The second part of our blog into what you can plant alongside each other in your garden looks at shady spots, shape and color combinations, and the best overall pairings that really go well together. These tips are sometimes well documented and some are just ideas to be bold and[…]
Part of creating a landscaped garden is knowing how to design a garden so that it most pleasing to the eye and what types of plant, shrubs and flower you should plant together. It is not as easy as it sounds, as you can plant by color, season, height, type[…]
This is the second part of our trip around the world to visit the most spectacular landscaped gardens around the world, in part one we had the good fortune to visit Nong Nooch in Thailand and Butchart Gardens in Canada among others. In this blog we travel to China, Japan[…]
There are some amazing landscaped gardens that are all situated over the world, some are a far cry from the traditional English landscaped gardens of the 17th Century, and some of these gardens are more traditional. In this blog we traverse the globe to see some marvelous designs and concepts[…]
The second of our green fingered investigation how to create your own landscaped gardens and become a skilled landscape gardener. In part one we learned how important planning was in the construction of your garden and how you should take your time and start small. In this blog we look[…]
If you have looked at a beautiful landscaped garden and considered attempting to recreate something similar then dismissed the idea because it seemed impossible, there are some tips how to start on the road of becoming a landscape gardener. Tackling an outdoor space should be taken on in a similar[…]
The first person to be attributed for creating a landscape garden was Joseph Addison around the early 1700’s in England. He was inspired by the gardens in Europe and started to develop the idea of a more formal garden in England with neatly placed plants and tree lined paths. As[…]