Firescaping
Landscape Structures: Use non-flammable building materials like stone, brick, adobe and concrete. Avoid flammable wood structures in the garden. Wood decks hanging over unkempt vegetation are the worst offender. ... [... more]
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Gardening On A Budget
Many "checkbook gardeners" employ professional services to prepare a beautiful outlay of plants. The drawback? A costly figure! The traditional gardener can do some impressive work with little more than dedication ... [... more]
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Designing With Herbs
To create an herb garden that is interesting all year, combine plants that will peak in their performance at different times. Herbs with colorful foliage such as sage and those that flower during the entire growing ... [... more]
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Dream Landscape
At the top of the hill, there was a picnic table and a bench. "There was already a clear view of the lake," he says, "but we opened it up for a better view." To level the home site and create a front courtyard, he ... [... more]
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Site Solutions
Sometimes a landscaping problem needs to be solved before you can plant your yard. Other problems can be worked out by planting the right specimen. Here's a little insight into the most common issues homeowners face, ... [... more]
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Design Tips
A formal landscape is one of the most challenging to create, and the upkeep can be arduous. "Symmetry is very difficult to maintain," notes Dean. If, for example, you have two identical evergreens at the corners of ... [... more]
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Fire-Resistant Landscaping
Help firefighters defend your home in case of wildfire by creating a defensible space around your home. A defensible space is usually considered to be about 30 feet in all directions, unless the home is on a slope. ... [... more]
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Sloped Gardens
Although it's only eight years old, the moss growing on the rocks makes the waterfall look as if it's been here since the beginning of time. Henry went to a great deal of trouble to find a boulder with moss--to be ... [... more]
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All-White Gardens
When the Johnsons first began transforming their backyard into an all-white retreat, they discovered the importance of proper plant selection. Kathy loved the sunny borders they saw in England, and for two summers ... [... more]
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Foundation Planting
Using graph paper and a tape measure lay out the entire yard with everything that will not be changed or moved, such as the foundation of the house, the driveway or sidewalk and existing trees and shrubs (figure A). ... [... more]
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Vanishing Thresholds
Figure B--Garden designer Tara Dillard was able to see firsthand how this homeowner was able to literally eliminate the threshold of the home by seamlessly decorating the deck and garden along the same theme as the ... [... more]
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Japanese Garden
Blanche has decided to replant each bed in the yard in its own unique style--all of which will create an overall Japanese theme. Before she begins this process, she pares down the yard by removing many of the plants ... [... more]
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