24th September 2009
Planting a wildflower meadow garden is a project that appeals to a lot of folks simply because they look good and require very little maintenance. Also, a wide assortment of flowers, grasses and plants can be grown together without any rigid specific desi...
16th September 2009
Most lawns are far from being an environmentally responsible element of a landscape. Their constant demand of water, dependence on chemical fertilizers, and need for insecticides and herbicides, makes them more of an environmental casualty than anything e...
15th September 2009
Every landscaping project has different considerations according to the needs and wants of the owner. Decorating for Christmas and other holidays is a big deal to a lot of folks and so planning electrical access specifically for it into their landscaping ...
12th August 2009
A garden, even a small one, can accent and add beauty to a home. If you've avoided creating a garden because you think that you don't have the space, you may want to rethink it. You can make a nice little garden in an unused corner or even an area as smal...
02nd August 2009
Although it seems almost impossible to contemplate before spring has so much as pushed a daffodil through the soil, cooking food and eating it in the open air are two very pleasurable aspects of summer. The question is, does your landscape plan take these...
04th July 2009
Are roses the most admired of all plants? It is difficult to know how to prove it, but just looking around seems to suggest it's true. Most gardens have at least one or two roses. Among the reasons for their popularity is the great variety in form and hab...
28th June 2009
Deserts are defined not by heat, but by aridity. Most deserts have less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, and this is the natural situation in significant parts of the south-west of the United States. Climate change may be expected to extend the area sub...
28th June 2009
The word "espalier" is both a verb and a noun. It means to create a wall of fruit. That is done by creating a framework to support the limbs of the fruiting plant. The structure can be free-standing, in the middle of a lawn or garden plot; or it can be er...
16th June 2009
Wherever you live, and whatever the weather conditions in your area, your garden will have its own special climate – its microclimate – brought about by a number of factors working together. The factors include the orientation of your site, its protec...
16th June 2009
Despite the best efforts of landscape planners, sometimes parts of a garden are used for purposes for which they were not originally designed. If you notice tracks or worn patches on a lawn, or, worse, across a flowerbed, it is a sure sign that a hard sur...
12th June 2009
Most gardens have an area that is best hidden from public view - perhaps it's the place where you have your useful, but possibly unattractive, compost heap. Or it might be other utilities, such as a recycling bin or a clothesline, which you would prefer t...
18th May 2009
Birds can create some annoyance in the garden by scratching up seeds or pecking ripening fruit but most gardeners consider their feathered friends a desirable part of the gardenscape. If you want to create a bird-friendly zone in your garden, you can comb...
13th May 2009
By definition, the main element in a courtyard is that it is an enclosed space. The degree of enclosure will vary, but in a small courtyard we can expect it to be quite marked. How can we choose plantings that help to dispel any tendency to claustrophobia...
01st May 2009
If you live in the city and are fortunate enough to have access to a balcony or a flat portion of roof, you have the potential to create a thing of rare beauty - a "garden in the sky". These areas present a unique challenge to the landscape designer, beca...
21st April 2009
The four qualities of form, texture, tone and color interact, allowing us to see and enjoy the world around us. It is not really possible to separate one from the other, so looking at how to select color - something your landscape contractor will have had...
