10 Things Beginning Gardeners Should Know
Maine Landscape designer James McCain says getting the quintessential cottage garden look is simple if you lay the right foundation. But it’s also easy to overlook a few key things…
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Plant Picks for a European Garden Escape
European gardens vary between formal (usually symmetrical in layout with neatly trimmed hedges and greenery) to more naturalistic (less geometrically inspired and more focused on charming color and billowing flower…
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Tour a Cozy Creative Garden
Add your favorite flea-market finds to your outdoor décor for a garden that is full of charm and personality. From rusted buckets to chippy painted statuary, we all know a…
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Designing Your Own Secret Garden
When you turn a dream into reality, you’ll have to work with limitations. Southern California is the land of the palm tree and poppy. But when her Brea, California client,…
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5 Flowers for your Cottage Garden
The weather is warm, the farmer’s market is full of fresh fruit and vegetables, and you want to spruce up your yard. These beautiful blooms to add to your landscaping…
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Do It Yourself Outdoor: Grow Your Own Salad
What You Need: Planting container with drainage holes Planting soil Variety of greens, including kale, chard, lettuce and bok choy How to Do It: 1. Most of the greens you’ll…
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Curb Appeal: Home Goes from Dreary to Cheery
This little yellow house used to be one-dimensional, flat and generic. Barak Steenlage, co-owner and project director, says, “The prominent forward gable paired with the classic entry portico certainly defines…
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4 Reasons Why You Should Grow Succulents
They’re low maintenance. Succulents are native to warm, arid climates and are adapted to store water in their leaves, roots and/or stems, so you won’t have to water them as…
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Garden Inspiration: Classic Tudor Elegance
If you like the romance of rose beds, the drama of sculptural display or the sophistication of refined landscaping, this garden is for you. When Don Doyle and Gary…
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8 Must-Read Tips for a Grand European Garden
1. Hedging Use hedges to create structure and a geometric design. Not only to they add layers of depth to your garden, they can be used to create borders for distinct…
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