Growing in Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center’s vegetable garden—a living canvas of leafy greens and vibrant heirloom tomatoes—a slender, fingerlike purple pepper caught Jalen Cunningham’s artistic eye. “What’s that one?”…
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7 Gravel Garden Ideas: Design, Planting and Maintenance
A gravel garden that doesn’t require much watering is an attractive idea for many. But gardeners aren’t getting into gravel just for its resiliency. When covered in a patchwork carpet…
The perfect garden design | Column Gardening
The perfect garden design starts with you. It is based on personal likes and dislikes. It can be whimsical, abstract, geometrical, practical, vibrant or soothing or a combination of elements.…
Growing a garden to call home
The lush gardens at the Midland Condominium Association, 723 Hinman Ave. in southeast Evanston. Credit: Wendi Kromash The Midland Condominium Association, at 723 Hinman Ave. in southeast Evanston, is home…
Local garden designer wins top prize from Royal Horticultural Society
A Marlow gardener has been awarded the people’s choice by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Rachel Platt Garden Design was given the award at RHS Tatton Park for her first…
A Work of Beauty and Grace: Linda Vater’s ‘The Elegant & Edible Garden’ | Community
Linda Vater is perhaps the best-known contemporary gardener in Oklahoma City. Her front-yard in the Crown Heights neighborhood is continuously evolving joy to behold, from day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month and year-to-year.…
The Garden Design Secret to Creating Enduring, Self-Sufficient Landscapes
We may all need a little refresher when it comes to the birds and the bees. And who better to give it than garden design experts and AD100 firm Hollander…
Ideas for Designing a Sunken Garden
In landscaping, thinking about the design in three dimensions can always help you to come up with options that work with nature and with the terrain. Having some areas of…
Old House, New Garden: Tips For Successful Design
The access ramp of a federal brick house in Washington DC uses brick to blend into the historic … [+] character Bell Design “There is no way to recreate the…
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2022 Garden Winners
A wildlife-friendly front garden, a post-pandemic working from home back garden, and a garden dedicated to those suffering from long Covid were among the winners at the RHS Flower Show…
Paradise Found at RHS Flower Show Tatton for garden design contest winner David Williams from Leyland
David, from Leyland, was delighted to see his design for an eco friendly garden, which includes space for relaxing and a spot of yoga, created as a show garden at…
Cottage garden ideas: Pictures, designs, layouts and more
Whether it’s roses tumbling over an arbor, a planter filled with heavenly scented lavender, rustic rattan chairs, or a quirky little bird house for our feathered friends, cottage garden ideas…