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Delve into the evolving world of sustainable septic system design. Gain insights into eco-friendly advancements and their impact on landscapes.

Discover the art of selecting plants suited to your location with our guide on plant zones.

Elevate your home's exterior with exterior shutter design ideas. Discover shutter styles that not only enhance windows but also amplify the overall landscape's visual appeal.

Discover stunning desert landscaping ideas with rock elements. Explore xeriscape designs, rock gardens, and tips for a low-maintenance, water-wise yard.

Explore innovative xeriscape ideas to design a beautiful, water-efficient landscape. Save resources and enjoy a green, sustainable garden.

Turn your front yard into a tropical haven with our planting ideas! From palms to exotic flowers, get inspired to create a lush, vibrant, and inviting tropical landscape.

Uncover the secrets to a thriving tropical pond garden! Dive into a world of exotic plants, innovative design ideas, and practical care tips.

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Discover the art of hillside circular driveway landscaping. Browse through our solutions that promise a harmonious blend of style and stability.

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Unlock the secrets to a stunning garden! Discover practical tips, innovative ideas, and essential steps to design a garden plan that brings your vision to life.

Dive into the intricacies of weed barriers and their role in garden health. We demystify the necessity and offer insights into effective weed management.

Step into a world where your garden dreams take flight. Our DIY yard design guide gives you the roadmap to start your journey towards a vibrant outdoor haven.

Explore unique and vibrant ceiling designs to transform your spaces. Ignite creativity with styles that elevate and redefine your home's aesthetics!

Uncover the secrets to laying beautiful flagstone walkways and patios! Elevate your outdoor space with our expert guidance and inspiring designs.

Dive into a selection of green house plans that blend innovative design with eco-conscious living. Craft a home that is both stylish and sustainable.

Delve into garden designs that merge beauty with functionality. Your guide to crafting spaces that soothe, inspire, and connect with nature’s splendor.

Most, if not all of the elements and projects in your landscaping, yard, and garden are simple to slightly hard do it yourself projects...

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The styles and planting schemes of garden design and landscaping are practically endless. The information, ideas, and pictures available ..

While this planting scheme is nothing fancy, it does show some good choices with placement and repetition. A lot of evergreens for a ...

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While the majority of plants in this front yard are evergreen, it really only takes a few repeated evergreen plants to create a display ...

In the last few years gas burning fireplaces have become quite popular for both indoor and outdoor uses. While fireplaces are rarely used...

This small woodland patio design with its selection of garden plants has an atmosphere of being set out in the middle of the forrest. Also..

Most backyards and landscapes don't have the room for a pond and waterfall this big. And even if they do, most folks wouldn't consider a ...

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In all of our landscaping projects that require walls, even small retaining walls will have concrete footings. The size of this large ...

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Get some great ideas for planning your outdoor kitchen project. This video has some good considerations for quality, durability, and ...

Simple basics of planting a courtyard patio with containers and potted plants. When planted like this, there's a lot more room and ...

I'm not sure where the idea for this sunken patio came from. I honestly don't think I've ever seen a swimming pool used quite this way. ...

The modular retro furniture style can look very nice in some patio designs, landscapes, and gardens. As with art and design in general, ...

This big pond has a lot going on as far as plantings, decor, and hardscaping. Such a large body of water can take up a lot of landscaping...

This Southwest Front yard landscaping has a lot to offer for some good Southwest design ideas. A great example of Southwest colors and ...

As far as patio design and decorating ideas go, this screened in outdoor room is elegant as well as a clean simple design and layout. Less..

If you pick up any ideas from this corner lot design, I do hope they're the ones we intend to show. While it wouldn't take much to fix ...

There is something about the simple things that is often decorative. This old wooden dining table may not be intended as garden decor, but..

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From this view you can see the necessity of this retaining wall construction. Before we created the wall, the erosion was actually cutting..

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I just thought I would throw this water feature in since you never know what folks are going to find interesting. I'm not sure what kind ...

Almost any garden style, even modern, can be beautifully influenced by the addition of natural stone and rock elements such as walls, ...

A simple wood deck patio with plantings in containers and planter pots. Limited space has certain restrictions but shouldn't keep ypu from..

In a situation like this where the surrounding elements are very rustic, it's often a good design consideration to keep the rest of the ...

