How to determine the type of soil in your garden
Landscaping a flower bed always starts with a basic question: “What type of soil is in my garden?” It’s important to know which plants will grow best.
Flower bed
Depending on your situation, soil, and garden type, you’ll want to go for different types of flower beds. Here’s how to select and create one!
Different plants need different mulch
There is a mind-numbing amount of mulches on the market, and it’s never simple to find out which one is best for where you live and the plants you want to mulch.
Flowers from winter through spring, every month gets its blooms!
Each season brings its own sweet charms to the garden. But after a foggy autumn and a biting cold winter you’re probably aching for your garden to show signs that cute little spring flowers are coming in.
Silver and blue, 3 stunning flower shrubs for dry gardens
Wow, imagine getting that ocean-blue Caribbean feel right in your own back yard! There are a lot of silver-blue shrubs,
Shade plants, leaf and flower plants that thrive in the shade
We’ve all learned that plants need proper growing conditions to thrive: healthy soil, a little water, and light.
Stunning flower beds with very little work
Do you want flowers without the gardening work? Want to spare yourself hours of maintenance work? Learn how to select the right, easy plants!
Recycle in the garden, turn waste into gold!
In the garden, when you need to plant, sow, propagate, fertilize at the cheapest possible price, think “recycle”!
The dizzying beauty of a herb spiral right in your own garden
Herbs, today, are definitely among favored options when planting an ornamental garden. Purple basil, the many varieties of oregano and thyme, graphic-leaved fennel…
Summer bulbs, an enchantment to the eye
A great many intricate shapes, a beautiful palette of colors, summer bulbs are breathtaking additions to the garden all along this wonderful season and deep into fall.
How to set up a flower bed that’s always beautiful
Starting a flower bed always requires a little bit of thinking and planning. There are a few basic rules to follow if you want your bed to look beautiful.
Companion plants for roses
Being the ultimate in flowerdom, roses can be paired with many plant species, and each pairing creates unique harmonious ensembles. Choose your pick!
White flower beds, best white flowers for a pearly-white garden
No need to worry about whether colors match and pair well. Perfect harmony is so hard to master! A clean, white garden is pleasing in its simplicity. The goal? Introduce as many white blooms as can be, without forgetting rich, textured foliage to give the eye a focal point.
Mulch, a layer to protect and feed plants
Mulch is anything purposefully layered on soil to protect plants, nourish them, and decorate your garden.
First flowers to bloom in spring
After drab winter months, what a joy to see first flowers appear! Fresh bursts of color appear in flower beds, hedges and on taller trees. Here are the first flowers to appear in spring, signaling that finally, the weather has taken a turn for the better.
5 keys for a beautiful winter garden
How should you care for your garden in winter? Snezana Gerbault, an agronomist and engineer, packed all her tips in book that was prized in several recent events.
French garden, landscape your own Jardin à la Française!
Majestic, geometric and with not a blade or leaf out of place, French landscaping is a reference in terms of outdoor ornamental gardens.
A colorful garden with summer flowering bulbs
In flower beds, pot arrangements or smack in the middle of the lawn, summer-flowering bulbs provide colors and enjoyment.
Full sun? These plants will positively thrive!
Though most plants appreciate having lots of sun, not all of them thrive in full sun.
Flowers in the garden for fall and winter
When the plant kingdom slumbers and snow sometimes covers the green span of lawn
Flowers to grow for an easy flower bed
How to flower a garden without spending a fortune? Easy fast-growing perennials won’t need much care and will bloom for a long time. Every year, you’ll have the pleasure of seeing them thrive. They may even surprise you as they spontaneously self-sow in new spots of the garden. Make the most of the beginning of […]
Affordable garden ideas that are cheap and look great
Deck, hedge, plants, lawn, garden furniture… Setting up a garden often runs up quite a bill, especially when moving in. Turn into a landscaping pro with these few ideas that’ll help landscape a garden for cheap.
Miniature man-made aquifer
Ever dreamed of having a garden that stays green throughout droughts? Do your water-hogging plants keep you from taking more than a week-end off?
Landscape a small garden with 5 simple features
A small garden is definitely an excellent opportunity to showcase what’s really most important. Discover our tips and advice to transcend your small outdoor space and, through astute landscaping ideas, make it seem larger than it is! Read also: 5 ideas to set up a shaded courtyard Clever ways to organize a long, narrow garden […]
Pot-in-pot technique for easy annuals
Annuals are often amazing in their variety and they bring fresh change to the garden. The pot-in-pot technique is a great way to make replacing them and
How to create a colorful garden
How to add color to your garden? Combine plants, garden furniture and mark out selected portions of the garden for specific functions, learn the art of creating a garden full of colors!
10 best blooms for summer flower beds
Summer is certainly the season when we’re always in the garden! The outdoors of the home must then be at its finest and share with us its most astounding blooms.
Allergic to pollen? Types of plants to avoid, and what to replace them with
Sneezing, red eyes, runny noses… spring is the time when allergy-triggering plants spread their pollen. A horrible season for allergy-prone people!
