Ornamental grasses are a simple method to accentuate, screen, or create a focal point in your landscape, while also adding year-round color and an elegant texture. Withstanding heat and drought well, the majority of them maintain their attractive appearance regardless…
When seen from a distance, it seems to be a well planned decorative garden that cascades down the side of a New Hampshire hill. Mounds of color bounce off one another, foxglove spires protrude up, towering bushes provide vertical highlights,…
In addition to giving your landscape a polished, polished appearance, adding edging has other practical benefits. Conventional landscaping edging materials, like steel, stone, or brick, keep grass out of your beds and stop plants from taking over your lawn. However,…
If you’ve never attempted landscape design before, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the variety of options available. Where should the plants go and which ones do you wish to include? Do walkways and bed lines need to be…
No Mow May is a movement that has gained popularity in the last several years, encouraging people to mow their lawns and meadows less often in order to benefit animals and cut down on water and fossil fuel emissions. At…
Over the last eighteen years, I have designed gardens for homeowners, and during that time I have seen the good, the poor, and the downright ugly. Often, it’s the same kind of little design mistakes that give a yard a…
Ideas for arranging potted plants soften hardscapes and provide liveliness that can be readily altered with the changing of the seasons as the plants develop and fade. Furthermore, they let you combine plants in a single container or garden bed…
Your garden aspirations shouldn’t be dashed by limits on water consumption or a lack of precipitation. Many lovely plants can survive in arid environments, and you may maximize the moisture you have by using xeriscaping methods. Use these drought-tolerant landscaping…
You may appreciate tiny plants up close in dish gardens and try out different imaginative arrangements that resemble deserts and woodland floors. Create your own little tabletop settings by drawing inspiration from these dish garden ideas. Cacti Dish Garden With…
Enjoy striking hues in a shadow garden—the area of your yard that receives the least amount of sunlight—by using these design recommendations. Combine shade-tolerant shrubs, perennials, and annuals to create a gorgeous retreat in every square inch of your yard.…