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Ornamental kale and cabbage are the sorts of crops I really like to design with. I think of those plants since I do succulents; they are not flowers but provide a flower or rosette kind of silhouette. They can be tucked into gardens among many other sorts of plants and appear incredible throughout the entire … Continue reading Fantastic Design Plant: Ornamental Cabbage and Kale
Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa, var longifolia) rises tight at the bottom and loose at the top. You may choose loose romaine leaves any time during the day, but if you visit the garden early in the morning you are going to receive the very best flavor. Romaine lettuce is sensitive to heat and also much … Continue reading How to Pick Loose Leaf Romaine
What’s that, you say? Aren’t all roses fragrant? And do not they all just smell like … roses? The answer to all three questions, quite simply, is not any. Some roses lack any type of odor altogether, and those which are fragrant provide an unexpectedly vast array of scents. Granted, they’ll all start out with … Continue reading 6 Fragrant Roses for an Alluringly Fragrant Garden
Let us get to the nitty-gritty of what it means to remodel green. Being green starts long before you consider where you wish to place the tub, and the effects last to the future long after you’re gone. Remodeling can be a wasteful process. The very least we can do is proceed thoughtfully. These 10 … Continue reading Contractor Tips: 10 Ways to Remodel Greener
December can be a time at the backyard. Most of us are busy with different things, so the timing is great. However, there’s much to appreciate, and some tending to take care of. Here is some of what we are doing in our Southeast December gardens. TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design Indoor plants. Rosemary topiaries … Continue reading Southeast Gardener's December Checklist
The palm tree is one of the objects in the world, in my opinion. It is positively sculptural: stately trunk, shapely leaves, sharp lines. And then there are the associations we have: heat, relaxation, calm, dream. When a movie opens with a shot of palm trees, then we immediately assume we’re in a place of … Continue reading Palm Trees Take Interiors to a Tropical Vacation
September is a transition month at the garden. Though we may still get warm, even hot, weather, it’s time to wash up our summer gardens to create room for fall’s bounty. Cooler days and crisp evenings and mornings will be here soon enough — in some areas of the nation, it’s time to start cool-weather … Continue reading After-Summer Care for a Fabulous Fall Garden
It is still fairly hot and muggy in my area of Texas (USDA hardiness zones 7 and 8), but September is a pivotal month in the backyard. It is the gateway between summer and fall gardening, moving us into cooler-weather fare. So in the event that you can bear the heat, hang in there and … Continue reading Texas Gardener's September Checklist
Desperate to update the unsightly drop by the end of their drive, Joseph and Robin Amorello planned a redesign themselves, to a budget. The couple wanted extra space for gardening in their home in Topsham, Maine, but didn’t want to pay a fortune to get it. By doing the work by themselves and making smart … Continue reading Dig This Garden Shed Makeover for Less Than $300
July brings steamy temperatures, less rain and a good deal of blooms here from the Mid-Atlantic. This month starts the harvesting of different fruits, vegetables, fruits and even seeds. Do not be discouraged by all of the heat and bugs. Just keep collecting your backyard bounty and dismiss the plants which have gone to seed … Continue reading Mid-Atlantic Gardener: Things To Do in July
