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9 Garden Design Ideas to Try in 2013

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LandscapingNetwork.com recently released a list of trends popular in gardens right now. Check them out to keep up with the latest in outdoor design.

6 Cutting-Edge Garden Trends from Australia

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See what’s popular in Australian gardens right now.

The Zen of Rock Balancing

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:47:43 +0000

As it turns out, you don't need sleight of hand or even mud to design gravity-defying cairns. You do need a bit of patience, though, and a knack for "knowing the rocks," according to Michael Grab, an land artist who has been balancing rocks since 2008. He builds his sculptures with rocks from the natural landscape, usually alongside water.

Soft Succulents: Exotic and Versatile Garden Treasures

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Add Old World Treasures to Your Garden

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Add some variety to your garden with Sempervivum, also known as Hens and Chicks and Houseleeks.

Sempervivum are considered “Old World Treasures” and are associated with mythology. During early centuries in Scandinavian countries, they were called “Thor’s Helper” and were believed to drive off demons and guard homes if planted on roofs. The Romans called them “Beard of Jupiter” and planted them on roofs to guard against lightning. This myth spread throughout Europe to Ireland where they were described as “a wee cabbage sat down, on my roof. ”

Jessica Rath: Take Me To the Apple Breeder

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:56:30 +0000

Jessica Rath is neither a pomologist nor a horticulturalist. She's not even particularly fond of eating apples. The Los Angeles-based artist's interest in apples is, as she says, purely philosophical. With photography and ceramics, Rath has produced a body of work that looks at the beauty, diversity, and existential dilemma of the apple: how do apples propagate, and how do varieties survive?

Old Trees & New Growth in Sequoia National Forest

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Peacock Pavers

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:29:48 +0000

Peacock Pavers are remarkable replications of Old World stone that can be used indoors and out. Handcrafted in architectural-grade concrete, they possess the beauty and texture of ancient crosscut Italian travertine, yet they're surprisingly affordable and offer far more design versatility.

What's in your Fireplace? Hardwood vs Softwood

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:36:16 +0000

It's cold out there, and we're filling our wood stoves and fireplaces with kindling and logs. There are tens of thousands of species of trees in the world, many of which burn very differently. So what's in your woodpile?

At Home with Scott Shrader: Photo Gallery

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Around Southern California, landscape designer Scott Shrader is known for civilized, amenity-filled gardens tailor-made for life outside. At his own home — a 1,600-square-foot Regency-style cottage in West Hollywood — Shrader transformed a cramped, 24-by-45-foot brick-and-concrete backyard into three intimate rooms.

Great Designs: Scott Shrader

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Click here to see a photo gallery of Shrader's own garden as well as some of his other designs.

Spinning Nature

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Tasked by Australia’s Tourism Victoria Campaign to build a site-specific installation in southeastern Victoria’s Croajingolong National Park — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — Melbourne-based artist Corey Thomas spent five days looking for stories in the landscape. He found many — in the stones, seaweed, wood — each, as he says, with a new narrative. He ended up by the water, where tiny whorls of spinifex grasses gamboled between dunes and spindrift. Indigenous to Australia, the sand-stabilizing grasses disperse seeds in tufts that fragment as they travel, similar to tumbleweeds.

Frost Flowers

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Plant Experts' Picks

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The little-known ‘Pink Pearl’ apple

Colorful Planters

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:43:58 +0000

Above: Steel Life’s shallow Basin Mod Dish is ideal for succulents that need minimal water and soil. ($98)

Tulpendag! A Day of Free Tulips in Amsterdam

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:49:25 +0000

During the 17th-century economic bubble known as "tulip mania," tulips were an unparalleled symbol of luxury, and they fetched a pretty (and speculative) penny. European audiences found the tulip's saturated colors to be exotic, wonderful, and worth the cost of a posh Amsterdam flat on the canal. The tulip frenzy would crash of course, but today, after a recovery period of several centuries and the introduction of new floral species to temper the tulip's allure, the flower has settled into a comfortable spot: still cherished, but a lot less expensive. Sometimes, they're even free.

When to Prune

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:41:59 +0000

Flowering shrubs and small trees are a staple of most garden designs, as they provide height, structure, screening, and year-round interest. However, integrating these woody plants with perennials and annuals can be challenging because, over time, they will overtake their herbaceous neighbors. At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, where I am executive director, one technique we use involves managing smaller woody plants much as we do perennials: cutting them back severely every one to five years (the frequency depends on the variety).

Great Gardens: Thrill of the Chases

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Click here to see a photo gallery of Ione and Emmott Chase's garden.

Thrill of the Chases: Photo Gallery

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Where Trees Grow Through the Ceiling in Singapore

admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:43:17 +0000

A grove of trees in the kitchen, a two-story fern wall in the living room, and moss-covered pebble paths in the bedrooms—even in a wilderness glen, the Elok House would be remarkable.