I Have a Dream that is My Kitchen Garden
By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter I have a dream not like the dream Martin Luther King had about freedom and equality but instead a dream about a potager (French jardin potager) or kitchen garden. How...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons To Garden
The other day I was in the home improvement center and noticed how many different gardening books there were on the shelf. I then took my purchases home and turned the television on, to my surprise, a...
View ArticleHow to Create a Sensory Garden?
Sensory gardens are created with the help of plants that possess special sensory qualities that can stimulate our sense of smell, touch, sight, sound and taste. Using up of sensory plants really helps...
View ArticleExperiencing the Tranquility of La Majorelle Garden, Morocco
When it comes to experiencing a bit of tranquility then the Majorelle gardens are the right place to visit. Apart from all the busy life and crowded streets of Marrakech, Majorelle gardens is the place...
View ArticleHow to Design a Butterfly Garden?
With all the different kinds of gardens around, you would find the butterfly garden the most beautiful and attractive because there is no such aspiring things available in the nature as butterflies...
View ArticleHow to Setup a Greenhouse Garden?
As per the theory of many gardeners it is said that best time for planting of flowers and plants in the garden is in springs and in summers. However, planting the plants in the right season is not the...
View ArticleUnique Garden Plants – The Tomato Tree
The other day I had a friend call me and ask me if I had seen the new addition to the garden store. I said no, but really did not have time to explore the new addition right at that moment. A few days...
View ArticleGarden Destinations: Winterthur’s Enchanted Woods, Delaware
Once owned by Henry Francis du Pont, a famed horticulturist and decorative arts expert, Winterthur‘s (pronounced “winter-tour”) gardens are a great destination for horticultural enthusiasts and...
View ArticleGarden Gallery : A Classic Southern Garden
I love noticing the details the give a place the personality it deserves. For me, a classic southern garden (such as this) has a few things, wrought iron railings and accessories, beautiful red...
View ArticleMostly native plant list for a modern California garden
A stand of cape rush adds a semitransparent layer of privacy between sidewalk and front garden. Joel Lichtenwalter and Ryan Gates of Grow Outdoor Design, based in Los Angeles, have introduced me to...
View ArticleHappy, Active Garden Statuary
Gardens and backyards are meant to be places for quiet escape, rejuvenation, and exciting evening parties. They are a place to go to when you need to cheer up and forget about the stress in your life....
View ArticleGarden without the Green
traditional patio design by new york landscape designer Westover Landscape Design, Inc. There are plenty of us who love having a garden. Especially during the lazy summer months, when we can spend long...
View ArticleJubilee Sunshine in the Garden*
Starting with a few garden views Looking up from the patio area Taken from the lawn looking towards the pond. Part of the left border, I took out the London Pride and Forget-me nots to allow other...
View ArticleHappy Fourth of July from Design Toscano! Celebrate with Savings on Resin...
Happy Fourth of July! Independence Day is here again and with it comes the best excuse for spending most of your day in the backyard. Don’t do any work in the garden or elsewhere because the Fourth is...
View ArticleGarden Statuary for the Musician
If you still aren’t sure what to get certain friends and family members this holiday season, Greek garden statues and other outdoor sculptures are a great gift idea. Even if the lucky person in...
View ArticleHello folks, What is a garden?
Well its the 1st of june today and ive had a full day in the garden, The sun has been out and only a very light shower about 7-30pm So ive got a lot done today. 9 years ago i fitted a set of 6feet high...
View ArticleTime to Get 20% Off the Best in Bronze Garden Sculptures
Garden statuary can be an important, regal addition to a backyard. Put a couple of detailed animal garden statues on display and the backyard showcases the dramatic beauty of the natural world. Put up...
View ArticleMy Herb Garden – Sage
Yesterday was one of those evenings that it was wet, blowy and not ideal to potter about in my garden front or back; although I did brave the shivering cold and go out front to pick up bits of litter...
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