Garden landscaping is a must for every house: it will not only make your house better looking, but it will increase the value of your home.
Landscaping your garden doesn’t have to be expensive, or back-breaking. Little tweaks here and there, that you make over the years will make a difference.
From adding a few shrubs to planting some colorful annuals, you’ll learn a lot about garden landscaping for both large and small gardens.
Have fun creating a beautiful garden landscape around your property :)
A patio is like an extra room of your house, serving as an outdoor living room, dining room, kitchen, and play room. If you live in a townhouse, it may even serve as your “yard”! And just like any other part of your home, you’ll want to make the patio comfortable, beautiful, and functional. I’ve …
Wildflower gardens come in many shapes and sizes, from lush meadows to tidy flower beds. In addition to beautiful, bright colors, wildflowers offer many benefits, such as attracting pollinators and providing wildlife habitat. Native wildflowers also tend to require less care than many other garden plants, as they are well adapted to your soil and …
A lifelong dream of having a large landscaped garden was short-lived when I had to abandon my large garden and move into an apartment that had room for only a minimalistic garden. I had to make the best of a bad situation. Determined to find out how to make a small garden look bigger, I …
Landscaping with native plants is important for the health of our environment, and it means you choose to support your local ecosystem by using native plants instead of non-native or invasive species that cause harm. A native plant is a plant that has developed over hundreds or thousands of years in a particular region or …
We have compiled this Wyoming native plants list to help you choose the best wildflowers for your native garden or landscape. The Indian paintbrush is the state flower and it’s illegal to pick it if you see it by roadsides or anywhere else in the state. It’s just one of many native wildflowers you can …
We could all use more peace in our lives, and a beautifully designed garden, however simple, can provide a calm space for rest and meditation. Turn your backyard – or a quiet corner of it – into a relaxing retreat with these zen garden ideas for a calming outdoor space. What is a zen garden? …
The Bluegrass state is one with an impressive list of plants that call the area home. The Kentucky native plants list includes far more than just the bluegrass that the state is named after. The lush nature of the state and its many natural areas mean that there is a wide variety of plant life perfectly …
Louisiana has a number of terrain types from forests to fields to swamps. It’s well-known for the lively city of New Orleans, but its plants can be just as lively. Different ecosystems mean a wide diversity of plants for this Gulf state. This Louisiana native plants list includes everything from water plants to soaring trees. …
West Virginia is an eastern U.S. state found in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a state rich with history as well as beautiful native flowers, trees, shrubs, and more. If you want to start a native garden or home landscape, there are many great options to choose from. With this West Virginia native plants list, …
Wisconsin is known for Green Bay, cheese, cold weather, and it’s also known for fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and its Native American culture. In addition to all of this, we know that Wisconsin has some amazing native plant life that you can continue to support by using natives in your gardening projects. This Wisconsin native plants …