Herb Garden: Five Beautiful Shrubs for the Dye Garden
Karen You might never dye your own cloth but having an herb garden that features plants historically used in dye making is an interesting and enjoyable endeavor. The colors are usually…
Herb Garden: Five Herbs to Grow for a Soothing Bath
When you are tired, frustrated, angry, or distraught a warm bath may be the best thing to relieve stress and bring back a sense of well-being. Add soothing herbs to…
Garden Hedges: Flowering Shrubs-2
Flowering shrubs can add color and fragrance to a garden hedge and be a great addition to the garden. They can create garden rooms, screen out an unattractive view, or…
Garden Hedges: Flowering Shrubs 1
When the weather becomes warm spending time outdoors becomes a pleasure. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than having a garden room bounded by hedges. The hedges can define…
Three Jasmines for the Garden
Confederate jasmine, poet’s jasmine, Carolina jasmine and star jasmine; they are all vines, have fragrant flowers, and are popular garden plants. When you go to buy jasmine at the local…
Garden Hedges: Evergreen Conifers-2
Evergreen conifers offer many features that make them desirable as a hedge. Their dense covering of needles throughout the year make an effective screen or privacy hedge and can serve…
Garden Hedges: Coniferous Evergreens-1
When you want to block a view or create privacy an evergreen hedge is a great solution. You accomplish your purpose while adding an attractive feature to the landscape. Those…
Garden Hedges: Broadleaf Evergreens 2
Broadleaf evergreen make particularly good privacy hedges because of their year-round leaves that block the view as well as add aesthetically to the garden. In addition to leaves that remain…
Garden Hedges: Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs 1
A broadleaf evergreen hedge keeps it leaves most of the winter and therefore affords a visual barrier all year. This is particularly important if the purpose of the hedge is…
Garden Hedges: Five Floribunda Roses for a Beautiful Hedge
Roses are can make a fine hedge when you want to restrict the movement of people from one area to another. Many floribundas and some shrub roses can be planted…