If you live in an area that gets distinctive seasons, a garden fountain is a lovely feature in the spring, summer, and fall garden. And let's not forget the winter! Your fountain is likely in a prominent location of your garden so that you can enjoy it all year round. In the winter, when the snow ... Read More about Winter Fountain Care and a Beautiful Winter Decorating Project!
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The Garden Fountain That Completely Transformed a Shady Front Yard Space
Water features transform a garden space. It could be just the sounds that draw you in from far away or something that visually attracts you before you even hear a trickle, but the common element is how the water becomes the star of the garden. I’ve often seen garden designers install a garden ... Read More about The Garden Fountain That Completely Transformed a Shady Front Yard Space
How to Install a Disappearing Fountain in Your Home Garden (It’s Easier Than You Think!)
I’m most taken with gardens that have a little mystery to them (as you can see in my previous post on Creating a Secret Garden). I spent many hours healing in the zen garden in my previous home and was eager to create a comparable space in my new home. I learned how to install a disappearing ... Read More about How to Install a Disappearing Fountain in Your Home Garden (It’s Easier Than You Think!)
Fountains, Ponds, and Waterfalls: Choosing and Caring for a Garden Water Feature
There is something magical about water in the garden. It attracts people (young and old), pets, wildlife, and pollinators. It seems that everyone who enjoys a garden is drawn to the sound and the sight of water. A garden water feature adds interest to the garden and can be an anchoring focal ... Read More about Fountains, Ponds, and Waterfalls: Choosing and Caring for a Garden Water Feature
Elegant + Upscale Pinecone Crafts
Taking nature walks to collect pretty bits and pieces from the forest floor is a wonderful way to lower stress and get exercise. But what do you do with all that stuff once you've got it? If you're anything like me, you have a large collection of foraged pinecones just waiting to be put to good ... Read More about Elegant + Upscale Pinecone Crafts
Mindful Garden Watering: Balancing Water Use and Conservation
Garden watering is a meditative exercise that helps you focus on the needs of individual plants, the calmness of a quiet garden, the beauty that is blooming, and the life that is growing. Because it needs to be done regularly throughout the growing season, it helps to keep you committed to a ... Read More about Mindful Garden Watering: Balancing Water Use and Conservation
Building Community with Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds
Little free libraries and tiny sheds are colourful community structures created to foster neighbourhood sharing. With the enormous volume of stuff we have likely gathered in our homes, these spaces allow unused items to get a second life with someone who needs them. While little free libraries ... Read More about Building Community with Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds
Cedar Outdoor Dining Table with Planter Insert + Building Plans
Having just the right furniture for a small space can make all the difference. This DIY cedar outdoor dining table is long and thin to fit as many people in a small space is possible. The added feature of a removable planter makes it so that the table can be decorated with live plants, be used as an ... Read More about Cedar Outdoor Dining Table with Planter Insert + Building Plans
Grow True Blue Garden Plants with Blue Flowers, Foliage, and Fruit
I'm taken with the idea of a monochromatic garden these days. Combine that with the fact that I've been on the hunt for true blue garden plants and I'm obsessed with blue gardens. I mean, imagine a garden that is filled with blue flowers, blue foliage, and even blue fruit. Wouldn't that look both ... Read More about Grow True Blue Garden Plants with Blue Flowers, Foliage, and Fruit
A Beautiful Way to Catch Runoff: How to Build a Dry Stream
There are plenty of great ways to incorporate water into the garden, whether with natural streams and brooks or (wo)man-made ponds and fountains. But what about a design that implies the idea of water, but doesn't require any maintenance? A dry stream is a landscaping design that looks like a ... Read More about A Beautiful Way to Catch Runoff: How to Build a Dry Stream
Experience Nature: Make a Fresh Foraged Wreath
Wreaths are not just for the holidays; they are a beautiful way to decorate in any season! Wreaths made from fresh foraged materials are a wonderful way to make an entrance look welcoming or to jazz up a drab fence or garden shed, bring the beauty and fragrance of the outdoors in, and are an ... Read More about Experience Nature: Make a Fresh Foraged Wreath
Fall Gardening Tasks to Get Ahead on Next Year’s Garden
After a busy summer season of growing and producing, the garden needs some attention in the fall to maintain its beauty and health. Many gardeners do all the heavy lifting to prepare a garden in spring, but planning and planting a garden in the fall is not only good for your garden, it’s also ... Read More about Fall Gardening Tasks to Get Ahead on Next Year’s Garden