With the New Year almost upon us, most are reflecting upon changes that they want to make in their lives. This might be to lose weight, start exercising, get a new job, etc. Maybe, this is the year for starting a Japanese garden landscape in your yard. Perhaps you have visited a public Japanese garden. Perhaps you have just seen pictures that have inspired you. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
Gift ideas for the Gardener
Since it was still a few weeks away from Christmas and I’ll score a few points with the wife by using one of her suggestions, today I am going to give some gift ideas for the gardener. So how did I decide what would be good gift ideas for the gardener? Well, I figured if I bought it in the past and would buy it again after having and using it a while, it was a good candidate. … [Read more...]
Add interest with berms
One way to make a landscape look more interesting is to introduce topography changes. That’s a fancy way of saying, pile some dirt over here and there. The technical term used is the landscape trade is berms. Today, I will discuss how to add interest with berms. … [Read more...]