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ArticleAn 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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DesignAn 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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DesignDesigns for Entryway Containers
You can’t take back a first impression, and the entryway is the first glimpse a visitor has of your home. Container gardens, when used properly, are an easy way to…
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DesignLooking 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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DesignSeptember in Alice’s Garden
Today we’re in Sweaburg, Ontario, visiting with Alice Fleurkens. We’ve been to her beautiful garden a couple times before (see Alice’s Front Garden in Canada), and it is always a…
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ArticleHow to Create a Garden With Curb Appeal in the Southwest, Part 2: Planting Design
In How to Create a Garden with Curb Appeal in the Southwest, Part 1: Form, Flow, and Function, I discussed the importance of form (structures), flow (planting design), and function…
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DesignHow to Create a Garden with Curb Appeal in the Southwest, Part 1: Form, Flow, and Function
When you pull into your driveway or walk up to your front door, ask yourself a few questions: Are you wowed? Do you smile? Are you impressed? Are you soothed…
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DesignA Garden Jay Made in North Carolina
We’re visiting with Jay Sifford today. We’ve visited his personal gardens in North Carolina before (Summer in Jay's Garden), but today he’s sharing a garden he created for one of…
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DesignSharon’s Pennsylvania Garden
Today’s photos are from Sharon Danovich Lupone. She gardens in Pittsburgh but loves the style of gardens from farther south. Since 2008, we have worked diligently to bring our yard…
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ArticleMaking a Small Space Work
Today’s photos come from Kate McMillan’s 50-foot by 100-foot city lot in Portland, Oregon. Gardening on a small city lot is definitely challenging when it comes to privacy and how…
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