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Today, artificial plants and flowers are used for both their beauty and the benefit of their low-maintenance upkeep. In fact, the manufacturing of artificial flowers has become so advanced that the real thing can be difficult to differentiate from their faux counterparts. The current day realistic versions of artificial plants and flowers are just the Read More
Archives for January 2014
Modern Dining Table Centerpiece Using Preserved Plants
Create a modern spring table centerpiece with the help of a beautiful preserved hedge. If your dining room is positioned at the front of your home, it is probably one of your few opportunities to make a lasting first impression. What better way to welcome people into your home than to greet them with a Read More
Framing Your View with Plants and Trees
Professional landscapers start a project by deciding what it is that they would like to showcase and then adding a supporting cast of plants, trees, fountains, and hardscapes that will help to accentuate the star of the landscape. If you have something that is naturally beautiful in your yard, such as a lake, established tree, Read More
Decorating Your Yard with Hanging Baskets
Hanging baskets are a great way to add height to your front yard or back yard landscape. These convenient dangling planters are a great choice for any yard because they are so versatile. This weekend, I went to visit my parents in South Florida and as we took our morning walks around their neighborhood, I Read More
Backyard Science: Lesson on Types of Lichen
Help your kids see their surroundings in a brand new way when you take them outside on a lichen hunt. This small green plant that frequently grows on the bark of trees but which can also appear on concrete walls and other outdoor surfaces. In actuality, this small plant is a fungus that has a Read More
Represent the Hostile Beauty of the Southwest with an Artificial Cactus
The southwestern region is beautiful in it’s natural hostility. In leu of grass, this region is covered in arid desert. Coming from Florida, the though of an area with no grass seemed so foreign to me, but the first time that I drove through Arizona, I was shocked by the beauty in the hard landscape. Read More
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Beautiful Peony Wreath
Peonies are much beloved for their showy and feminine blooms. This peony wreath would make an excellent decoration all spring long, but is especially perfect for February, when love is in the air with the anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Peony Wreath This wreath measures 22 inches wide, making it the perfect size for everything from Read More
Decorating with Artificial Floor Plants
Do you look around your living room or bedroom and notice forgotten spaces that could use a little warming up? Artificial floor plants are the ideal way to fill up the spaces between a sofa and a love seat or dark corners of rooms. How to Use Them Floor plants are a great way to Read More
5 Landscape Design and Gardening Apps You Will Love
If you are anything like me, you rely on your smart phone for nearly everything, from the Internet to staying organized and especially for driving directions. In the digital world that we live in there are an abundance of helpful apps that can help you turn your front or back yard into a landscape worthy Read More
January Wreath DIY
The holidays are over and it is now time for one of my monthly wreath projects. For our January wreath DIY project, I started with a twig wreath and added some crisp white foliage and a festive “Let it Snow” Ribbon. I love the bare nature of this wreath base because it is in keeping Read More