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The colors of spring emerge with the first sweet sounds of song birds to fill our winter weary souls; bringing hope, new beginnings and inspiration. - Jennifer Rizzo Spring is in the air... Flowers are getting ready to show there beauty... I can remember as a little girl, I just couldn't wait for spring. I literally drove my mother insane on wanting to help with the planting of every flower she had purchased. She would patiently work with me and teach me different techniques. I just wanted to be the first one done planting. I was always racing to the finish line. I mean, didn't you always want to be the worlds fastest planter? Well in my mind, it made the job a little bit more exciting thinking there was a prize at the end of this long dirty work. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. We had this long, long drive way and my mom had beds that ran down one whole side. She had been out there all day weeding, digging, and refreshing soil for her loads of flowers to go in it. It seriously felt like it took her all day to do it. I can remember standing there appreciating her beautiful hard work. Then an idea popped in my little 8 yr old mind. It was brilliant!! I went hard to work and started to create my masterpiece. But in the midst of my creating, I heard "Laurie Alison!" and if you ever hear her say that, I knew I was fixing to be in a heap of trouble. Oh and I was! She rounded the corner like a bull on steroids trapped in luxurious china cabinet ( you got the mental picture, well it was way worst ) and I knew I might be taking my last breathe on this soil or I better run faster then her. See I had went and clipped every head off all 100 or more bedding plants she just planted and was making custom floral halos for all the neighborhood dogs. They were the talk of the neighborhood that day and I was so proud, even though I couldn't sit for a week. I believe that's where my first design job began. I hope every Saturday you can join me for " Secrets of the Garden". I'll be sharing beautiful landscapes, planting containers, patios and much more....

one of the pictures on web was of an Old Woman's Garden path with fabulous garden stones. Where can we buy these?

Mixed herbaceous border containing Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton', Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland', Nepeta, Buddleia and clipped Box balls, Town Place, late June.

I think I struck a cord with my last post highlighting a small suburban shade garden. Obviously gardeners are hungry for planting suggestions for shade. In this…

Countryhaver: Få inspiration af overdådig engelsk havekunst

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I would like a garden like this.

Københavnerparret skiftede lejligheden ved Christianshavns Kanal ud med afslappet landlig træhusidyl i Nordsjælland.

HGTV.com showcases vines for arches and pergolas, including clematis, trumpet vine, climbing roses, hops, honeysuckle and wisteria.

Check out these wonderful garden path ideas for inspiration, which range from stepping stones and bricks to decking and gravel alternatives.

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Castle garden in Dornburg, Thuringia.

Klematis og klatreroser skal matches – du vil elske disse planters naturlige parløb.

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Outdoor herb gardens are my favorite type of garden. There is something really satisfying about plants that do it all - they are pretty, fragrant, tasty and even medicinal! Here are some creative outdoor herb gardens and herb garden planter projects to make you an herb convert!

