Enclosed Garden Plans
Enclosed gardens can be enchanting oases, separated from the rest of the world. They may be made as formal gardens, with geometric designs that reflect the right lines of the borders, or as casual cottage-style gardens, a riot of personal…
How to Landscape to Prevent Digging
Damage from digging in a landscape is often attributed to wild animals like squirrels and chipmunks as well as the family dog. Roots and bulbs of landscape plants and flowers can be damaged from animals which are trying to bury…
View 6 Homes That Rise to the Rural Landscape
In the dawn of time, humankind has built various forms of shelter in all kinds of landscapes. Our ancestors’ chief concerns were shelter and protection. Contemporary design concepts as well as the notion of construction sensitively weren’t a part of…
Gardens Tap Into Rill Water Characteristics
Of all of the water features we use in our gardens, the rill perhaps has the most interesting history. The rill is a man-made backyard canal that creates garden ambience through the nice sound of moving water. The earliest style…
Fall for a Water-Wise Fountain
Water attracts tranquility, balance and motion to an outside space, qualities nearly impossible to replicate with other materials. How can you have the appearance with water conservation in mind? There are a few strategies:Reduce evaporation by minimizing the outside areaSurround…
Interview: Secrets to your Stunning Outside Room
It makes complete sense that Sandy Koepke began her career in interior decorating — encouraging and her outside spaces feel so comfortable, they’re like an actual expansion of the house itself. After drooling over Koepke’s substantial portfolio of escapes and…