Spring is here

Spring is the time to take a look at all the empty spots in your garden that you haven't filled. Are they looking like something should go there or are they the transition to the next plants? Do you like Cottage Gardening, Formal, Flowers, Shrubs or Vegetable gardens? Is your garden looking like you want it to? Then I envy you. Mine is looking a little shabby right now. I've added a Dogwood tree to the backyard and I even started seeds this year. I don't have too many empty spaces but I'm wanting to go the Cottage Garden look so I'm concentrating on perennials that will be here every year. I'm looking for ones to add, that bloom at different times. I want Spring Bloomers, like my Bridal Veil Wisteria, it's gorgeous this time of year. My goal is to have color most of the year. What are you concentrating on this year? Let me know and share your ideas of what you would like your garden to look like. Well, need to get back to the yard. By the way, don't forget your front door. Do you have flowers to welcome your guests?

Fall gardening

Fall is one of the seasons that never was my favorite. Moving south, has made me realize that fall, with all it's great colors, the changing of the leaves and the fresh autumn scent in the air, is a wonderful time of year. We are getting ready for Halloween with pumpkins (go pick your own), it's apple cider time and donuts, it's taking a look at your garden and checking out what worked this year and what didn't. Start planning next years crops or flowers. Don't forget about fall gardening and all the colorful mums. It's a time of change. Plant some mums, in the ground or in planters that can be moved around. Change your landscape, set up a Halloween vignette with bales of hay, corn stalks, a scarecrow, some flowers, a few pumpkins and gourds. Something with falls great colors that will last until Thanksgiving. Then sit back and enjoy.

Garden Info

A patio is an outdoor space used for dining and recreation. . Landscaping is a great way to add ambiance to our patio while creating a sanctuary effect. This also allows us to express ourselves while increasing value to our property. One can either hire the services of a landscape architect to design it for us or we can do it ourselves. The majority of homeowners do their own patio landscaping design because they want to transform the appearance and feeling of their own homes.

Our garden is part of our home and landscaping not only improves the environment we live in but it also adds to the value of our property. Excellent landscape design creates a lifelong impression. It allows us to use all our creative ideas in our landscape design for everyone to enjoy.

Color:
We all want to view an attractively designed and maintained garden, surrounding ourselves with the beauty of flowers makes it simple for us to change the feeling of our garden. Planting flowers and shrubs around our patio adds warmth and a sanctuary feeling to our landscaped design. Potted plants are other options if you do not want to plant trees and shrubs, the pots can be moved around to change the look and feel of the patio.

Keep in mind there a many different landscaping ideas, pools, ponds, a trellis or an arbor to name a few to transform your outdoor area into an outdoor living area.