Simple Southwest landscape planting ideas around the front entry gate. Some of the plants visible in this front yard design are listed below

Even though the pond is one of the most dominating features of this patio garden, there's a whole lot more going on worth taking a look ...

Seating areas in courtyards, patios, and all garden design for that matter, can be created to be more than just a place to sit. Framed and..

A major design influence for this long narrow entry courtyard is due to no water access or planting beds. As an after thought to an ...

Another advantage of this type of pool edge where the step stones are laid in gravel is good drainage and no standing water or puddling...

This front yard retaining wall planter not only helps terrace the slope, but also adds some added interest to the landscape by creating ...

I'm not real sure about any design points being made for this hillside front yard design. Without any ground cover, ground cover plants, ...

Judging from my own work load and waiting list, I’d say there must be a shortage of landscaping contractors and landscapers. Even in ...

This lawn is almost too steep to not have any terracing, leveling and retaining walls. If not done correctly, with heavy watering or heavy..

This small bistro table and chairs does a great job of filling up and decorating this space all by itself. Along with the paver flooring ...

Backyards are often one of the most used living spaces of a home just like any other room in the home. And when it's landscaped to a plan...

This colorful planting scheme uses an unusually large variety of plants. Most gardens don't use such a large combination of perennial and...

Wicker is actually a weave type and process and not actually a type of furniture as most people think. The main material used for making...

This design makes good use of the access to the home as part of the landscape. Some type of access is necessary to the front door of this...

Repetitious decorating patios with alike elements. Most often a matter of preference but often a necessity, a little garden decor can be ...

Most container gardens are recognized as having pots and planters being used to grow plants in them. By that definition, this isn't really..

Houses on hillsides and woodland areas that dot the countryside are more and more common as the cities spread past their limits to make ...

Every Fall, I get asked the same question many times. “Should I water my plants and lawn during the Winter and if so, how much?”. Yes, you..

While this patio may be used for a lot of occasions and purposes, it's position and decor give it the feel of a breakfast patio. The table..

This is a simple and inexpensive way to dress up an already existing front yard lawn. Whether you have too much lawn to take care of, ...

A very classy patio designed for cooking and dining. Not quite an outdoor kitchen but more of a barbeque with counter space. Being ...

One of the most popular focal points and center pieces for patios and courtyards, fountains and water features add a different interest ...

A nice simple bed and breakfast patio set up. The patio landing is actually quite large with two small sitting areas on either end. While ..

Sometimes a patio or small garden like this small decorative concrete floor patio doesn't need to be any more than a simple sitting area. ..

This xeriscape design was created for the entrance of a large commercial industrial park. Being so large, maintenance and maintenance ...

Fountains are a perfect match for a large formal courtyard garden like this one. Besides doing something creative with the space, a ...

The center courtyard patio flower bed can't help but be an unavoidable focal point. The massive Red Oak tree is beautiful. It should be ...

Using ladders as garden decor is fairly common in a lot of different garden styles. It's very common and almost always present in ...

Built from the same materials as the surrounding landscaping, this fire pit blends in perfectly to create a soothing atmosphere, movement...

If You look closely, you'll see several different pieces of decor placed around the wood barrel fountain in this garden. Most of the ...

Of course, this is another resort hotel commercial swimming pool. Still you may get some good ideas for planting ideas, potted planters, ...

The floor of your patio can be one of the most influential elements in the design for creating the atmosphere, design, and style. From ...

While some folks might call this rustic southwest garden decoration, most of us would say the garden and home are just a bit run down. ...

Elevate your courtyard! Dive into the world of stamped concrete flooring. Find design inspirations, practical advice, and steps to achieve a stunning look.

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Dive into the vibrant palette of Southwest landscape design! Discover the colors that capture the spirit of the region, enhancing outdoor aesthetics.

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Explore a variety of landscaping edging ideas to create defined borders, enhance aesthetics, and make your garden an epitome of elegance and order.

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Plastic sheeting is a plant and soil killer. It should never be used as a substitute in any landscaping that will support plant life...

It is that time of the year when we pull out winter clothes from storage or the back of the closet. Make sure you shake them out and ...