Det er nu, at det markerer sig, alt det vi i foråret planlagde at så og plante. Nu står det her som et flot manifest og fylder enormt med sine farver, former og dufte. Det taler stærkt til sanserne og kan give sindet et løft. Bare sidde midt i det hele og betragte haven - omgivet af alle de mange krydderurter, der dufter og kan spises. Stauder og sommerblomster står og stråler i al deres farvepragt, men det er trods alt de mange grønne farvenuancer, der præger de fleste områder i haven, hvor de danner den fredfyldte ramme om sommerens haveliv. Sådanne billeder af fra uretehaven og staudebedet virker vel ikke særlig struktureret. Men jeg synes ikke at man kan frakende dem en naturlighed der netop minder om naturens måde at gebærde sig på. Jeg plejer at kalde det for havens "poetiske rod" og kan godt lide at salathovederne ikke står på en lang lige række. Og selv om vi har lånt elementer fra de gamle renæssance- og barokhaver, har vi valgt at placere planterne asymmetrisk og ikke i den stive symmetriske stil. Ved et kig ind i de skyggefulde skovbundsbede vil man kunne konstatere, at al jorden er dækket af forskellige blade fra Hosta, bregner og andet. Inger i færd med at rense en af de aller sidste rhododendron og det sker udelukkende af æstetiske grunde. Den franske filosof ser mere og mere betænkelig ud efterhånden som han er ved at drukne i plantevækst. Rosmarinpil, Salix "rosmarinifolia" egner sig til at blive klippet, hvorved den bliver ret tæt og kompakt. Sten og planter langs sydgavlen. Zebrasiv, Scirpus tatem "Zebrinus" står let og yndefuld i sin vandbeholder og svejer for vinden. Også en klippet pil som jeg desværre ikke kan huske navnet på. Klippede og uklippede planter i skøn forening. Stier fører rundt til havens frodighed. Den smukke stenurt vokser ud over stenene og er jo tydelig i familie med Sct. Hansurt. Hver dag går turen rundt og rundt på gangene. Og lige nu fingerbøl, Digitalis purpurea. Russisk mandstro, Eryngium planum er dekorativ, opadstræbende og kan sende tankerne hen i retning af gotisk arkitektur. Jeg glæder mig hver dag i denne tid over midterrabatten i vores indkørsel. Inspirationen kom fra de tørre områder, som vi oplevede på rejser til Middelhavslandene. Jeg håber at jeg mange år endnu skal have glæde af at klippe planter i form og ad den vej lege med havens arkitektur. Rosens navn er Heidelberg. Den lille fine elfenbensklokke er begyndt at blomstre. - det samme er morgenfruerne. På ærtetræet hænger nu de små frøstande, "ærterne". Jeg kan godt lide en sådan "kuglesamling" af buksbom, der giver bedet noget pompøst, der skaber ro. Og igen lidt mere stramt - en vertikal og horisontal bevægelse. Langs stierne bløder plantevæksten stenkanten lidt op. Kransliljen, Martagon "Claude Shride" er nu fuldt udsprunget. Rosa, "New Dawn" på huses sydgavl er nu i fuld flor. Vi brugte en del år på at slæbe sten med hjem i haven og det har i ordets egentlige betydning vist sig at være en varig glæde. Der går nok ikke en dag uden at jeg glæder mig over det samspil, der opstår mellem sten og planter. Og her flere sten sammen med andre virkemidler. Haven er et sted, der rummer drømme og nye ideer vil komme til. Det handler om kontinuitet og på den måde vil haven leve videre år efter år.

Hortensia er en af de mest elskede stauder, og den breder sine dejlige blomster ud over altaner og haver i hele Danmark.

Tough growing conditions haven't held this duo back from creating a gorgeous garden on a sloped acre.

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My design is very simple. I like to repeat some flowers in the border, but I also like to use a random planting scheme that gives a naturalistic face for it. I like very much to use annuals, biennials, and tender perennials with the perennials and self-seeding plants.

Vi har adskillige planter i haven, som vi udelukkende har for bladenes skyld - at vi så oven i opnår en blomstring på visse af dem, er kun en ekstra kvalitet. Men vi holder egentlig meget af den fredfyldte grønne have, hvor planterne står tæt, og hvor vi forsøger på at opnå en harmoni mellem planternes meget forskellige karakterer. Når jeg taler om planternes blade, tænker jeg også på græsserne og nåletræernes nåle, der også er rigt præsenteret i vores have. Kuglestrukturen i den kvadratiske krukke er skabt af en småbladet Hebe, og er tænkt som kontrast til de lidt vildsomme omgivelser. Vi holder af at spille på kontrasterne mellem de forskellige blades størrelser og form. Hen over dagen sørger den `vandrende skygge`for et varierende lys. I vores haves mangfoldighed vil mange bladplanter knytte sig til klippede strukturer. Skjoldblads store blade markerer sig bag den klippede buksbom, hvor hasselurtens små skindende blade danner bund i forgrunden. Vi planter tæt og tilstræber, at al jorden dækkes. Dels synes vi, at det ser mere naturligt ud, og dels er det godt for jordens mikroorganismer, samtidig opnår man at jordens næringsstoffer optages af planternes mange rødder og ikke siver ned til grundvandet, og forurener. Man kan henfalde i et enkelt blads skønhed og glæde sig over naturens mønsterrigdom og formverden. Spændende er det at spille på sammensætningen af de mange blades forskelligheder og skabe en levende skovbund. Det er spændende at klippe planterne og opnå en struktur med en `nyttig´ funktion. Den pilebladede pære, Pyrus salicifolia, har vi udelukkende på grund af dens smukke grågrønne blade. Helt nede i havens bund begynder der med smalbladet timian og kattefod, der breder sig ud mellem stenene. Vi stammer op, så der bliver plads til stor- og småbladede planter i bunden. Rødkålens blade er dekorative og fortjener en fremtrædende plads. Samspillet af stor- og småbladede planter kan skabe variation og stor frodighed. Bispehue, Epimedium trives bedst i halvskygge. Husfred stortrives i halvskygge. Rude, Ruta graveolens blev tidligere anvendt som medicinsk plante, i dag er den mest interessant på grund af de fine blade. Almindelig figen, Figus carica har store dekorative blade. I efteråret antager mange af planternes blade en festlig farvemæssig finale. Rimfrosten sætter sit præg på haven, men er ikke uden en hvis poesi. Ret hurtig herefter lægger sneen sin beskyttende dyne over haven, og trykker stauderne ned. Nu er det de klippede strukturer der markerer sig. Med foråret dukker de fine, spæde blade frem af jorden og breder sig hurtig ud over jorden, der dækkes, og en ny sommer tager sin begyndelse.

