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    An Alluring Design for a Lawnless Front-Yard Garden

    Is there a gardener anywhere who wouldn’t appreciate a beautiful space designed specifically to keep maintenance requirements realistic and manageable? I recently designed such a landscape for a client who…

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    An Alluring Design for a Lawnless Front-Yard Garden: Plant IDs

    In An Alluring Design for a Lawnless Front-Yard Garden, Stacie Crooks writes, "The key to creating a low-maintenance yet visually appealing garden lies in careful planning and thoughtful design choices.…

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    Nicki’s New Garden Project

    Today we’re in Lake Bluff, Illinois, visiting Nicki Snoblin’s garden. This year I decided to dig up about a third of my front yard to make a place for sun-loving,…

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    Alice’s Ontario Garden

    We’re in Sweaburg, Ontario, visiting with Alice Fleurkens. We’ve been to her garden before (Alice's Front Garden in Canada) so check out the earlier posts if you want to see…

  • Reimagining Curb Appeal Garden Tour
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    Tour a Beautiful, Eco-Friendly Front-Yard Garden

    Lou and Dell Salza’s front yard in Shaker Heights, Ohio, is living proof that a garden can be both beautiful and ecologically functional. Making the most of a modestly sized…

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    Stand-Out Designs for Stand-Alone Containers: Part 1

    Give typical homeowners a pot, and they will likely plant it up and place it near one of the entries to the home. But stand-alone containers can make dramatic impressions…

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    Replace a Front Lawn With a Beautiful, Eco-Friendly Garden

    Shaker Heights is a historic Ohio community known for stately homes, majestic trees, and expansive lawns. But along a side street, you will find a sight quite rare in most…

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    Looking Back at an Old Garden

    Today Joe is sharing his former garden with us. This was the garden I made over a decade ago at the first house I ever owned, in central Michigan. This…

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    Interesting Plants for Entryway Pots

    Silver and gold foliage are fantastic in their ability to make a container combination shine, especially in entry combinations that need help emphasizing details from a distance. Silver plants make…

  • potted pink and white mums in the garden
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    October in Alice’s Garden

    Today we’re paying another visit to Alice from Sweaburg in southwestern Ontario. After quite a time of not being able to do much in the garden, things are looking up…