There are many great reasons to start your own home herb garden. Generally herbs are easy to grow and can be enjoyed by the whole family. With many varieties of colors, textures, and scents of plants available, you can literally customize your garden to suit any needs you may have. Depending on your needs you…
Viburnums have long been a popular choice as landscaping shrubs for home gardeners and landscape professionals alike. With their dark green foliage and handsome form, they give the garden a calm, woodsy, refined feel. The dense foliage growing down to the ground makes many species of Viburnum ideal screening plants. They are especially useful as…
Probably the most influential ways in which you can ensure that your garden plants, shrubs and trees develop and grow well well in your landscape garden is protection and, possibly the most important type of protection that is required is protection against wind damage. Virtually all of the trees and shrubs which grow in your…
Bring Your Garden Back to Life After Winter Time If you listen carefully you can hear the sounds of Spring. The time when we can all get out into the garden, clear away the debris of winter and start thinking happy thoughts of warmer days and forget about the chill ice and snow that freeze…
Starting an organic garden in town can be a rewarding experience in many ways. As the inclination of rising food costs expands across the globe, the return to the land is becoming an intelligent and more affordable way to eat well. For Southern California residents who are concerned about caring for their environment and giving…
Usually a house is a man’s greatest asset; “his home is his castle.” A house or home can easily become the most important possession for a family, which would include its surroundings or landscape. Recently, several of the landscape architects and design associations have predicted trends towards homeowners spending more money to dress up their…
