Over the past 30 years, island beds have become a popular way to add color, texture, and height to a landscape. It adds versatility to the standard square perennial border…

Many plants lose their leaves in fall and winter, but evergreen trees continue to add interest, color and texture to the garden. Despite the generic name, they are rarely just…

Getty Dense, low-growing plants perform many of the same roles as mulch without the hassle and expense of upkeep. Groundcover plants, like pachysandra, mondo grass, purple leaf wintercreeper and others,…

It’s National Conifer Week – a time to big up the often overlooked conifer. Conifers have many advantages for today’s modern garden;  good aesthetic qualities, they are low maintenance, they…

When planning garden lighting, ‘defining the purpose helps you to decide the type of garden lighting required. Are you looking for wayfinding, path light or more accent, feature lighting?’ explains Jo…

From small additions such as adding some of the best shrubs for the front of the house or introducing outdoor lighting ideas through to larger front yard ideas such as planting some of the best…

We shared lots of DIY outdoor light ideas in our previous article here. In this article we are focusing on how to easily use different types of exterior lighting in outdoor…

September 6, 2023 by Bao Ha Leave a Comment Filed Under: Uncategorized

Sometimes referred to as goat’s beard, the Astilbe genus includes more than a dozen species. Hybrid A. x arendsii is very popular in home gardens, and you may find varieties of A. chinensis, A. japonica, A. thunbergii, and A. simplicifolia to…