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Annual flowers are a mainstay in the flower garden. They provide almost instant color in just about every season of the year. Annuals grow quickly to fill space where you need color. Annuals are available in every color. They are inexpensive so you can get a lot of color for your money. Annual flowers are…
Garden flower color throughout the year requires a bit of planning. If you want blooms in your garden from early spring through winter, here are a few quick steps to get started: If you were able to accomplish these three steps you are a long way toward realizing a year-round flower garden. And if year-round…
Plants are the focus of most gardens. Combining plants effectively is the key to a good design. The basic elements of a planting design include bloom color, foliage color, bloom and foliage texture and shape, plant height and width, and the seasonality. Underlying these elements are the soil, water, and temperature requirements of plants selected…
Garden structure includes fixed items in the garden. Garden structure includes hardscape—fixed decks, patios, porches, walkways and path, fences and walls, retaining walls, and edging. Garden structure also includes fixed plantings such as trees and hedges. More broadly garden structure includes the property lines and the house and other structures that sit in the landscape….
Every garden has a style; some are more successful than others. Successful gardens, gardens that are pleasing to be in, make sense. They make sense to the eye and to the mind of the visitor. Gardens that are successful are unified; the space, the plants, the hardscape, all work together. When all of the elements…
Whether you have a new house with a bare, blank-slate yard or an out-of-control overgrown landscape, the process of planning a garden follows pretty much the same steps. Here they are: Get to know the space Don’t start planting your garden right away. Get to know the space. Start a map or diagram of the…
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