When I was growing up, we always had a lush garden in the backyard. My mother has the greenest thumb I’ve ever seen, and now that I have my own family and home, I want to carry on the backyard tradition with my own children. However, with a yard the size of a postage stamp, ...
So many people have sliding glass doors to exit their homes. Some of these doors just open up to the backyard and others open up to a patio, garden or other deck. Sliding glass doors are beautiful. They’re large, and go from the floor, up, giving you a magnificent view of your yard. Wouldn’t it ...
Herbs are the easiest types of plants to grow in containers. You can grow herbs in your kitchen, bay window, on your patio, or as a supplemental in your garden. Basic Container Requirements First off the container needs to be large enough for the herbs you are growing. The minimal size of a pot or ...
With a few supplies and a sunny corner, it is possible to grow tropical fruit plants indoors no matter what zone you live in. For years, tropical plants have been carried around the world and added to private and public gardens, where they have flourished and borne fruit. Growing these plants is not as difficult ...
The east village was my home for two and a half years. During this time I went drinking with friends fairly often. You see, I was not much of a party animal in my college years. Rather, I mostly stayed in at night and rarely ever went to a frat house. Therefore, after I moved ...
Antique Copper Flower Pots are a fun way to add a little sparkle and color in a vintage way to your patio, garden, or even front porch. You can make the Antique Copper Flower Pots using metallic paint glazes that most people would think to put on the wall. Metallic glazes are the easiest way ...
The backyard can become an ideal place for relaxing and other activities with the addition of a patio garden. One of the greatest things about designing a patio garden is the versatility that it provides. As the seasons change, or perhaps even your tastes, a patio garden can easily be changed around with it to ...
Thanks to today’s advanced technology, it’s easy and affordable to illuminate your garden. Whether you have a small patio garden or a one-acre plot, you can find decorative garden lighting that will enhance and beautify your space. One of the more unique and visually-pleasing lighting techniques in decorative garden lighting is the use of fiber ...
