Articles related to "Residential Landscaping"

Meaningful, useful and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gifts for gardeners are hard to find. Here are four categories that fit the bill for landscape gardener holiday gifts.

Landscape and plant society memberships or donations to these fine groups make excellent gifts for landscape gardeners.

Eighteen kinds of crabapples form the backdrop to a Memorial Garden in a western MA orchard. Autumn crabapple display begins with warm sunny days and cold nights.

Crabapple trees stand out with autumn characteristics that make them top-notch landscape trees. Plantings of intelligent choices do well with good cultural practices.

Landscape maintenance mistakes abound in both residential and public landscapes. What are some of these landscape maintenance errors and how do they happen? Photographs.

Landscape photos may be worth a thousand words. They can inspire illusions of mood and atmosphere, or adaptable design ideas. Photos may make good landscape design tools.

Choosing optimal site and microclimate for Hamamelis (witch hazel) planting locations facilitates growth and generates best spring and autumn performance.

Hamamelis (witch hazel) species and varieties bring interesting forms, flower and leaf gold to temperate landscapes when gardeners least expect color and fragrance.

Multiple characteristics allow witch hazels to fill garden niches and extend landscape interest to four seasons. Effective use depends upon siting and use in a landscape.

A lawn is certainly green - with enough water - but it's anything but ecologically sound! Here are ten tips from a landscape architect on truly greening your yard.

Here and in future articles, we learn how to landscape, step-by-step, a relatively new house in Charlottesville, VA (plant hardiness zone 7).

Holiday landscapes and decorations in the Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Look highlight this first Web Site of the Month topic for Landscaping at Suite101.

Michaelmas daisies shout that autumn has arrived. The garden landscape fills with color and autumn landscaping design ideas are abundant.

Landscape fabric yields excellent results when we carefully analyze and then prepare project sites. Checklists are important and useful before planting and/or mulching.

Sweeping landscape plantings of the corn (Flanders's Field poppy) and its cousins are a knockout. These plants are true annuals though they may live for several seasons.

Flanders field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) brighten up European landscapes in early summer. Here in the U.S., they symbolize Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day.

Avoid tree death in garden and urban landscapes by using appropriate planting and cultural techniques, good sense and attention to detail, especially during construction.

The quickest way to bring flowers and color into the residential landscape is by planting containers full of bright and interesting plants.

Seaside and sheltered landscape plantings and herb gardens present some down-to-earth examples for using annual poppies in natural appearing gardens.

The Brandywine Valley (PA and DE) beckons to those interested in garden history. Visit the four Du Pont country estates and gardens of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Wilson Memorial Garden in Chipping Campden celebrates the work of "Chinese" Wilson who introduced over 1,000 garden-worthy species from China to western horticulture

An outline and checklist to avoid common problems in the landscape design process. Using this list avoids frustrating and often costly problems.

"Chinese" Wilson's first trip to China for Harvard's Arnold Arboretum (MA) began in January 100 years ago. His goal? Introduce Asian plants to western landscapes.

Flowering Crabapples: "The Genus Malus" by Rev. John L. Fiala is an essential reference for those wanting to know about flowering crabapple trees in built landscapes.

Hamamelis virginiana, a North American native, brings interesting golden flowers and leaf color to the autumn landscape. It merits more use in planned landscapes.

Hamamelis vernalis, a North American native, is a two-season landscape performer with fragrant yellow spring blooms and deep yellow autumn leaves.

Early season uniform poppy beds require planning and design to focus attention on residential and commercial landscapes. Presented is a planting sequence for Zone 5.

April: Landscaping at Suite101 "Link of the Month." Away.com offers an archive of travel photographs that includes galleries devoted to international garden landscapes.

The core of Derek Fell's book "Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure" is an information bank of garden landscape photos, but the introduction is its foundation.

Landscape fabric (geotextiles) for weed and erosion control may make landscape maintenance easier. Using landscape fabric properly with projects is vital for success.

Flower boxes enhance home landscapes and say welcome to visitors. Through careful planning and planting, they can also attract hummingbirds. What do hummingbirds like?

Memorial Day is observed in the U.S.A. on the last Monday of May. Corn Poppies enliven summer gardens while symbolizing remembrance. These articles offer design ideas.

Annual poppies bring unity to wildflower meadows or a natural garden as well as create a breath-taking display. Seeds of annual poppies are easy to find and buy.

Here are some of my favorite basic books about landscape and garden design that have prominent places on my bookshelf. I reach for them first.

Trees can supply a merger of love, good wishes and functional design in a home landscape. Here are some examples of what I've planted.

Landscape fabrics work for specific projects. Some plant groups thrive and are easier to maintain than other groups when used with these erosion and weed control fabrics.

At the nursery this year, we have many landscape customers buying tropical plants. Cannas are a top seller because they are easy to use in the garden and in containers.

A review of "An Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Garden" by Derek Fell, over 800 photographs of landscape elements from A to W.

Landscape architects and designers play different roles in helping to solve specific problems, set priorities and create ideal landscapes.

Landscape planning involves more than just deciding where to put the flowers. Each site is unique, with its own set of problems and potentials impacting final design.

Residential artificial grass offers less lawn care- no mowing or watering. Plastic grass lawns are ever green, but does sod or faux grass leave more money in a wallet?

Recognize plant characteristics and functions; identify roles plants play in specific landscape designs. Informed plant selection leads to successful garden landscapes.

Many internet sites offer garden landscape photographs for inspiration and design ideas. Here is a selection of them reviewed on cost, user-friendliness and practicality.

Before building a garden, homeowners should have a clear understanding of their needs and wants - their design intent.