If it’s classic romance you’re after, it certainly isn’t hard to find in a secret garden tucked away on the property of an 18th century Irish Manor. And, in case that doesn’t immediately send you off to daydream land, imagine this: dilapidated stone, cozy cottages, a blooming greenhouse, and foraged florals. Now, ready to see...

Le jardin de curé, très utilisé au Moyen-âge, réunit les végétaux utiles à la consommation et décoratifs. Découvrez comment s’en inspirer facilement.

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The bathroom is the oft-overlooked room you should be channeling your home decor energy toward. Here, XX photos of spa bathrooms that will inspire you to give your bathroom a welcome upgrade.

Dear Miss Cote de Texas, We recently purchased our home in a wonderful community. I love our home and I love our neighborhood. Our home sits on a zero-lot line, so our neighbor's home sits right along the side of ours. The problem: The view from every window on the South side of my home, is of an awful brick wall, roof and sidewalk. This is what I see from my formal dining room, and it continues as you walk up the stairs and in my teenage daughter's bedroom. I have racked my brain and just can't come up with any ideas that would allow me to hide the view, yet still allow for all of the natural light that these windows bring into the home. I have tried closing the blinds and the entire house goes dark. Please, please, please Miss Cote de Texas, HELP! THE DINING ROOM: The dining room – love the chairs and the tile floors. Pretty console with mirror and crystal chandelier. The view outside the dining room window – it overlooks the space between her house and the neighbor’s house. And further, to the right is the issue of the a/c units. The view outside the stairs shows the neighbor’s house. And looking down at the a/c units. Close up view of the issue from the stairs. THE SOLUTION: First I must say that I too have this same problem at my house. Our lot is only 50x100 – while our house is 40’ wide – so, we have 5’ on each side until the fence – and then another 5’ from the fence until the neighbor’s house. On the west side of our house – we have no windows downstairs, so it’s not a problem there. But on the east side, we have windows in the dining room and kitchen that look out over the fence – a mere 5’ away. We struggled with this issue too – how to make such a small space attractive? And, also, because the neighbors are so close – our house on the east side tends to be dark. I think you are approaching the problem from the inside – but it should be approached from the outside. If you make the view more attractive – why would you have to hide it behind shades that darken the house? The most obvious answer to your problem is landscape. You can’t control the light coming into your house but you can control the view. There’s no reason why you can’t landscape that area and make it attractive to look at. In my dining room, there is a French door that overlooks the side fence. Luckily, the house beyond it is plain taupe stucco, so it kind of blends into the sky. It’s hard to see the house in this picture, but trust me – it’s there. Hi Micki! And looking out the French doors, we have some landscaping against the fence, along with a decorative element, a statue. The other window in the house that overlooks our neighbors on the bottom floor is in the kitchen – you can see the house more clearly here. Here’s what it looks like on the east side of the house – we have just 5’ of space. First, we put in a bed in front of both windows. Then we added gravel with large flagstones over it. Originally we only had the vines on the fence, but we added the beds a few years later. We used to have flowers, but now they are just box. Ben bought me that statue for my birthday one year. And looking the other direction. It’s not the best of landscaping jobs and probably should be redone, but from the house, it looks good enough and does the job of diverting the eye from the fence and the neighbor’s house. As you can see, your eye really doesn’t focus on the fence, but on the statue and the bed instead. The vine adds height that helps screen the house even more. Addressing your air conditioning units. Again, we have this same exact issue. Our units used to be small and hidden at the end our porch behind a trellis fence. But a few years ago, Ben bought two new A/C units and they are HUGE! I almost fainted when I saw how much space the new units took up in my tiny courtyard. All