When Leaf Spot infects your lawn, spots will appear on your leaf blades that have purpilish-red to purplish-brown edges with brown or tan ..

Powdery Mildew appears as a white or light grey growth on the upper parts of grass leaves. This growth makes a lawn look almost as though ..

Pythium Blight first appears as water-soaked, slimy/greasy, dark spots on the lawn. These patches can be anywhere from 1 - 12 inches in ...

Identification: Necrotic Ring Spot appears initially as circular patches, from 6-24 inches in diameter, with a mixture of normal, yellow...

Pest Identification: Sod webworms are the larval stage of lawn moths. They appear as pinkish-white to yellowish-brown worms about 3/4 of ...

Identification: Fairy Rings are actually made up of fungal growth in the soil. When they first begin, all that will usually be seen is a ...

Identification: As with many lawn diseases, when dollar spot first begins, it can appear as a water-soaked and/or wilted area in the lawn ..

Why some plants won’t grow under Black Walnut Trees. Ideas for replacing a walnut tree with plants that are resistant to Juglone toxicity..

The adult form of the mole cricket is plump, winged, and anywhere from 1 to 1 1/4 inches long. They range in color from a light to a dark ..

Identification: The first symptoms of Take-All Patch is usually seen as a darkening of the grass roots and a yellowing of their leaves...

White grubs are the larval stage of several different types of beetles. They can all devastate a lawn if left untreated. In fact, these ...

When first infected by Fusarium Blight, patches of grass from 2 to 6 inches in diameter turn light green. While these areas can be circul...

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Besides being a good example of steps through a shady garden, this picture also shows how dramatic mass planting can be in landscaping and..

Throughout this directory, you'll see a lot of flagstone walkways like this that are laid out without any cutting or mortar. The reason ...

While this isn't quite the norm for garden decoration, the idea deserves a little consideration. Maybe something smaller. Maybe a ...

Decorating your garden or yard doesn't have to be expensive. Basic clay pots like these are fairly cheap in comparison to some others. ...

Most garden decorating ideas like this aren't necessarily designed into the overall garden plan. Temporary decor like this changes and is...

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This is a more close up view of the last photo. In garden and landscape design, different elements create different atmosphere and ...

For gardens, courtyards, and patios with lack of space or planting beds, container planting is often the best option for adding plants...

Another unique garden fountain idea for the wine entheusiasts garden. Actually, this doesn't necessarily have to be created from wine ...

Something as simple as this entry arch can serve several different purposes as well as be a decorative addition to the garden. While a ...

While old buckboard wagons, buggies, and covered wagons make their way into a lot of garden plans as decor, this wagon takes decoration a...

Setting the paver stones into the concrete is a fairly simple project once step height is calculated and riser borders placed. The risers...

Create a sense of romance, mystery, or even seclusion down a garden path by covering it with natural vegetation or arches and arbors ...

Creating elements that fit in with the surrounding landscape is often harder than creating a complete new landscaping plan from scratch...

While this gazebo is in the forefront of this formal garden, it certainly doesn't grab all the attention when you take in the entire scope..

Even functional elements that would normally be stored until use can be placed as decoration in the garden or as in this case, the patio ...

This natural entry arbor made from trees is just one of the many fine points of this garden. The natural stone retaining wall along with ...

More of a fountain than a pond, this water feature would still be classified as a small pond most probably because of its size. Regardless..

Garden arches and arbors can be constructed from such simple designs and elements and often appear many times what they really are. Most ...

This toy wagon makes a nice functional piece of garden decor as it is also a planter. Since the wagon is older and an antique, it creates ..

Here's another example of using rock gardens to terrace a hillside or slope. In this idea, along with the plants, there are quite a few ...

Compared to other material types and methods of building outdoor steps, stone steps and stairs like these are really easy to build. The ...

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Yard and garden decor like this is usually too large for most yard plans. However, if you have the room and right atmosphere for it, an ...

Sometimes an arch or arbor can be just a simple entry into another area of the yard, garden, or landscaping. However, as you'll see in ...

While you can buy a simple hanging bird bath like this real cheap at most any garden decor store, you could also build one out of a number..

These stairs make use of some of the other hardscape elements in the landscaping for support and form. Japanese gardens often make use ...

Considering my line of work, it’s hard to admit that I haven’t quite caught on to the going green ideas of a sustainable living lifestyle...

