The excellent backyard garden structure starts with you. It is centered on own likes and dislikes. It can be whimsical, abstract, geometrical, simple, vibrant or relaxing or a blend of components. What matters is that you are drawn into your surroundings with a peace in your soul. A garden should […]

Formal garden design can suit traditional and contemporary outdoor spaces, backyards large or small, and from urban garden to country retreat.  While formal gardens comes in all shapes and sizes, there are certain key features  you should include as part of your garden ideas when planning your elegant outdoor space.  […]

Developing in Illinois Point out University’s Horticulture Center’s vegetable garden—a living canvas of leafy greens and vibrant heirloom tomatoes—a slender, fingerlike purple pepper caught Jalen Cunningham’s inventive eye. “What’s that one?” Cunningham asked Horticulture Center Director Jessica Chambers ’93. Jalen Cunningham’s vegetable back garden design. “It’s a buena mulata pepper,” […]

Garland FarmISLANDER FILE Photo Backyard garden structure talk  BAR HARBOR — The Beatrix Farrand Society’s software season at Garland Farm concludes on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. with “Winterland: Build a Wonderful Backyard for Each Period.” The speaker is Cathy Rees.  “Winterland” was published for northern gardeners and designers […]

With these white garden ideas you can see what possibilities a monochromatic scheme can offer.  In reality, a white garden is never just white, but includes myriad tones of greens and grey foliage, and various ‘shades’ of white flowers – from pale yellow, ivory, cream, oyster white, greenish white, bluish […]

In landscaping, thinking about the design in three dimensions can always help you to come up with options that work with nature and with the terrain. Having some areas of the garden lower than others is one option that can help achieve the results you are looking for.  A “sunken […]