http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-ideas-blog.html All the latest articles on landscaping ideas on the website of award winning gardening author Doug Green en-us landscaping ideas Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:36 GMT Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:36 GMT landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/my-embankment-challenge.html Dear Doug, We bought a house last year in Kamloops, B. C. (Zone 4) up against a mountain--and the yard slopes down, ending in a fairly steep, five-foot Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:32 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/join-a-garden-club.html Most communities have a Garden Club with very knowledgable people who know local conditions, have tons of good advice, sometimes will drop by to do a walk Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:18 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/good-garden-design-i-do-not-know-do-u.html If 'U' hire an professional to design an good garden, then your likely on an better garden path than I, if you conclude, and accept his design as bona Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:08 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/dreaming-your-garden-into-existence.html All gardening, but especially the design, begins in the gardener's mind. Gardening is a process. Elements of that process are, in their own way, like the Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:32:23 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/bold-colors-brighten-my-summer-garden.html I live in the south central United States where summer temperatures defy you to go outside unless youre wearing light colored clothing and plenty of sunscreen. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:48:25 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/almost-dead-flowers-trees-bushes.html Go to any box garden store and you will find plants that no one will bring home. Almost ead. Bring them home anyway and baby them back to health. Most Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:40:24 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/garden-design-technique-underplanting.html My big rule of gardening is to leave no bare soil. I do use woodchip mulches, but better than mulch is the technique of under-planting. The idea is to Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:57:39 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/design-a-garden.html the purpose of this site is to help you design a garden so that it works for you Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:13:45 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/design-a-flower-garden.html how to design a flower garden article and comments from readers of garden author Doug Green Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:10:21 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/useless-garden-tools.html I picked up an old, old garden rake, a hoe, and an unidentified tool with a long handle for twenty-five cents each at a yard sale. I pushed the handles Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:14:08 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/stone-edging-and-mulch.html If using a stone edging on landscaped flower beds how high should the stone be stacked? This isn't a terraced bed but on level ground. I have had some Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:40:29 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/mulch-do-i-remove-to-put-new-mulch-down.html Hi Doug: Got a question, if I am putting new mulch on my garden beds, do I need to remove the old mulch first? Carol in Rockwood, Ontario Doug says Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:14:16 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/backyard-greenhouse.html Backyard greenhouse do's and dont's from garden author Doug Green Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:20:50 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/garden-mulch.html garden mulch and the one thing you want to do with this in a perennial garden. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:29:12 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-cost.html Some labor numbers in landscaping cost estimates from Landscape Ontario Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:11:56 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/small-yard-big-design.html From White Lake Ontario CA. (Glenalee Campground)This landscape has been a working progress since 2007. Created some interest be adding shape to the patio Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:46:58 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-contract.html Understanding a landscaping contract from a consumers point of view. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:37:16 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/outdoor-lighting.html The three kinds of outdoor lighting compared for use and cost. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:44:09 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/gardening-articles.html These gardening articles on landscaping and answering questions written by garden author Doug Green. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:44:13 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/gardening-pots.html Gardening pots, what I use, advantages and disadvantages of each construction Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:35:03 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/decomposed-granite.html I've heard references on garden Shows to decomposed gravel, especially for making walk ways... packs well. I can't find it here and no one seems to know Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:52:12 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-help.html landscaping help Q&A and articles by garden author Doug Green Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:48:42 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-gravel.html Landscaping gravel, what's available and how to use it to your best advantage Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:32:52 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/pool-landscaping-ideas.html When it comes to pool landscaping ideas, there are a few things to consider and keep in mind. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:26:43 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/winter-gardens.html Tips and pictures for winter gardens, major considerations in landscape design for winter interest Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:43:55 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/raised-garden-beds.html When you got lousy soil then plant on top by using raised beds from landscape timbers. Add mulch to the bottom of bed and then mix in good soil, manure Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:23:10 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/growing-plants-in-a-greenhouse.html the key things to understand about growing plants in a greenhouse by greenhouse gardener and author Doug Green Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:15:20 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/what-kind-of-soil-do-i-use-in-a-raised-bed.html I want to make a garden in my backyard in an area that used to be a gravel driveway. I am going to try a raised bed, but I'm not sure if I should use topsoil, Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:32 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/whiskey-barrels-for-vegetable-growing.html I really love the look of whiskey barrels and half-whiskey barrels for my garden. Considering the wooden construction, are these suitable for container Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:07:41 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/backyard-landscaping-ideas.html When it comes to backyard landscaping ideas, my readers have great ideas and questions. The articles on this page are all part of this process of designing a website that meets the needs of readers Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:30:31 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/container-vegetable-gardening.html 4 steps to success with container vegetable gardening in the backyard landscape Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:30:07 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/large-lot.html HI: Create Path's that wind, and wind...are fun for all, to keep their feet, safe, high and dry. To watch the sunshine, and clouds fly by. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:04:42 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/new-house-with-flower-garden.html We built a new house a couple years ago & this is the new perrenial bed I have started. It is 40' x Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:25:03 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-yards.html Sometims landscaping yards (both front and back) involves solving some landscaping problems. This is the place to ask about your specific landscaping problems Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:31:32 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/gardening-zone-map.html Some considerations in using the gardening zone map and how to extend your gardening range Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:59 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/front-yard-landscaping-ideas.html Our front yard, landscpaing ideas are quite important because that's the first thing our guests see -it's the face we present to the world. And we all want that face to be our best (even if it is only to really impress the neighbors) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:05:53 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/container-gardening-ideas.html 3 critical container gardening ideas plus videos from award winning garden author Doug Green Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:02:45 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-pictures.html landscaping pictures from readers and garden author Doug Green Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:38:04 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/raised-bed-gardening.html the advantages and disadvantages of raised bed gardening explained by garden author Doug Green who gardens on raised beds Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:46:56 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/vertical-gardening.html If you can’t go out - you go up and that’s where we get vertical gardening. The advantage i Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:19:25 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/winter-gardening.html Designing for winter gardening means doing several things in your landscaping. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:57:51 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/contact-me.html The form below is a direct connection to my mailbox to contact me. But here's the thing Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:12 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/landscaping-with-rocks.html When it comes to landscaping with rocks there are a few guidelines you might want to consider Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:35:21 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/use-the-same-plants-every-year.html The way I have always had a cheap and beautiful garden is buying perrinials when they go on sale at the end of the season and planting them the next Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:17:06 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/bad-views.html If you have a bad view, such as an ugly building past your fence, don't try to cover or screen it out completely. If it's big then that can be an Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:24 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/rock-picking.html Stones are a real boost to your beds as they add a touch of interest, look like they are meant to be there as if naturally erupting from the Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/two-thrifty-ideas.html 1. Free manure = free fertilizer. Find a livestock farmer or horse stables and offer to clean out their stalls if you get to keep the manure. If Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:15 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/free-mulch-from-public-spaces.html The maintenance man at our county courthouse has a big lawn to maintain and at this time of the year there are plenty of trees dropping their leaves. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:34:19 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/free-plants.html When you see a garden that you like and can manage to see the gardener as well, ask him or her for cuttings and for plants that need periodic division Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:33:00 GMT http://www.landscaping-ideas-for-gardening.com/start-groundcover-before-you-need-it.html If you know you will need ground cover in a year or so, buy a flat now and split it up into a number of flats or pots. I planted a whole hillside Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:31:57 GMT