Landscaping Ideas

Archive for March, 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

What better way to show off your garden?

I love taking pictures of my garden and landscaping projects, particularly to show how the project develops over time. Previously, I used photo albums to tell the story, but now I’m making use of a digital photo frame. It’s a great way to show off your garden as you can show lots of pictures in [...]

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Outdoor Landscape Lighting Design Ideas

If you’ve spent a lot of time and money on plants and patios etc, you’ll want to be able to show everyone, even when night falls. One way you can do this is by buying landscape lighting. Lighting is a great asset for any garden and can help create a magical and romantic [...]

Friday, March 28th, 2008

When your landscaping project includes a whole new house…

Sometimes a landscaping project does not only involve creating a new garden, it can be much bigger, even starting with a blank canvas and building a new house as well as the garden.
If you are in that situation, and want some advice on house plans check out The House Plan Shop, where you can pick [...]

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Shade Trees: A Wealth of Landscaping Benefits

Shade trees are the backbone of most landscapes. The intended use for most customers creates a market demand for, deciduous trees that are usually limbed up from 36 to 60 inches. Relatively few shade trees are less than 30 feet tall. They are wonderful near a patio, terrace, deck, pool or anywhere to [...]

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Complete Edging With Landscaping Bricks

You can create beautiful and structurally sound designs in your yard through the use of landscaping bricks. Available in numerous designs, colors and styles, they can be used for short walls, flowerbed retaining walls and for paving a sidewalk or even your driveway.
Landscaping bricks are also available in many sizes to meet the needs of [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

The Importance Of Good Quality Paving And Landscaping

More and more people are looking into paving and landscaping their gardens in a bid to liven them up and make the area surrounding their house more interesting. There are various different options available to anyone looking into getting any paving and landscaping work done.
For example, access ways can be built in, driveways can [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Ever thought about landscaping a French garden?

I had a fantastic driving holiday in France last summer. We spent some time near Paris and then went to the Aquitaine region in the South West which was great, even if the weather was a bit damp!
The holiday got me thinking about what I would do if I bought a French property in [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Are You Stuck For Landscape Edging Ideas?

There are many possibilities when it comes to making your garden look better. At the same time, you can use these improvements to prevent soil from being washed away keeping the weeds from intruding into, and ruining your garden. Try looking for inspirational landscape edging ideas presented in decorating magazines or by picking up some [...]

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Find an egg and get 50% off at Blooming Direct

I just heard that the good folks at Blooming Direct are running an Easter Egg Hunt on their site. Find and egg for your chance to get 50% off your order!
Blooming Direct offer a range of gardening and landscaping related products.

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Do you need some patio furniture?

If you are looking for patio furniture that’s a little bit unusual, take a look at Adirondack Chairs. The Adirondack Chair comes in a range of colours including white, natural, lemon and coral. You can mix and match or purchase a set in the same colour.
The supplier, Love My Patio also stock Adirondack Rockers, Market [...]