Monochromatic Garden Magic Done 7 Ways

Does your garden resemble a jar of jumbled jelly beans — wildly colorful but with no real sense of cohesive design? Try toning things down with a monochromatic color scheme. Select just one color but use a varie

Great Garden Combo: 3 Soft-Looking Plants for a Dry Climate

You need tough plants for tough gardens, and one of the hardest areas to plant is one with rapidly draining sandy soil, full sun and little water. Many plant candidates simply melt away under such dire conditio

House, Meet Landscape: How Integrated Gardens Came to Be

When I think of the influence English garden design has had on gardens throughout the Western world, cottage gardens and Arts and Crafts gardens come to mind. But the roots of some contemporary garden features c

Great Design Plant: Vine Maple

Whether you are looking for a well-behaved, smaller-size ornamental tree, wish to add some height to a native planting area, want to inject some great fall color and winter interest into your garden or just love

Northeast Gardeners February Checklist

Last year I had a Valentines Day party with garden friends and asked everyone to bring some catalogs or a favorite book to share. It was a hit. We laughed and had great conversations as we compared stories and e

Central Plains Gardeners February Checklist

Were on the very cusp of gardening season, and if youre eager theres plenty to do. But if youre a lazy gardener, like me, you dont have to do anything in the soil just yet. February is the perfect time to get so

Texas Gardeners February Checklist

Even though the thermometer encourages you to stay indoors, February is a great month to get outside and get your hands dirty. You can start plants in nearly every category this month as seeds or small transplan

Pacific Northwest Gardeners February Checklist

February is an exciting time in our regions gardens. This is the month when we go from planning to doing. Dust off those gardening gloves and enjoy a few leisurely hours doing what gardeners do best — puttering.

Rocky Mountain Gardeners February Checklist

February brings visibly longer days and the promise of spring. Dont be fooled, though — plenty of snow and freezing temperatures are yet to come to the Rocky Mountains and other chilly regions. On those calm, su

Southeast Gardeners February Checklist

Before the gardening season kicks into full gear, evaluate your landscape with regard to sustainability. Are you doing all that you can to reduce water, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer use? Are you compost

Great Lakes Gardeners February Checklist

Great Lakes gardeners might be feeling as if winter will never end. Whats a gardener to do, other than head south? Fortunately, the days are getting longer, winter is on the wane and there are a few flowers in t

Mid-Atlantic Gardeners February Checklist

February in the Mid-Atlantic is when winter really shows up. It is icy and cold, and the snow blows in drifts, then for a few days there is a break and the whole earth thaws. Of course, that means, slushy, mud

Southwest Gardeners February Checklist

The American Southwest is a vast area, covering all of Arizona and New Mexico as well as parts of California, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The regions of the Southwest are varied and include low deserts, high desert

Let Nature Inspire Your Landscape: Mighty Mountain Gardens

With images of soaring peaks, gushing valley rivers and elusive wild animals, high mountains epitomize for many the ultimate, last refuge of Mother Earth. While tackling the Himalayas or the Andes is definitely

5 Tips for Choosing a Primary Outdoor Color

Youve worked hard to create an interior space that expresses your sense of style. Your favorite finishes, textures and colors provide a sense of place thats uniquely you. Your outdoor living space should be an

Great Design Plant: Saucer Magnolia

A specimen tree thats unique and attractive, and offers year-round interest, makes sense in a garden; its useful, hardworking and will perform season after season. Saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) perfor

10 Evergreens for Beautiful Foliage All Year

Evergreens are the structural backbone of the garden in warmer weather, providing a backdrop for showier blossoms and foliage. But in winter evergreens take the spotlight, delivering visual interest in an otherw

Great Design Plant: Pinyon Pine

Pinyon pines, also known as pinion or piñon, are a group of small evergreens native to the dry, upland plains and foothills of the American Southwest, the intermountain regions of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada

Great Design Plant: Western Bleeding Heart

There is something magical about taking a woodland walk, especially in spring. Its the time to rediscover the native treasures of our landscape.Late March sees Western bleeding heart pushing up through the leaf

5 Ways to Plant a Big Kiss of Red on Your Landscape

The Scarlet Letter. Scarlett O’Hara. Few colors connote passion and drama quite like the color red. In the landscape, as in literature, this fiery hue cranks up the heat, stimulating energy, confidence and enthu