We all love our gardens, and we love to work in it. But no one likes being a slave to it. One of the quickest way to ensure you’ll be a slave to your plants is by planting them in an area that is not what they need to flourish. Water […]
Landscaping
Unless you are lucky enough to have a pond or lake on your property, one of the only ways you are going to get a full natural ecosystem is to make your own garden pond. This isn’t as tricky it seems, and frankly, starting from scratch has a lot of […]
Dreaming of permaculture and landscaping with water
2 Sometimes you think an idea is nifty and the perfect solution to what your needs are. Then, through trial and error, you find out it isn’t. I knew I’d be moving soon, so I wanted something portable, light, and would allow me to grow a few herbs. A browse through […]
Failed Adventures in Gardening: A Shoe Organiser Vertical Farm
It is said that the first container ponds were designed in Ming Dynasty, China for viewing fancy goldfish as they swim around in wide mouthed ceramic pots. And, although I can’t find an original citation for this statement, I can say it’s a pleasant enough idea that we’ll go with […]
An Outdoor Fish Tank For Your Garden
With last week’s post on wheat, you may be wondering what you can do with ornamental grasses and wheat to enhance your landscape. Grasses attracts a wide variety of birds and other wildlife, create a great canvas you can enjoy yard art on, and can be used as a very pretty […]
8 Uses for Ornamental Grasses (and Wheat) in Your Landscaping
Wheat is a gorgeous crop plant that can be just as decorative as it is edible. Green wheat can take the place of the taller grasses in landscaping that turns to a beautiful golden hue before harvest (timing. of which, depends on the species). There are many varieties of wheats, […]
Grow Your Own Wheat
You went out and bought a stunning pair of pots that match your scheme perfectly. Then, you get home and put them to the side to use some day. That some day is today. Containers are great because you can put them just about anywhere you want a pop of […]
Landscaping design with containers (pt 2 of 2)
A great many people do not have yards to frolic in, let alone a place to make their own garden. This is quite common in the cities where apartment complexes overrule the need for houses and yards in order to pack as many people in as possible. You’d think this […]
5 ways to work with small gardening spaces
More often than not if you’re in the city, a container garden is all you have. And, if you’re in the suburbs, using containers is also the way to go so you can move things about. In other words, containers are not just there for show. They are as practical […]
Landscape design with containers (part 1 of 2)
In the first part of the Elements of Landscaping we looked at how to tell your story using lines to create a flow, colour to create emotion, and unity, form, and texture to help create an atmosphere. In this part we look at the elements to that deal with the […]
Elements of Landscaping {Part 2 of 2}
Landscaping design is much like art design. It takes the principles of unity, scale, balance, simplicity, variety, emphasis, and sequence and applies it to the more familiar elements of line,form, texture, and colour. Not only are all these principles and elements interconnected, but they tell the story of you, the […]
Elements of Landscaping Design {Part 1 of 2}
Landscaping takes the science of plants and mixes it with equal parts art and passions. You have to know the science of the plant to give it what it wants if it is to thrive where you want it. However, you can also be highly creative with the sheer variety […]