you could see were two HUGE A/C units. So, we installed a larger piece of trellis fence and planted a vine over it. Today you can’t even see the units at all. Here are the units – hidden behind the vine which climbs over the trellis fence. Now you can’t see the metal a/c units at all. You can use this idea to hide yours too. Just be sure to make the trellis high enough that it covers the view from the staircase. Another idea for the stair hall window – use a lighter shade that lets in more sun than the dark ones you are now using. These are from Hunter Douglas. And here – another light shade that lets the sun in more. As for your other situation – outside the dining room window – here are some ideas I found: It looks like you have a combination of surfaces out there with the fence and the brick. You already have the gravel to start with. I looked for some other ideas you might try to make the view more interesting: Plant fig ivy on the brick wall, then in front – plant a line of small, ornamental trees. See how pretty the trunk of these pear trees are? It looks like you have enough room to even put some furniture there – to create an outdoor room. Donna Brown of The Gray Door. You could build a pergola from your house – reaching almost to the brick wall. This would leave space for a bed where you could plant vines and box. You could put a tall fountain in the space with ivy behind it – like what Pam Pierce did in her courtyard. This brick wall is left plain – and the plants are moveable in vases, as is the fountain. This way if you move – you can take your “landscaping” with you. Instead of a fountain – think about a tall pedestal with an urn on top filled with flowers. Add box beds and a climbing vine behind it. Pam Pierce. Instead of gravel, add no-mow mondo grass with flags on top. Or do a wide bed filled with all kinds of flowers and plants to add color. Flags over gravel – and a fountain that sits more in the middle of the space. Vines on the wall and ornamental trees in beds of box. Try a bench against the wall with a iron grill above it – acting like a painting over a sofa. Try planting just a row of trees like crape myrtle – with ferns in between the trunks. This is a pretty look – with flags and light and dark green plants for contrast. Here, in the before picture - you can see how close these houses are. And after, with hydrangeas planted, how pretty and lush it is now. A curved fountain in front of a wall of fig ivy. A bench with a brick path and all green plants. Instead of just green, bring color outside. Create an interesting pattern by planting an espaliered tree. Most important – don’t forget lighting outside. Even if you just add fairy lights around a small tree – outdoor lighting is most important. Otherwise, your view out the dining room will become a black hole at night! This area has just two lights – but they really brighten it up. I hope this gives you enough ideas to create interest outside your windows!! DECORATION SUGGESTIONS: I have a few suggestions for your dining room – first, the shades. I would raise the shades to just under the rod – this way you would eliminate the “dead space” between the rod and the window. Right now – it’s just white and it really sticks out. If you raise the shades, you would have a more clean line and wouldn’t have that jarring white space. Here you can see in my family room – the shades are brought up to the curtain rod to cover the “dead space” between the rod and the windows. There’s no jarring strip of wall showing – instead, it’s just one clean line. Next, I would move the armoire to a wall instead of it being in the corner. It is really distracting the way it is now, plus it hides the curtains. If there isn’t another wall, then consider moving it to another room. And last – I would get an area rug. Right now all the tones in the room are similar – the chairs, the floor, the table, the curtains. There isn’t any contrast. I would consider getting a rug with some color or white in it, or maybe a bold stripe to add some pop to the room. From Pottery Barn – you could paint the walls a soft aqua. A textured rug in two colors – Pottery Barn From Restoration Hardware. From Layla Grace – a Dash and Albert stripe. I hope this answers all your questions and then some!! If you have a question for Dear Miss Cote de Texas, please submit it to [email protected] Be sure to let me know if you need an answer right away, that way I can answer you in email instead of having you wait until it is published here.