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Creating a Fung Shui Garden

Have you ever stepped into a garden that just felt right? Then again, have you been anywhere that did not feel good, and you wanted to leave?

Designing and Planning a Garden

Xeric principles as a whole emphasize water conservation through creative landscape design. It’s essential that a design be thoroughly planned in advance, whether starting from scratch or renovating an existing landscape.

Feeding the Rabbits: A New Way to Garden?

E-mails abound about an influx of rabbits. I’ve seen more than usual too. But with all the weeds taking over my place, I could use some help mowing…

Firescaping: Do It Now!

Recent drought brings attention to firescaping.

Garden Structures Create a Mood

Using arbors, trellises and statues in a garden.

Gardening Tips for Water Restrictions

The following are some “rules of thumb” suggestions for getting your garden through drought conditions and the tight watering restrictions that many cities and towns have had to enact. These ideas are all part of good xeriscape gardening principles, and

Gardening with Deer and Rabbits In Mind

How to select plants that deer and rabbits tend to avoid, and how to keep hungry critters away from their favorite garden plants.

Growing Beasts: The Art of Topiary

Living sculpture. That’s what topiary is. The fad comes and goes, and from all indications it looks like it’s coming back.

High Country Gardens Style of Xeriscaping: Basic Principles

Water conservation is becoming a very important consideration across the US. Read these 8 basic principles to learn how you can conserve resources with your landscape design.

Plants for Dry Shade

Suggestions for groundcovers that can be planted in dry, shady areas.

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