How to grow amazing hostas. The few simple requirements for growing breathtaking hostas to fill in space in your shade garden.
Today, I’ll show you how to make just about anything you can imagine with hypertufa using inexpensive materials you can buy from your closest home center. I’ll also show you all of the many ways you can use this versatile material to achieve various different textures and finishes without much effort. What is Hypertufa? Tufa is […]
An indoor water garden method that can be compact enough to brighten any corner. It's a beautiful, yet simple offshoot of aquascaping done in a glass dish.
I have always wanted some kind of water garden in my backyard, maybe with a pretty little fountain and some fish and lilies. I have actually tried to do this, but never with any success.
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Don't let water use restrictions or a lack of rain put a damper on your garden dreams. Create a gorgeous, water-saving yard with these drought-tolerant landscaping ideas.
Klaus and Anne Schindhelm share their expansive apartment 'backyard' in Sydney with spectacular water views!
Want a lush garden? Join the club, who doesn't! You can have a lush feel to your garden space if you follow a few guidelines, show a little bit of patience, and take care of your plants needs the right way. Here's how to make a lush secret garden that is all yours!
cYou don’t have to have a lily pond to grow water plants. With just sun, a little outdoor space and a container, you’ll be right in the swim of things.
Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire, where Arabella Lennox-Boyd indulges her passion for growing rare plants in contrasting terraces and borders around a lake
There's so many more water garden ideas than just a bubbling fountain. Take a look at these creative spots and you'll be enchanted and inspired.
Struggling with standing water in your yard? Here’s a list of the best plants by zones that absorb water. In this post, you will find water-loving trees, shrubs and plants.
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Grass alternatives can save you time and money while protecting the planet. Find out why you might want to consider some of these alternatives to a traditional grass lawn. How much time have you spent
Here are some unusual plants for the middle to back of a New Vintage border. Just add them for their originality and fun. They are not very common and yet they are all reasonably robust so we can use them very effectively for variety and interest. Nectaroscordum are deciduous bulbous perennials with linear, garlic-scented leaves
Orchid leaves should be upright, stiff and bright green. If your orchid’s leaves are leathery and limp there is a watering problem.
Here's a little inspiration to transform your outdoor space (or even just get started gardening).
This low-water garden plan will keep your plants vibrant all throughout the hot, humid summer.
Gardening with Wildfires and drought is challening. Climate change can affect gardening and homesteading a lot. Gardening with wildfires has become normal
Your plants need essential nutrients in their diet to grow healthy and fight off harmful …
The poolman hard at work in the famous, much-depicted water lily pond at Monet's garden, Giverny, France. The famous footbridge is in the background.
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These low-lift plants provide stable attractions year after year!
When I go to speak to a potential client about a pond, i usually take a moment to look around and look for viewing angles. In other words, where will people be…
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These pretty water garden plants thrive in or beside ponds. Most of these water-loving plants produce colorful flowers or interesting foliage.
Prettiest grassless backyards that portray their charm by using pretty and lush plants. No need to plant grass for a beautiful yard!
A small yard change can make a big difference. These before-and-after yard makeovers prove that you don't necessarily need a huge budget to make a major impact in your yard.
Even late in the season, beauty is possible in clay soils. Discover tough plants that are clay busters and how to improve the soil.
A guided tour of this timeless place, which has just reopened its doors to the public. This guided tour will provide a welcome change of scenery, located only 1 hour outside of Paris.
Here's a little inspiration to transform your outdoor space (or even just get started gardening).
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It’s a rare Saturday blog post! I figured I owed you a little something with my sporadic posting over the past few weeks. The garden is finally coming alive, and although there isn’t a lot of things flowering just yet, it is a lovely combination of greens and almost everything is still looking fresh and […]
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These Japanese garden designs are relaxing and serene. Try our Japanese garden ideas for a peaceful ambiance in your backyard.
Reviving the overgrown 24-acre garden of a house that had lain empty for three years was a challenge, but thanks to the vision of garden designer Chris Moss, North Rode Manor’s thickets of bamboo and alder have been replaced with shaped evergreens and elegant water features.
Want a lush garden? Join the club, who doesn't! You can have a lush feel to your garden space if you follow a few guidelines, show a little bit of patience, and take care of your plants needs the right way. Here's how to make a lush secret garden that is all yours!
The authors of Planting in a Post-Wild World make the case for breaking with horticultural tradition to create sustainable landscapes that are no less beautiful
Of all the old rectories and vicarages in the Cotswolds, the one with the garden by Dan Pearson is the standout. There is still scope for proper tea on the
If You Love The Rose From Your Bouquet, Propagate It! This does not take great skill! You can root these from a bouquet you've received from the florist!
Inspired by the fleeting color effects of light and atmosphere, Claude Monet preferred to work in nature, directly in front of his subject. He made his garden into his studio.
Designed by Matthew Cunningham, this garden is an ode to Maine: colorful and tough, with perennials that stand up to all kinds of weather and varmints.