15 Best Plants for Beautiful Colorful Edging
Creating an edge to separate your garden from your lawn is a great way to design your outdoor space. Growing beautiful plants you like is one of the easiest ways
Creating an edge to separate your garden from your lawn is a great way to design your outdoor space. Growing beautiful plants you like is one of the easiest ways
Starting a garden can be a rewarding experience, especially for beginners who choose the right plants. Perennials are a great option because they come back year after year, reducing the
Why is it that the first warm day brings out homeowners with their pruning shears to snip here, snip there without much rhyme or reason? Pruning Tips to Remember As
The job of hillside landscaping is a problem with more homes built on sites which have major changes in elevation and steep slopes. Landscaping a hill as gardening trend is
If you’ve noticed a frilly, greenish-gray growth on your tree’s bark, it may have one of the many types of lichens. Many people blame this organism for a tree’s failing
If you come across the odd-looking Indian Pipe Fungus (Monotropa uniflora) during a stroll in the woods, you may ask—Is it safe? Rest assured, you have nothing to fear from
Did you know that the decorative shine of stainless steel gazing balls can spice up your lawn with both style AND an entirely renewable resource that helps your garden grow?
Question: Someone told me a dry well or french drain installation will help with drainage in our landscape. What is it, and can we build it ourselves? Hollie, Ohio Answer:
“Impulse Buying” is a part of modern merchandising from malls, grocery stores, online services, card shops, drug stores, and even in garden center nurseries. If you depend on “impulse” for
When autumn comes, you have lots of fall season gardening ideas and a hundred ways to improve your garden… its looks, its health, its prospects for next spring. Cool weather
You want to take care of your lawn, and take care of your pets. There are lots of weed killers on the market for keeping a garden and lawn weed
Adding berm landscaping to your garden design by building a berm or landscape mounds is an easy and attractive way to add interest to your yard, especially in flat areas. What is
When you have been in contact with poison ivy, oak, sumac or any plant containing the toxic, urushiol oil, you are sure to suffer the consequences. Typically, these consist of
What is Xeriscaping? The term comes from the Greek word “xeros”, which means dry, and “scape”, a view or scene. In 1978, some say early 1980’s, the term “Xeriscape landscaping”
A minimalist garden uses a limited number of design elements. It presents a simple and uncluttered elegant, relaxing appearance. It is an excellent gardening style for seniors or people who
Realize the Full Potential – Increased Property Value – Of A Properly Installed Landscape When you think of the word “Landscape” what comes to your mind? Flowers, trees, palms, shrubs,
Question: We need a more low maintenance garden! Currently we maintain and care for our yard. However, it continues to present a maintenance challenge… we seem to waste a lot
Here are two things you need to know about to understand railroad tie retaining walls. The first thing is railroad ties. Railroad ties are beams that were originally used to
If you have the room in your backyard, why not build a wooden garden bridge? A small footbridge is the perfect way to add a little something extra special to
Here’s the deal… Concrete cinder block planters are not the most attractive but it shows the blocks have many uses besides building concrete block walls in homes. Some creative gardeners and
A few weeks ago we shared a post on making garden spheres which many readers enjoyed. Here is a project at House of Hawthornes on: Garden Sphere Using Pennies ..and