Designing a Fragrant Window Box The benefits of designing a fragrant window box are two fold, you get a beautiful potted centerpiece for your window or patio and also get to enjoy the fragrance that all the flowers in the container provide. Fragrant flowers come in all sizes, and many of them are suitable forContinue Reading…
5 Ways to Use Lavender in the Kitchen
5 Ways to Use Lavender in the Kitchen Lavender has so many uses in all its forms, from flower bud to stem and leaves and even the oil that is distilled from the full plant. In the kitchen, lavender has so many different uses and ways to be used, with home cooks coming up withContinue Reading…
Tips for Designing a Modern Garden
Tips for Designing a Modern Garden A modern garden design is clean and contemporary, combining character and rigid landscaping techniques to create a space that can be peaceful and serene. Modern gardens are meant to be functional, but still centered around nature and flourishing. The trick is to choose plants and garden materials that helpContinue Reading…
Best Plants for a Modern Urban Garden
Best Plants for a Modern Urban Garden Growing a modern urban garden is a fun way to give your yard a unique touch that shows your ability to landscape with control and minimalism. Boxwood Boxwood is a great, compact little plant that can be heavily manicured into whatever shape or design you want itContinue Reading…
Tips for Mapping Out Your Garden
Tips for Mapping Out Your Garden I’ve got a few tips for mapping out your garden! Designing a garden from scratch is the ideal situation for any gardener because it gives you the chance to add in the options that you want instead of working with what someone else’s vision of a good idea. WithContinue Reading…
Growing Asian Greens in your Garden
Growing Asian Greens in your Garden Growing Asian greens in your garden is a great idea if you enjoy stir fries and Asian salads, or just want to add different vegetables to your garden and diet. Being able to grow the greens that you are going to be adding to your homemade dishes is theContinue Reading…
Planting Blubs in your Yard
Planting Bulbs in your Yard A lawn littered with tulips, daffodils, crocus and hyacinth is always a surprise, just as spring arrives, so do the blooms. Planting your lawn with flower bulbs is a lot different than planting them in a designated garden bed, outlined with a border and in straight rows that weContinue Reading…
Designing a Daisy Garden
Designing a Daisy Garden A daisy garden is probably the cheeriest, most colorful garden you can plant and it will continue growing and blooming for the entire growing season. When everyone thinks of daisies, the typical white and yellow comes to mind, but there are actually several other colors and color combinations to daisies. DesigningContinue Reading…
Raised Bed Garden Designs
Raised Bed Garden Designs If you are looking for raised bed garden designs, look no further! This raised garden is one of the easiest plans you can do! My daughter is eight years old and wanted a garden of her very own really bad. I’m not sure how dedicated she will be to this gardenContinue Reading…