While you'll see a few different examples in this directory of using real bicycles as garden decor, this piece is actually decoration ...

Hanging planters can add some color and beauty to spaces not normally used in the garden or landscape. Hanging baskets and planters can ...

Nothing real fancy about this garden. Just several simple ideas for decorating gardens or landscapes. Starting from the ground up with ...

One of the first considerations of your new or refurbished landscape should be how you're going to get water to your new lawn, trees, bed...

Eliminate lawn weeds with confidence. Dive into safe and effective strategies for targeted weed control, ensuring a healthy green expanse.

Climbing and trailing plants and vines like this Lady Banks Rose can be a source of garden decoration as well as providing a privacy ...

fall autumn garden imageI believe Fall has arrived. And I know that when it turns Autumn here in the desert southwest, it must be Fall ...

This planter pot is of a different sort as well as being placed in an unusual place. Placing random lawn decorations isn't usually a ...

Small gardens can be created and found in almost every landscape design style. And with so many different options, the pictures and ideas...

Other than the design aspect of the flower beds lining the path, a lot of folks do this to keep the sprinkler system from discoloring the ..

Most formal gardens like this are an ongoing creation and maintenance project. Most definately a labor of love and passion for gardening ...

I just threw this one in because it's unusual. I'm not sure whether to call it a rock garden or garden of rocks. It is a garden though ...

While this set of rustic looking wooden shelves are interior decoration, they caught my eye as something that would look good in a ...

Like other buckboards and wagons in this directory, this one has been filled with flowers and placed in this front yard as a planter...

In a garden of all neutral, pale, and green, almost anything of color will stand out and most probably appear decorative. Here we have a ...

Ornamental grass garden plans. In my opinion as a professional designer, every yard or landscape needs some ornamental grasses to some ...

Stone garden steps surrounded with mass planting of Ferns. Some hardscapes with hard edges like these steps will have a softer edge and ...

What a beautiful combination of elements. Hardscape of brick stairs and spiraling wrought iron softened by climbing and creeping vines.The..

Often used to mark the start of a garden path or the entry to a garden, a small arbor or arch like this can be free standing and ...

An edible formal garden. Gardens and landscapes can often serve different purposes at the same time. A vegetable or herb garden can be ...

To create a Japanese garden waterfall like this is generally out of the reach of most of us. However, the design style and elements can ...

A simple planting scheme like around this stacked rock lined pond doesn't take a lot of thought to create or a lot of time and energy to ...

A gravel path like this is one of the simplest and least expensive walkways you can add to a garden plan. Iy's as simple as defining the ...

Garden plans for low light and shady situations. Planting shady yards and gardens can be quite a challenge even for those with some ...

Building a natural garden arbor or arch like this one is obviously a result of careful planning, patience, and maintenance. The planning ...

Stepping stones through a garden pond. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So along with a path that goes around...

Let's not forget decorating the walls of our gardens, patios, and courtyards. If your garden does have one or more walls, then it is a ...

Choosing garden decor that's not only appealing but also says something about you is a great way to add your own personal signature to ...

A garden style where an arch or arbor is most always welcome, in rose gardens, arches and arbors offer the opportunity to display the ...

Proper drainage is so important to the health of landscaping and garden plants. And most usually poor drainage can be attributed to clay...

Building your own backyard pond or water garden has varying degrees of difficulty. A basic pond is fairly easy to build with a few simple...

Atmosphere and design style in a garden or yard is only limited to the imaginations of their creators. Some styles and decoration are ...

As with most of the garden paths in this gallery, this one is simple to build and looks great. A lot of how it looks, is of course because..

While smaller and dwarf plants like these small ornamental trees are often used in creating the right proportion and scale in small garden..

Enclosed paths like this are often whole gardens in themselves. Being enclosed by an arch or arbor, focus is on all that's in view all the..

A large garden arbor suspended by concrete pillars. The atmosphere and theme of this garden might be described as Romanesque, ancient, or ..

Throughout the spring and summer, we are treated to the melodious songs and chattering conversations of a variety of birds in the trees ...

While most garden arbors like this find a place as an entrance, a definition between two garden rooms, or the start of a garden path they...

This fountain uses three pots to create different effects.

