Articles related to "Winter Landscaping"

Motion and emotion, landscape and mind, are connected in Syvia Plath's poem, "Winter Landscape, with Rooks". This frozen moment is a bleak time but not hopeless.

Add a bit of color to the winter landscape and garden with cold-tolerant flowers and shrubs. Winter landscapes in Texas do not have to be gray.

Winter/spring-blooming Asian witchhazels - Hamamelis xintermedia, H. japonica and H. mollis - exhibit potential in garden landscapes as focal points and in shrub borders.

Learn some guidelines for using evergreens in the garden to provide winter interest. Look at the types of evergreens available, and variety of uses for your landscape.

Snowy vistas can be pretty flat and dreary. Introducing cultivars with interesting bark can bring winter's dormant landscapes to life.

Try planting pansies, viola, cyclamen and other cold tolerant plants to add color to a winter garden. With a bit of special care, these flowers brighten dark days.

Yellow-foliage evergreen plants are attention-getters and liven up winter landscape gardens. They mimic sunshine and echo PANTONE® 2009 Color of the Year 14-0848 "Mimosa"

Let's examine a some of the winter blooming plants that we can add to our gardens to create that year round beauty and interest. Add some winter color and excitement!

Learn how to use plants with winter fruits or berries to add color and delight to your garden. There are so many delightful trees, shrubs and others to choose from!

A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.

Learn the many ways to create interest in the garden landscape even during the winter months. Use some of these techniques for year round beauty.

There are several plants, both evergreen and deciduous, that have pleasing, striking or unique silhouettes. Learn how to select and use them effectively in the garden.

Although most gardeners are ready for a break as winter approaches, the garden does not have to be lackluster during the winter months. Simple ideas can add interest.

This lesson plan contains steps for making a winter-themed group art project in the preschool or daycare classroom.

2010 Winter Olympics torch by Canadian aerospace company Bombardier departs from the traditional. Unique features give design a Canadian flair.

While no plant is one hundred percent deer-proof, these shrubs will deter most deer from snacking and sampling the foliage and destroying your garden landscape.

The European Fine Art Fair will be held in the Netherlands, from March 9-18, 2007. More than $1 billion worth of paintings, sculptures and other art will be displayed.

Greet spring with color that contrasts beautifully with the dormant grass and leafless trees. Fall is the time to plant bulbs that bloom in early spring.

Changing a computer background picture takes seconds, yet adds loads of holiday cheer to a work station or home computer. Find free Christmas desktop wallpaper online.

In freezing conditions, wild birds could use a hand finding fresh water and food, and with a little ingenuity and some planning, you won't even need to buy a feeder.

As we head into summer and the temperatures rise, let's not forget out four-footed friends. Labs are especially prone to heatstroke, so keep your eyes open.

Sometimes parents like to do something special at Xmas. Lapland Christmas breaks, where the kids meet Santa himself, could make this holiday one they remember forever.

All-America Selections has announced its all-star lineup for the 2008 gardening season.

Sending off a photo to family and friends for Christmas? Or turning a portrait of the kids into a card? Here are tips to set the holiday mood for the pictures this year.

Snowshoes come in a variety of different models - style of snowshoeing, individual weight, and snow conditions must be considered in order to choose the right snowshoe.

Spring is around the corner. Think of warm, sunny skies and colorful flowers while creating this simple art project.

Proxy studies and anecdotal evidence must be used to reconstruct past climates and provide evidence for the Little Ice Age.

Here's a source of free animated desktop wallpaper in cheerful, relaxing, & religious themes. Find articles that link to modern, traditional, cool computer backgrounds.

Persian Parrotia has a lot to offer the garden. Unfortunately, late winter flowers are not on the top of the list. Witchhazel is the choice for winter flowers.

Test your knowledge of these 17th-century Dutch painters and absorb perhaps-obscure facts about them.

Let's examine some specific plants with red or pink winter berries now that you've learned some general tips for berries in the winter landscape.

Canada Post, an official supplier of the 2010 Winter Olympics and supporter of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, has a colorful lineup of stamps and collectible products.

Canada Post issued five commemoratives featuring "Sports of the 2010 Winter Games" highlighting curling, snowboard, freestyle skiing, bobsleigh, and ice sledge hockey.

The Winter Festivities in Japan are a mixture of tradition and fun, with ample use of snow and ice, coloured lights, and fun runs with near-naked men.

There are steps you can take all year round to ensure that your garden will still provide color and interest during the long, dreary winter months.

Not all evergreen plants have green leaves. Here is a selection of broadleaf evergreen shrubs with red, purple, silver or other colored foliage.

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

Privacy hedges block undesirable views, reduce noise levels, increase values of property and benefit the environment all at the same time.

In this article we will look at two different plants that produce showy red fruits in the winter.

English entrepreneur Henry Cole commissioned John Collet Horsley to create the first Christmas card in 1843, not knowing that they would create a Christmas tradition.

Beautyberry, hydrangea, and Persian lilac use little space and are easy to care for.

Discover the wintry charm of paintings by Ashcan School artists Robert Henri, John Sloan, William Glackens and George Wesley Bellows.

Variegated evergreen shrubs provide loads of color and interest to the garden, year round. These shrubs all have green with white, yellow or cream colored leaves.

Looking for some fun indoor activities on a chilly winter day? This article provides suggestions for teachers of preschool aged children.

Winter breaks in the Southern Hemisphere needn't be frosty. Take your choice of a fabulous winter festival, invigorating outdoor adventures or a sensuous spa and massage.

Picking the perfect winter destination can be a difficult task. With a host of viable options, which destination is the best for your ideal holiday? Read on for ideas.