Butterfly Garden Tips
June 26, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Featured, Gardening Tips
What is butterfly gardening?
Simply put, butterfly gardening is all about growing flowers and plants that will attract these amazing creatures to your garden.
Thrill your family and visitors with a garden filled with beautiful, colorful, and intriguing butterflies. Kids (and adults) are captivated when these delicate bits of beauty land on their arms… or noses!
Gardening With Kids Is Good For The Environment
June 4, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Gardening Tips
Sad to say, there are STILL people who do not pay much attention to environmental issues. What can you and I do about it?
For starters, we can encourage our children’s natural instincts to do what is right, and nudge them into environmentally friendly activities. Toddler age is not too young to start, as long as it’s fun and safe for them.
Gardening should be at the top of your list… it’s fun for kids and for us adults. It’s a terrific teaching tool for “green” concepts, as well as a healthy and educational family activitiy.
Landscape Design Basics
April 23, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Featured, Landscaping Designs
The key to any great landscaping design is to find one that keeps your yard interesting no matter what time of the year it is.
Evergreen trees are the secret plants in a really good landscape design. These fabulous trees will add a stately atmosphere to your home while still keeping it welcoming and warm.
Although adding deciduous trees in the landscape offers variety, evergreens always give stability to a good backyard landscaping design. Deciduous trees are best appreciated in all but winter months… although many folks also enjoy their branch structures during winter. Evergreens are fantastic year round, and this is why they make such a great backyard landscaping additions.
Front Yards For Busy People
April 9, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Landscaping Designs
Busy people want easy-to-maintain front yards.
Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or hire a professional landscape designer, check out these basic components for an ideal front yard for busy homeowners… and renters:
Replace some (or all) of your lawn with ground cover. Depending on your situation, select those that are either heat and drought tollerant, or shade lovers. Some are even resistant to most bugs. Oh, don’t forget… the less lawn you have, the less time you spend mowing it. Read more
Desert Landscape Plants
March 26, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Landscaping Designs
(I know… the image is a bit much, but it does spark the imagination, doesn’t it?)
Living in a dry and arid climate definitely has its challenges. Desert landscaping takes a little more planning, and a revised garden vision… none of which should limit the serious gardner or landscape designer.
Realistic desert landscape designs include only plants and trees that can survive with much less water, and tolerate more heat. It makes no sense to buy plants that can’t survive in your garden. Just a bit of due diligence will keep you on track when you visit nurseries and building supply stores. Remember, just because they offer a plant, doesn’t mean it will survive in your community. A little research will save you money and physical effort!
