Do you love the idea of having a garden but find that your yard falls far short of your Spring dreams? I used to plant a beautiful garden that turned into a weedy mess by the middle of Summer. You know how it is. Between the summer heat and vacation time away from home, the [...]
The hardest part about planning a garden is deciding where to begin. Looking out over the vast mound of overgrown shrubs, weeds and cracked concrete, it’s difficult to imagine your yard can be the garden paradise you’ve always dreamed of. It’s as though you’re beginning with a blank canvas, and someone hands you a shovel [...]
Upside-down Tomato PlantsGrowing Tomatoes Upside Down An unusual new way to grow tomatoes. There are many benefits of growing tomatoes upside down. One: Better air circulation and plants have almost no disease problems. Two: the tomatoes stay off the ground preventing rot. Three: No staking up the plants just hang the buckets. Four: Less pests [...]
Preparing for the Winter Months: Gardening in October When you feel that first solid bite in the breeze and you see the songbirds winging their way south, and the trees are bursting with fire-laden hues, you know you can’t be spending the weekend curled up by the fireplace with a good book. Not for long. [...]
The thought of attempting to keep your lawn and garden free from invasions of weeds without blasting them with noxious chemicals might be a lofty ideal, but probably conjures up visions of sore backs and aching knees. However, kneeling in the garden and snatching weeds by hand is not the only way to avoid using [...]
It doesn’t matter how big or small your front and back yards are, it’s possible to landscape them and make them beautiful. Often times, a small yard is more difficult to landscape than a big one, because every element has equal importance. If you have a house, then you probably have a front and back [...]
Having the right landscape equipment can save you time and energy. You need to determine your particular needs to see what kind of landscape equipment that you need for your yard. During the spring and summer, you can find landscape equipment in abundance. If you are interested in creating the perfect landscape for you and [...]
Lavender is an aromatic herb grown for centuries and appreciated for its fragrant, purplish blue flowers. These small, drought-tolerant shrubs take full sun to partial shade outdoors. They can take moderate water, but can also survive in low water gardens once established (usually after a year). The flowers bloom on long, square-shaped stalks and buds [...]
A very important part of the majority of landscape designs is the garden furniture that is to be used in the garden and lawn around the house. Outdoor Furniture included in a plan of landscaping is a way of creating special places in your garden, where the family and their guests can meet comfortably, relax [...]
Landscape Tapestries are a type of tapestries that depict nature and specially landscapes. Landscape Tapestries are traditional art forms that illustrate the artistic expressions of renowned artists on fabric. The designs are generally weaved on a weaving loom. The weft faced weaving is used to create a pattern or image by using natural cotton or [...]