I recently had a reader ask me the following question: I love the look of Japanese gardens and I love the one at the Missouri Botanical Garden. I think I would like to have a similar feel to my garden, but I have very narrow backyard. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Bare root trees to stretch your landscaping budget
What is native in my yard?
In my post, Do you have a plastic plant in your yard? I wrote about how our native wildlife needs native plants to survive. I also wrote how our landscapes can be excellent sources of these native plants for our local wildlife, if we choose the right ones. Well today, I put my money where my mouth is and look at the plants in my yard. Do I have the right ones? … [Read more...]
Curvilinear landscape design from line of force
A while ago, I showed how to create lines of force from your house to help integrate your house into your landscape. In the following post, we created a formal rectangular style design from those lines of force. This time, I will show how the same lines of force can generate a more informal design, a curvilinear landscape design. … [Read more...]