PUMPKIN TOPIARY: A QUICK HARVEST GARDEN PROJECT
I love this harvest time of year—I feel a sense of relief after the hot summer months, and I’m reinvigorated to create some cozy autumn vignettes in the garden. My…
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Fabulous Fall Plantings for Winter Interest
If you’ve been gardening for a while, you know that fall is the perfect time to get those trees, shrubs and flowering perennials in the ground. But while flowers are…
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Fall Decorating in the Garden
It’s hard to drive around town right now without seeing piles of pumpkins, gourds and other signs of fall harvest. Grocery stores, farmers’ markets and even church parking lots are…
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IT’S BULB-PLANTING TIME!
Did you see any gardens last spring that had gorgeous flowering bulbs? You know, tulips and daffodils? These are spring-flowering bulb, and, what might seem counter-intuitive, they’re planted in the…
Read MoreMonogrammed Pumpkin
Autumn is upon us (finally), and along with the changing leaves, comes the harvest. One of the staple crops of the fall season is pumpkins. And because the pumpkin is an iconic symbol of autumn, it makes for great seasonal décor. But don’t limit yourself to saving the pumpkin for Hallowee, carved into a smiling jack-o-lantern. By using a little outside-the-box creative thinking, pumpkins can make perfect décor all autumn long.
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Fall Favorites In The Garden
I love the end of summer — the temperatures start to cool off, you can sleep with the windows open and your mind turns to the holidays and family gatherings. Fall is also the perfect time for adding some rich color and texture into the garden! On your next trip to the nursery, look for saturated color, grassy textures and seasonal interest, and your garden will be decked out for the harvest. Here are some of my fall favorites:
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Monochromatic Plantings: Boring? No Way, No How
It can get confusing sometimes, trying to figure out what garden colors blend with others. The peach and purple clearly wasn’t successful, and the red/white/blue scheme only seemed to work in July. So here’s an idea—throw out color combos, choose one hue and use it boldly! Think it sounds boring? Think again!
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Escape Into Your Very Own Secret Garden
Didn’t you ever wonder what the garden from the story “The Secret Garden” really looked like? If you let your imagination go wild, it isn’t difficult to picture an area bordered by lush green hedges and fragrant trees, with winding paths, flower shrubs and a fountain at the heart of it all.
What if you could have such a grand sight in your own backyard? Wouldn’t you like to escape into this private paradise just a few steps away from your backdoor?
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Landscaping Choices Can Be An Extension of Your Design Style
Why not include the natural landscape and scenery as a flexible tool to add to your plan? Think of your landscaping choices as an extension of your design style. By using plants, flowers, and trees as a design element of your outdoor space, the opportunities become endless and easily interchangeable.
Read MoreAMAZING SUCCULENT DISPLAYS
Succulents have been enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the last few years, and the appeal is clear to see. They are stunningly textural, offer interesting foliage and flower colors and are amazingly easy to grow.
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