One of the great things about landscape design is the flexibility it offers. You can make it very simple and get your feet wet so to speak. Later, you can re-do the area, or do another area in a more complex design as you gain more knowledge. It’s easy to get started, but you can [...]

Landscaping is a delightful combination of art and practicality. Following proper design principles you can create a scene that is both beautiful to look at and serves your purposes well. Professional landscape designers begin that process by considering the space available and dividing it into ‘activity zones’.
An activity zone is an area that serves a [...]

“You can’t control the weather” is a common enough gardening phrase. But you can control, to a degree, the amount of shade or sun your plants receive. Even though you can’t move the clouds or redesign your house, you can still select which plants you’ll put in a certain area.
Nature has cleverly already solved the [...]

It seems like everybody is having problems with Japanese beetles. If you have fruit trees, grape vines, roses, crepe myrtle, you’ll see Japanese beetles every summer.
Not native to the United States, Japanese beetles are like the gypsy moth, black widow spider, oriental carp, starlings, fire ants, dandelions plus a whole host of imported, unwanted [...]

Spending time on your yard making your landscape look superb can add to your house’s curb appeal as well as your own enjoyment. But nothing is worse than putting in all that time and effort only to deal with weed problems. Not only do weeds look unappealing, they can cost you hours of frustration and [...]

The two most basic chemicals your lawn needs are water and fertilizer. These two work together to give your lawn everything it needs from you. The rest it gets for itself. Even these, of course, may be supplied in other forms or from other sources, depending on the soil and climate.
One of the most [...]

If you are trying to come up with some great and innovative landscaping ideas for flower beds, then you are definitely going to have a lot of fun because there are so many that you can choose from. Just remember that if you are a beginner you will want to choose landscaping ideas for flower [...]

Landscapers often consider the color provided by flowers, the convenience and beauty of stone walking paths, the shade and fruit of a nice apple tree and other elements. But no landscaping effort is complete without the proper selection and placement of some great shrubs. You’ll want to select a shrub based on your desire to [...]

One of the most beautiful landscape designs incorporates plants and structures to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. These colorful creatures add a wonderful natural touch to a garden and landscape. Hummingbirds, with their colorful bodies and fast-flitting flight, are a delightful contrast to the multi-colored butterflies who move slow enough to be caught by hand.
Hummingbird feeders [...]

Most flowers, and some non-flowering plants, can be divided into annuals, perennials and biennials. Biennials bloom only every other year. Perennials will lose their flowers, but then come right back the following year – often for many, many years. Annuals, by contrast, bloom one year and never again, typically dying out entirely.
As a result, annuals [...]