Sustainable can be such a “blah” word. It suggests drip irrigation in a world where the colors of refracted sunshine in the wasted mist of an inefficient sprinkler system are more likely to appear in ...

Landscape architects and designers use a variety of guidelines and tools to create attractive, functional outdoor living spaces. While most homeowners and weekend warriors may not have the experience ...

Winter is the time for garden planning. If you journal, take notes, or take pictures throughout the year, now is the time to dust these off and integrate changes you want to make into your plans for ...

With this influx of cold weather, it’s a great time to discuss “Right Plant, Right Place,” the first of nine basic principles outlined in the UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping program. This week we ...

Looking at landscapes, or even pictures of landscapes, can be a real source of design inspiration for many homeowners. Being able to break that landscape down into identifiable pieces or ...

We all want to live in a land of clean air, clean water, healthy soil and a diversity of plants and animals. We are all citizens of the Earth. Marin Master Gardeners promote Earth-friendly garden ...

In winter, gardens more resemble a blank canvas than they do at any other time of year. Not yet in full glory are the warm colors of the yard -- the reds, oranges and yellows which seem to bring the ...

It's much easier than you think!

In this series on the principles of landscape design we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting ...

Cottage gardens break all the usual rules of garden design, which in any case are only guidelines. In a cottage garden, plants are grown very close together, and they are meant to look as if they were ...