This bronze wall fountain would be quite easy to create. With the addition of all these plants, the mechanics of the fountain don't ...

In this formal garden, the pond is pretty much the entire garden taking on a symetrical formal style and shaped with traditional evergreens.

Natural arbors, arches, and other garden decor obviously require a bit of vision and planning to create. However, if the right plants are ..

An easy concept that looks like it is carved into the side of a hill, placing stone block steps like these is a very labor intense project..

Most of the garden fountains and water features in this set of garden pictures are made from clay pots and planters. Regardless of what ...

How about turning an entire part of the hardscape into garden decor? While this tile job is a bit whimsical and bright, you can also just ..

Building waterfalls is a relatively easy do it yourself construction project. All you need are a few simple instructions and directions...

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Among all the other Fall and Winter gardening tasks we’ve been discussing here in the blog, we can include treating and eliminating Winter..

Here's a xeriscaping (low water use) example of the same yard that is nothing but gravel and has no lawn.In this example of the same ...

While iron gates and fences like this are most often used out of necessity, there's no reason they can't be an element that also adds ...

Container gardens can be an exciting addition to almost any landscape design, garden, patio, courtyard, porch, or yard.While being a space..

I can't say I've seen any maze gardens in my area. It could be interesting though. I guess if I were to design a formal landscape like ...

Most times, the results of well thought out garden plans are quite obvious and impressive. As with this brick entry arch, a focal point ...

To make garden steps for a long gradual slope, the landing to each rise will have to be extended a distance to match each rise. If you ...

Simple little placements like this cat statue placed throughout the garden is what gives gardens and landscaping their or even your own ...

Most people see garden design and landscaping on two different levels. While designing a garden implies a smaller more intimate project ...

These garden arches covered in climbing roses offer some great ideas for ways to add height and a dramatic effect to rose gardens or ...

This guideline on how to start a new lawn from seed is created for new lawns and landscaping projects or where the old lawn has been ...

More than the arches and arbors themselves, the planting ideas and landscaping around them will give you some great inspirations for your ..

Most of the landscapes that we create involve starting a new lawn as part of the design. And whether it is by seed or laying sod, ...

As you'll see in most of these photos, designing garden paths and walkways doesn't follow any set form. There are hundreds of different ...

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Privacy in gardens, landscaping, and especially backyards is a major consideration when planning your landscaping. And along with the ...

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Here's another really cool garden fountain idea. This water feature would be so easy for any do it yourselfer to create. There's not much ..

Even though this garden arch is a bit overgrown with plants and doesn't have purpose as an entryway, it serves the garden well as a unique..

This small garden idea belongs in many different categories besides garden decorating and decor. It would fit well into small gardens as ...

Many purely decorative elements like this stone bench are characteristic to certain garden design styles and themes. Along with the Pines,..

Geographic Zones: Bentgrass is most adapted to cool season areas with a generally moist climate and fertile soil, such as the northeastern..

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No matter how durable or stain resistant the upholstery, your sofa is destined to receive an unfortunate spill every now and then. Even if..

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I have a passion for garden and landscaping books. Even if I never look at them or read them. I just like having them. You know...just in ..

On a consumer level, weather instuments as an aid in the garden and landscaping are generally just basic. For the average home gardener...

If you're set on staining your concrete yourself, the directions here will show you how you can do it on your own. While the presenters ...

Usually at the first sign of yellow leaves, most folks pour on the iron supplement or fertilizer. And this is understandable because 9 ...

While yard and lawn signs have no direct connection with landscaping and garden, the need for them often arrises as some folks landscape ...

If you have kids, then you may want to consider adding play equipment a slide or tube waterfall to the landscaping around your pool. While..

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When using landscape fabric, preparing the project area is just as important as the quality of materials you use. While a lot of folks ...

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Retaining walls like this made from stacked stone or decorative rocks are often the best choice for stabilizing a slope or hillside while ..

While proper lawn and yard care isn’t generally part of an initial landscaping plan, it does become a concern in the upkeep of most lands...

The last time I did any reviews on landscaping software, there really were no free options to speak of. Or maybe I just didn’t look hard...

Hardscaping defined. Ideas and tips for choosing and using the right hardscape materials in your landscaping. What are the best materials...