Tag: garden

How to Plant a Kitchen Herb Garden

Have some extra space in your yard or garden? Plant a fresh and simple herb garden only steps away from the kitchen. Suggested Herbs basil (‘Purple Ruffles’ or ‘Dani’) sage oregano common thyme sweet marjoram lavender rosemary parsley chives cilantro mint Pick a Location Pick the location for your...
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Great Desert Landscaping Ideas

Even if you live in a desert environment, you can still have your garden landscaping look amazing.  1.Contemporary Courtyard This courtyard garden is a perfect example of how a small space can be used to create a modern and relaxing area that is almost maintenance-free. If you have a...
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Stone Walkway Garden Ideas

More than a passage from one area of your property to the next, a stone walkway is a versatile hardscaping tool that provides a break in the landscape and divides the garden. It can be a border for beds or can break straight lines with a curving path. It...
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Modern Garden Designs and Ideas

Enjoy a tour of modern garden designs that will inspire you to make you backyard different. Modern landscape design is an expansion and refinement of mid-century modern or Modernist garden design, hearkening back to the 1950s or earlier when residential architecture reflected optimism and rooflines exuberantly jutted toward space. Later, things...
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Vintage Garden Decoration Ideas

Give your backyard a unique look whit some vintage garden decoration ideas. 1. Antique Metal Bucket Hanging Basket   2. Cute and Easy DIY Colander Planter 3. Rustic Metal Watering Can Planter 4. Vintage Desk Planter Decoration 5. Metal Bucket Flower Planter Display 6. Vintage Ladder Flowerpot Garden Display...
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Large Outdoor Planters

It’s time to color up your entry, patio, or yard with some fresh large outdoor planters that make an impact. 1. Cali Sunrise L.A.-based design duo Kat and Roger are at it again. In their new Claystreet collaboration, they’ve designed a line of gorgeous, West Coast-inspired planters. The colors...
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Favorite Front Yard Designs

Help your home make its best first impression with these glorious front yard designs. 1. Plant a Minimalist Garden This Palo Alto, CA front yard was designed be a point of interest for anyone passing by. Landscape designer Chris Jacobson kept mostly to a green palette to create tranquility and...
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Growing Hibiscus

The hardy perennial hibiscus, also called rose mallow or swamp rose, adds the beauty of a tropical hibiscus to the garden, but can withstand cold winter temperatures that kill the actual tropical varieties.  Perennial hibiscus have big, disc-shaped, hollyhock-like flowers that can be 6 to 12 inches across. The perennial hibiscus species found...
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15 Great Backyard Landscaping Ideas

If designed right, your backyard can make a huge change. 1. Designing the Room Outside A backyard is an extension of what’s going on inside our home, maybe more colorful, casual, fun, and without a ceiling to put a lid on our needs and desires. In a yard, trees...
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