You have plenty of options when it comes to landscaping around trees. Ideas and designs run from digging and planting simple flower beds to building an entire deck around a beautiful tree. We’ve put together a collection of designs that offer solutions for all types of challenges. Many peop...
You can start attracting pollinators to your garden by planting flowers, trees and shrubs that are nectar-rich. Also, consider the colors they like. For example, hummingbirds are particularly fond of red, while bees seem to prefer flowers in the purple/violet range.For more, see: Flowers ...
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GET A JUMP ON SPRING BY PLANTING IDEAS FOR TREES AND SHRUBSWILL ELLIOTT
When planting new flowers, trees, or shrubs in the backyard, consider jacaranda, poinsettias, or other brightly colored plants. Their bold, tropical foliage looks terrific; by extension, your backyard will look so too. As a plus, beautiful flowers attract birds and butterflies to the yard. ...
To keep the garden looking neat, regularly pick out or rake fallen leaves from the gravel and clean up any loose debris around stones and statuary.Weed. Keep gravel and planting areas free of weeds. This will be a more regular task during summer when weeds are more prolific, with little ...
In this small yard, several trees made growing grass or a flowerbed impossible. Instead, the homeowners paved the area with flagstone and added a table and chairs for shaded seating. When working under a large tree, leave any exposed roots alone and never raise the grade around the tree'...
Chicken wire is also good for keeping certain critters out. Use it around the perimeter of your vegetable garden and over the top. Once you’ve decided on a design idea for your raised bed, our article onhow to start a vegetable gardencan guide you through the process of planting and gro...
For kids who love to play in the dirt, gardening is a natural way to do good to the Earth. Get your kids to take part in planting trees, flowers, vegetables or other plants in your yard. If you choose something like a tree, it will grow year after year to make you know your hard...
There is secondary gated driveway just for the homeowners. Connected to this main driveway is a narrower gravel lane which leads directly to the residence. The lane passes near fruit trees planted in broken rows to give the illusion that they are the remains of an orchard that once existed ...