Design a Garden
The entire purpose of this website is to help you design a garden and give you landscaping and garden tips that will make your gardens thrive (and look better).
My name is Doug Green and I've been in the nursery business for over 30 years now, growing plants and building gardens.
This site is part of what I do - write books and website articles - as part of a sharing and giving-back for all the help I've received over the years.

A combination of Apple blossoms, Paeonia tennuifolia, Pulmonaria angustifolia
How to design a flower garden and the basic rules to follow; anybody can do this kind of thing, it's not rocket science. Comments and suggestions from readers as well.
Free software, image libraries and training resources for a 3d garden design software package. I am learning to use this software too.
The six options for landscaping slopes with advantages and disadvantages
Five Rules to Ignore in Water Garden Design
Here's an interesting way to combine a water garden and entertainment area in a small backyard
5 Rules for Cottage Garden Design with pics of my "undesigned" garden
Five garden trellis designs for your garden dreaming
A picture with a simple drawing showing the plants in the picture
The three principles of modern garden design with examples of each principle