If you’ve been thinking about starting a water feature project in the garden this season, have you thought about adding the sights and sounds of an outdoor waterfall to your yard? Garden waterfalls are great…
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Grow a Cactus Garden – Featuring Our Moorten Botanical Garden Visit
If you never thought you would want to grow a cactus garden, or want to have cactus plants in your yard, then let us change your mind! (And if you already love them, join the…
Fall Porch Decor & Outdoor Decorating Ideas
There is something about decorating your garden and porch for fall. It’s a welcoming feeling, and it’s full of warmth of the season to come. I love sharing that slower season with all my friends…
Fall Lawn Care Tricks for a Killer Lawn in Spring!
Most people don’t realize that to have a really great lawn, the secret isn’t in piling on extra fertilizer and watering as soon as the snow melts in spring. The secret to a great lawn…
DIY Fall Front Door Decorations
I think one of the most important places to decorate for the fall just might be your front door. After all, it’s where you greet anyone who visits your home, but it’s also a way…
Showy Shade Garden Ideas
When I first started gardening, I felt like all I wanted to do was plant bright, happy flowers. Shade gardens seemed a little too sleepy to me. With a little more garden experience, (we won’t…
Perennials For Shade That Bloom All Summer
When the garden catalogs come out and the nurseries start stocking plants, gardeners start thinking about how to get the most bloom for their buck. That can be a really tough job when you have…
Easy & Amazing Modern DIY Living Plant Wall
So what do you do when your budget is limited, your backyard is small and boring, and you long for that cool “Dwell” high end vibe? You do this. Best. Project. Ever. This DIY modern…
Alternatives to Grass : Front Yard Landscaping Ideas
We all love a gorgeous lawn, right? But there are plenty of reasons to use alternatives to grass when planning your front yard landscaping. There isn’t a single landscaping “plant” that uses more water resources…
Garden Edging: Landscape Edging Ideas with Recycled Materials
One of the most overlooked elements of garden design for the average DIY gardener is garden edging. It can be laborious to install, expensive, and lets face it…just plain boring. Landscape edging can create a…
One Day Backyard Ideas & DIY Projects
Most of us are really busy, and if we end up spending several weekends in a row having to work on backyard ideas & projects, they tend to not get finished. I like simple, and…
Relax… Have a Cocktail, with These DIY Outdoor Bar Ideas!
With summer festivities and holidays rushing toward us, there is no better time to stop and think about how you want to enjoy your outdoor space this season. Me? I love Steve’s margaritas… or a…
How to Build a Fabulous DIY Floating Deck
Decks don’t always have to be attached to the house to give you an effective place to gather and entertain. In fact, floating decks, or decks that are set away from a structure, are a…
