May 30, 2010
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A beautiful rain garden design will enhance the pleasure that people feel in their homes. The family room with a big screen television might be a wonderful room, but a rain garden design in the yard will be a very special place. A yard established with this type of design will provide a great place for meeting with friends and family. A rain garden design in the backyard will be full of life and vibrant color. Your Yard will become the envy of all your friends who will probably want to know how you managed such a…
Permanent link to this post (103 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)
Read more here…
May 29, 2010
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: You know one when you see it. The English garden design is all about curved beds, winding paths, riotous color. The gardener’s hand is light. There-but just barely. It lets nature do its own thing. You might even say that the English garden design is controlled chaos. The history of English garden design began with the revolt against the constraints of formal landscape design and classic landscape design. These two forms, with their appreciation of balance, symmetry and geometry, sit on the opposing end of the spectrum from English garden design. Where formal…
Permanent link to this post (99 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)
Read more here…
May 29, 2010
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A client in the Heights contracted Exterior Worlds to create an Italian garden with a number of complimentary, classical elements to the front and rear of their home. Their house had a classic Old World appearance to it. It was a two-story structure with a porch and an upstairs balcony. Steps led up to the porch, and shuttered windows with arched tops lined both the porch and the balcony. A stately, old, and very large oak tree grew just next to the house, reaching up and over the top of the house. The architecture and…
Permanent link to this post (101 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)
Read more here…
May 29, 2010
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A well-known resident of River Oaks contacted us and asked us if we could harmoniously blend the organic and inorganic components of her landscape into a design that would complement the classical architecture of her house and exterior masonry. We immediately noticed that the symmetry of her three-story house, and the fine linear designs of the yard and surrounding stonework, were also two very key elements used in Italian gardening. We shared this insight with the homeowner, who agreed that such a design would work very well for what she had in mind. We began by working on…
Permanent link to this post (104 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)
Read more here…
May 29, 2010
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Are you looking for good garden design advice in Tucson, Arizona? Perhaps some of the best advice is on how to prevent the spread of destructive pests in your garden! This article will provide you with garden design tips that will help you cultivate and protect your crops. Whether you’re looking to grow edible plants or beautiful flowers, the following information will be beneficial to you. Garden Design Advice for Tucson: Raise Companion Plants That Thwart the Spread of Destructive Pests: Dills for cabbages. The number one enemy of plants belonging to the cabbage family…
Permanent link to this post (101 words, estimated 24 secs reading time)
Read more here…