The planter box above is made up of fairly small growing plants. The area gets a fair amount of sun, is about 3 feet off the ground and around 2 feet wide. Using more petite plants keeps this area from being overwhelmed. Instead of using one regular sized or larger plant, at least 4 smaller…
Category: Garden Views
Contrast in color, size, and texture can add interest to your garden. Here I showed you an example of a large area where this was used. Here in a smaller example. Tucked into a corner of a garden, it would have easy to put in a plant and move on. Instead, a bit more time…
When I first saw this garden, in its wintertime bareness, I would imagine all the different ways it could be planted and decorated. Then I began to feel like a failure for not being able to do the same in my garden. Later I visited the same gardens. They were taking shape, colors were starting…
Even the most beautiful of gardens will still require things that may not be so beautiful – buckets, gloves, shovels, wheel barrows, pots waiting to be used, compost piles in the process of breaking down, etc. Whether these items must be seen or hidden in side a building or container, they are all a part…
Herbs are a great and simple addition to any garden, even this one build for children to explore. Their various shapes, colors, patterns, textures, and scents all add fun variety without much extra effort. For those varieties which tend to spread, burying a pot to plant them in often works well. These pots can either…
While my personal garden does have the same begonias as those pictured above, this is not my garden. It is one that we have visited and enjoyed. Having seen it in different seasons and over several years, I have come to learn from what the various gardeners have done. Here is one example, both close up (above)…
Even an untrained eye could tell you the photo above is, well, horrid. For many reasons, which I will not be going into. What it does capture is the feeling and look of a spare garden box I had in June. Last year this garden bed held a few flowers and lots of peppers. This…
During a summer job in college, I was blessed to get to spend hours each day walking through nature, being exposed to sights and sounds many may never see. When it is just you and the forest, animals appear that normally would not, you hear things that often get lost in the noise of the…
Several changes have taken place around the garden and yard this week. Most were due to a domino effect. For starters, I can now pull into my own side of a garage, a first in almost a decade. It gets even better. I can pull into my own side of a garage using a garage door opener…
Garden perennials are my friend. They get planted once, then come back over and over if treated right. A great return on investment in my book. There are now several various perennials in my garden, both flowers and fruits. The flowers were somewhat unplanned, a rush planting when I happened to find them unexpectedly and…