When thinking about landscape shrubs, “how tall should they be in front of my house?” is a common question among gardeners. Shrubs are plants that bring color to a garden, add interest and style to an area and are easy to care for. Many people also want taller plants in ...
How do you plan a flower garden for beginners? You need to start with some kind of plan. The first thing is to decide whether you will use landscape flowers or ground-shaped flowers. If you want to grow flowers that grow close to the ground, such as roses, you can ...
How do you keep flowers thriving in your flower garden? This is a question most gardeners struggle with. Some are masters of their garden with a vast array of landscape flowers and landscape shrubs taking over almost every square foot of their yard. Other gardeners complain that their flower garden ...
How cold is too cold for annuals? This is a question that many gardeners have asked at one time or another. Annual plants, including most flowers, can handle very cold weather if they are grown in pots and containers. Many gardeners believe that if you use pots on these plants ...
Can you keep annuals alive all year long? You do not have to worry about that. Annuals, by the way, are a class of perennial flower that do not survive the wintertime. Yes, they will flower again the next year in full bloom, but you will have to start them ...
Choosing the type of tree for your landscaping can be overwhelming, especially if you have not dealt with this before. Landscaping your garden is not as easy as ABC. There are hundreds of different types of plants and many of them are hardy and will survive in your climate. The ...
If you are thinking about starting a landscaping business, knowing what are shrubs plants? It is essential to understand which shrubs and how they are used in landscaping. These plants provide many of the same benefits as other plants, but in an outdoor setting. Understanding these differences and the fact ...
Ask most gardeners and they will tell you what is the biggest challenge when landscaping their yards. Ask them what kind of a yard they have, what kinds of flowers and plants they have and they will answer with lots of big plants. If you have a small yard, you ...
The debate between Home Depot and Lowes is one of the most common debates I hear from homeowners. Home Depot or Lowes, which of course are both chain retail stores that carry a large variety of home improvement supplies, have different landscaping products and services that they provide. Home Depot’s ...
What are the best low maintenance shrubs? In my opinion, there are a few criteria that you should be looking for in a low maintenance shrub. They need to be easy to maintain and not require much pruning. Most landscaping design ideas are geared towards hardy shrubs that can handle ...