Fall is one of the best times to up your curb appeal and create a welcoming yard and garden for all your family and friends. Updating your fall planters and containers for fall is easy,…
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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…
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…
How To Install Low Voltage Outdoor Lighting
One of the most effective ways to improve your curb appeal is to install low voltage outdoor lighting. Not only does it give your house a high end look on the outside, it also makes…
Privacy with Plants
Privacy is a big concern in our gardens. While we love our neighbors (ok, we hope to be lucky enough to love our neighbors), having that private space when you are outside is important to…
10 No Fail Drought Tolerant Perennials for Low Water Gardens
No matter where you live, being water wise is the smart way to garden. And if you live in drought stricken or prone areas, it’s a must. While I love a gorgeous hydrangea, and roses are…
How to Grow a Wildflower Garden
Most of us who garden have at one time or another dreamed of the charm and whimsy of a wildflower garden. Come on, admit it… you too have longed for a garden that seems to be…
Update Your Garden with Dark & Dramatic Plants
If you want to add a little drama and excitement to your garden, using plants and flowers with dark colors will always fit the bill. Not only do they add subtle but sophisticated pops of color,…
Desert Gardening – Our Trip to a Desert Nursery
Steve and I recently took a trip down to Palm Springs, California to check out the area that has recently been named the “Most Stylish City in America”. While much of this is attributed to…
Perfect Pond Plants
If you have garden pond or a water garden, choosing your plants is the best, and sometimes most intimidating part of the process! Adding plants gives your pond life, helps it blend into the rest…
Hardy Tropical Plants You Can Grow!
Tropical plants are an amazing statement to add to any garden, offering exotic design sense and wonderful texture and color. Ok, we love ’em ’cause we can pretend to be on a beach in Fiji,…
How to Plant Flower Beds That Are Fantastic!
We love good garden inspiration. And we love flowers. Put ’em together, and you have fantastic flower beds, ready to make you run to the nursery or pull out those catalogs! So salivate over these…
Easy to Grow : Delightful Daylilies
There aren’t very many plants that I will call fool proof, but the daylily comes pretty close. Tolerant of drought, tough soils, even partial shade, these beauties’ blooms last only one day. The good news…
