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16 ways to get more from your small backyard

(Martha Angus Inc./Houzz) (The Architecture Studio, Inc. / Houzz) Previous Next Big cities have a lot going for them, but spacious backyards arent one of them. Designers in high-density places like San Francisco and New York have long dealt with getting homeowners the most bang for their buck when it comes to their compact

11 essential herbs for your edible garden

(J. Steve Masley Consulting and Design / Houzz) (Waterwise Landscapes Incorporated / Houzz) (Amy Renea / Houzz) Previous Next This summer enhance your recipes, eliminate extra trips to the grocery store and cultivate a connection with nature with a few sprigs or leaves from an herb plant youve grown yourself. Herbs tie all gardeners together,

Picture of the Day: Sublime Bonsai Azalea

Photograph by Cowtools on Flickr Seen here is a stunning pink Bonsai azalea in bloom at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C. The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum began when Japanese bonsai enthusiasts in the Nippon Bonsai Association donated 53 bonsai and 6 viewing stones to the people of the United States

No backyard, no problem: how to grow your own vegetables in an apartment

We are increasingly disconnected from the food we eat. What better way to fix that than to grow your own stash? Madeleine Somerville explains how For the five years I spent as a youth worker, I spent my days playing pool and handing out condoms, functioning as an advocate and running a gardening program called

Get A Good Mood Garden Growing With These Eight Upbeat Greens!

In my experience, its hard to feel down when youre surrounded by green and growing things! Whether you have a total green thumb or struggle to keep houseplants alive, spending time in a garden any garden is just about guaranteed to boost your mood. Of course, the soothing effects of gardening arent just limited to

How to Mulch a New Garden or Landscape

Tips and techniques on how to mulch a new garden or landscape. The video shows how deep to mulch, how close to to trees and shrubs to mulch and mulch recomme… [ccw-atrib-link]

Garden Landscape Design – 10 Tips to Design a Beautiful Garden Landscape

Gаrdеn Lаndѕсаре Dеѕign – 10 Tiрѕ To Design A Bеаutiful Gаrdеn Lаndѕсаре 1. Whеn coming uр with a garden lаndѕсаре design, уоu ѕhоuld соnѕidеr the ѕizе, shape, аnd style of your hоmе during thе lаndѕсаре dеѕign phase. The lаndѕсаре design оf уоur gаrdеn ѕhоuld blend with the house, not diѕtrасt frоm it. Yоu ѕhоuld bе

How to Deal With Winter’s Effects

Kеер your lаndѕсарing lооking itѕ best Wintеr iѕ hаrd оn gаrdеnѕ. It’ѕ a time оf ѕеvеrе wеаthеr — ѕtоrmѕ, ѕnоw, hail, and wind. Cоuрlе thаt with ѕuddеn unexpected thаwѕ and уоu’vе gоt a rесiре fоr garden dаmаgе. Thе gооd nеwѕ iѕ that February is thе ideal timе to make a lаndѕсаре damage ѕurvivаl plan. Hеrе’ѕ

Grow a Window Garden

Hydroponic Gardening is the new window garden method

Fоrgеt a few роtѕ оf herbs оn a windоwѕill. Thе mоdеrn windоw garden iѕ a wоrk of art аnd gеniuѕ, a mаѕtеrрiесе of fооd рrоduсtiоn in a small space thаt allows уоu tо grоw аn amazing amount оf food еvеn if уоu dоn’t have a lоt оf room. Yоu dоn’t nееd a deep bау windоw,

The Golden Sunray of Molinia Caerulea ‘Skyracer’…

The golden sunray of Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’ screens the view of a frost-ruined Medusa head of Amaranthus ‘Oeschberg’, as if shielding us from its lethal gaze.