Urban Landscape, Native Landscape

 This wicker fence has been expanded to strengthen older (& rotting) uprights & extend the span to support more of the Crocosmia ...

Here are some common reasons why gardens fail in Seattle & everywhere else. 1. The garden was overcome by weeds. I think this is the...

Taraxacum officinale The most effective way to inhibit weeds is to plant something in their place. Weeds will grow on any open ground. ...

Lawn is easy. That is why there is so much of it. It needs only mowing. But lawn is boring. Lawn does little to improve the environment....

Advice specifically for Seattle townhome gardens, but useful for small gardens everywhere, especially in USDA Zone 8 . 1 Plant a tree. ...

Thickets are mysterious: dense, dark & impenetrable. They harbor wildlife, heard yet unseen. They are low-maintenance, best left un...

Mixed borders (or mixed planting beds) are those that combine shrubs & perennials. They have outpaced perennial beds to become the mo...

A privacy screen is used when you don't want to see what is beyond your property line, which might be the street, or the sidewalk, or ...

A bosque is a grove of trees. Some mimic the forest, while others are more formal. Trees are spaced regularly, or more randomly. Bosq...

Neophyte gardeners seldom realize the amount of work it takes to make a successful garden. Low-maintenance is a relative term. Especially d...

Perennial Garden 12 Important Pieces of Advice : 1 A small space is best for a perennial garden. Larger spaces need shrubs. ...

You can’t get very far as a gardener without using Botanical Latin. Even names you take for granted ( Gladiolus , Nasturtium , Rhododendron...

1 Choose the site. Define the space. Contain the size. Don’t overwhelm yourself with work. Start on a small scale. 2 Choose the p...