Weigh your options when deciding which way to start your lawn. Sowing seeds requires more time, but is much more affordable, while sod is costly but provides instant results. Many people sod the front yard but seed the back.
Continue reading…
Gardening
Go Green
Green landscaping isn’t as difficult as it sounds. By implementing just a few simple eco ideas, you can create a breathtaking landscape design while being environmentally friendly. With the growing concern about the state of the earth and global warming, it’s becoming easier to integrate green ideas into landscape design.
Continue reading…
15 Shade tolerant plants!
Kale Parsley Scallions Turnips Beets Spinach Cilantro Carrots Lettuce Arugula Chard Garlic Potatoes Bok Choy Mustard Green
Continue reading…
Sweet-Potato Vine
(Ipomoea batatas ‘Blackie’ and ‘Margarita’) Annual outside Zones 9–11 Most self-respecting landscape designers would never admit it, but I love this common annual! It grows like a weed and covers all the flaws in a perennial bed.
Continue reading…
Pink Flowering Currant
(Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum ‘Claremont’) Zones 6–8 Shade- and drought-tolerant, this California native delivers dark-green leaves, clusters of rosy-pink blossoms—and almost no maintenance!
Continue reading…
Ostrich Fern
(Matteucci struthiopteris) Zones 3–8 These dramatic plume-shaped fronds reach heights of three to six feet and naturalize easily. And while ostrich ferns prefer shade, they’ will grow in full sun.
Continue reading…
Black Bugbane
(Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’) Zones 4–8 Black bugbane has wonderful burgundy foliage; three-foot-tall, cream-and-pink flowers that fill the garden with an intoxicating scent in late summer; plus, it’s deer-proof. All in all, a great plant to mass.
Continue reading…
Flower Carpet Rose
(Rosa ‘Noatraum’) Zones 5–10 No matter what soil you plant it in, this glamorous—and disease-resistant— ground cover rewards you with tons of roses two to three times a year.
Continue reading…
Oakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia) Zones 5-9 One of the easiest, showiest, most useful perennials, this hydrangea boasts bold foliage that turns maroon in the fall, as the huge flower clusters fade to pink. It’ll also tolerate dryish shade and thrives in just about any climate
Continue reading…
All About Annuals
These brilliantly colorful, yet short-lived, annuals are especially rewarding plants to grow in your yard because they are fun, versatile and are easy to care for. Made a few mistakes with placement this year? Don’t worry they won’t grow back next year and you can try again! Annuals grow fast and bloom young, even while […]
Continue reading…