Garden Arbors are a great way to create a welcoming entry to the home or garden. These simple wooden structures can also be both functional and decorative. They can be used to provide an excellent place to sit and enjoy a pleasant garden view on a garden bench or a couple of chairs underneath the [...]

Imagine that you are sitting in your backyard sipping hot tea and looking at the stars with the sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking nature’s symphony on a cool, breezy night. Maybe there is even the scent of jasmine is in the air. It’s the perfect night well almost. (I’m dreaming cause right now [...]

The second part of a good design:
THE second big part takes stock of the plants, trees, shrubs, and flowers. These, like the stone or brick of steps, walls, pools, etc., are the building materials of the garden. Unless used correctly, they merely clutter up the landscape.
Trees:
Most permanent and of greatest value among plant materials are [...]

Scoring your plan:
Overall:
If these three areas – public, service, and private – are closely knit with their counterparts inside the house and if there is no crossing through one outside area to get to one of the others within, then the layout is on its way to being a good plan. If a rough sketch [...]