Outlining (Edging) a Vegetable or Flower Garden with Brick Posted onJuly 6, 2018byfredgonsowskigardenhome One of my many projects that I’ve so far tackled this Spring was the redesign and outlining of my vegetable garden in brick. For years, I just had the planting spaces surrounded by ...
and fertilizing. Minimize the size of your lawn by replacing large expanses of grass with alternative ground covers, such as gravel, mulch, or drought-tolerant plants. Create defined borders and pathways using hardscape materials such as stone or brick to reduce the need for edging and trimming...
A cottage-style garden is basically a very informal and traditional type of plot, where flowers steal the show. We're talking voluptuous borders full of color and texture, amidst traditional materials such as stone walls and red brick edging. Often thought of as the opposite of clean-cut, co...
Spacing- Space your flowers evenly and match sizes and shapes to achieve a good look for your flower garden. Or, design your own colored-patterned garden and add rocks and rock borders to enhance the look of your flower garden. Edging- Your garden center will carry many sorts of garden edg...
uniform, but just take your time, and stand back every few minutes to check your work. It is gratifying to see them all uniform again, after seeing them looking sort of like lumpy blobs as they grew out the damage. And while at it, putting a nice edging on the gardens seals the ...
Continue to tidy lawn edges using a half-moon edging iron and lawn edging shears. Sebastian Condrea//Getty Images Related Story To mow or not to mow? Weeds Weeds will start to appear in beds and borders with the warming temperatures. Marcus Eyles says the easiest way to control them is ...
To spur some ideas for palettes, I’ve selected several potential planting schemes for each of six popular house colors. Beige or green Neutrals are the easiest colors to plant against because flower and foliage colors are needed only for contrast. Repeat roof or trim colors in plantings. A ...
You may choose to think about border edging to restrain them. It doesn’t want being transplanted so it is always best if sown directly. Amidst jewel-like blossoms and fragile ferny leaves, it is much sturdier than it seems. As the flowers wither, this attractive flower will produce seed ...