers and plants in your garden to get that beautiful layered look that you want... even if you're a beginner!
Take your home’s entry garden from ho-hum to head-turning with this plan full of long-blooming drought-tolerant plants!
These rock garden ideas and design inspiration suit a range of spaces—including hard-to-landscape spots. Get ideas for a rock garden in any yard.
The design team devised three modern barn structures that enable the homeowners to rest and recharge.
Japanese gardens are miniature worlds of abstract shapes–rocks, gravel, and cloud pruning–that represent the larger landscape of nature. 10 ideas to steal:
Create a soft, romantic feel in your yard with these garden design ideas and plans.
Cottage style gardens are wildly popular today and tend to be lower maintenance than their formal counterparts. See how easy it is to add cottage style.
Create a sunny, low-maintenance backyard oasis with one of our garden plans you can download for free. We have 15 beautiful options to choose from.
Choose one of these garden edging ideas to make a statement or pick something subtle and quaint. You can choose a garden edging perfectly suited to you.
Whether you use it to fill a yard or define a garden path, you'll love this low-maintenance look.
I have to admit, I’m a little bit giddy about our garden this year. You see, this is the romantic English garden I dreamed of three years ago, when we moved into this house. And trust me when I tell you, it seemed like a BIG dream considering where we started. It’s actually not...
