How to Use Cool Colors in the Garden

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Assess Your Landscaping Needs

Some landscaping ideas are born full-grown. New homeowners have been known to put in a pool before they unpack their boxes. But most plans take longer to gain shape. And so they should, because the process of assessing

Bold Colors for Your Garden

continue reading below Go for the Bold Bold garden designs take a fresh look at color and its capabilities. They dare to stretch color to extremes. The hottest pink juxtaposes with golden orange. Deep ve

Planning a Fall Garden

Get a Gorgeous Fall Garden When it comes to gardening, spring and summer often take the spotlight. Everything seems fresh and new, bright and beautiful, ready for warming rays and nurturing rains. When autumn roll

How to Add Color to Your Winter Garden

In containers and planting beds in highly visible areas, consider replacing tender annuals with chilly-weather favorites. What you use to stage a winter color display largely depends on where you live. In region

Two-Color Gardens

continue reading below White Plus One Oakleaf hydrangea, snapdragon, and sweet alyssum are the stars in this circular garden, but nuances of lavender scabious, bellflower, delphinium, and salvia soften

Urn Gardening

Make a bunch of these place markers in an afternoon to give your dining table a fresh face fast. continue reading below What You Need: One 5-inch cast-iron urn per person (available at local garden cen

Fresh Herb Wreath

Decorative Herbs Wreaths festooned with living herbs make wonderful decorations indoors and out. Better yet, a culinary herb wreath provides a continual source of fresh herbs for cooking. Hang the herbal wreath

White in the Garden

A Myriad of Possibilities Iceberg rose White brings out the true hues of any color with which its paired. Place a white flower next to green and it takes on a greenish tinge. The same phenomenon happens with yell

Three-Color Gardens

continue reading below Threes Company Pink bee balm, purple lavender, and yellow yarrow create a summer- long trio of bloom. When a three-part color harmony relies solely on flowers, its timing must be

Designing a Pastel Garden

Pastel varieties of annual poppies and phlox, along with white delphinium and fragrant lavender, make a strong statement in this border. Pastels gain their soft glow from the white added to the bold parents. Pal

Yellow in the Garden

Radiant Yellow Although we normally think of yellow as an intense color that can overpower, use paler shades to link other, brighter colors effectively. Pale creamy yellow has a calming influence on other flower

Vegetable Garden Layout Tips

Planning a vegetable garden layout and successfully harvesting your own produce is easier than you might think. Here are simple tips and ideas to help you get started on your own vegetable garden. Pick a Site Th

Blue in the Garden

Ambiguous Blue Blues recessive quality serves as a beautiful blender for other colors and makes it appear warm or cool relative to its tint and plant companions. Cool, pale blue flowers, especially those that ap

Cottage Garden Style

The Basics The Design Formal gardens have a distinct tie with history, and cottage gardens do, too: They developed as a way for rural dwellers to grow herbs and vegetables they needed along with flowers they lov

Benefits of Native Plants

Value for Your Gardening Dollar Native plants are quick-growing, super tough, and long-lived, which means youll rarely have to buy replacements. Natives grow in sync with local conditions and can withstand regio

Gourd House and Feeder

Plant a seed and harvest a potential birdhouse or bird feeder. Its as easy as that! The kind of bird you attract depends on the size of the hole you drill. continue reading below How to Plant Gourds: G

Modern Garden Style

The Basics The Design Contemporary gardens rely on repetition of plants and design motifs for continuity. That creates an uncluttered view thats anything but boring. Adjoining architecture, including a house and

Planting Sunshine with Yellow Flowers

Yellow can be brash and bold, but it deserves a place in every yard. When used sparingly and in combination with contrasting colors, this golden hue can light up a garden. You can intensify yellows bold tendenci

DIY Multitasking Outdoor Table

Dual-Use Table Generously proportioned, this hardworking table seats four adults while showcasing aquatic plants -- three potted papyrus and a floating colony of water lettuce -- in stainless steel restaurant pans