Coastal garden design embraces natural textures, weathered finishes, a loose and relaxed style of planting and spots to pause and enjoy the ocean vistas stretching out before you. Although an ocean view can come with challenging conditions, it also presents an opportunity to grow plants that thrive in the salty, […]
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — International Japanese garden designer Shiro Nakane was 35 minutes into a search that would take him back about 300 million years. He was walking the broad moonscape of a huge Southern Indiana quarry near Sellersburg seeking just the right stones for careful placement in the new Japanese […]
Follow the old adage of “what goes together well in the kitchen, grows together well in the garden,” Vallin Kostovick says. For example, plants like lettuce and tomato grow well next to each other because as the tomatoes grow taller, they provide necessary shade for the lettuce. 3. A slender […]
Formal garden room at one of the private gardens featured on Saturday at the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days in Pasadena Our celebration of Earth Day continued into the weekend with a visits to four private gardens in Pasadena held open to guests for the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days. All the […]
Cassidy Moody/ Missouri Botanical Garden With the growth of industrialization, advances in science and technology, and the fascination with innovation and exotic destinations, the Victorian Age became a time of immense creativity and experimentation in the garden. “As public gardens became more prevalent both in England and the U.S., more […]
Another key concept in Zen gardens is the abundance of empty space – pristine and uncluttered – a reflection of how your mind should be when you’re meditating. In the West, we are uncomfortable with an empty space, just as we are with silence. We feel compelled to fill both. […]
Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Question: I watch a lot of home improvement reality shows and get a bunch of ideas for my house. How real are the projects on these shows? Answer: I am thrilled that you and countless other homeowners are inspired to start home […]
Civilizations around the world have been creating gardens for thousands of years. Since then, garden designs have continued to evolve, influenced by trends and changing priorities. To show how much garden designs have changed over the years, Household Quotes.co.uk identified 10 key eras in the evolution of garden design and […]
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Wednesday morning (April 6), members of the community came together to help the Shreveport Police Department plant its annual pinwheel garden. April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month.(KSLA) April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month.(KSLA) It’s all part of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, which aims […]
ESCANABA — As the days get longer and warmer temps turn our thoughts to planting, Wild Ones announces the release of nine professionally designed native garden plans free for the public to use. The designs are specific to different ecoregions of the country, including Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, […]
