Choosing a Garden Style & Design

Conversations About Choosing a Garden Style & Design

• Landscaping Design Sofware

  Does anyone here have some landscape design software that they recommend? More

• New to the Garden

  Hello, My name is Pam a newbie here. I live in Washignton state close to Lake Chelan. We bought a house a few months ago which has been fun. However there was no back yard and few flowers. I bought three truck load of plants with me from the old… More

• Interior Design

  Well, a few of us were sharing in the chat room about the inside's of our home's. I hope you all don't mind me starting a thread about Interior Design. We can post some of our idea's for paint color's or ask help on sofa sizes, any number of things.… More

• need help choosing a vine

  I need help choosing a vine. It is for the entery way to my side yard and I get nothing but shade there. I am in zone 8 if this helps. My idea for the vine is this....There are 2 poles standing where a small gate used to be. I… More

• I need to pick out shrubs for this design

  Hello, I have a rough sketch of the front yard design-- http://www.byegonebooks.com/ebay/design.JPG The nursery originally picked out hicks yew for #1 and a falsecypress for the tree by the sidewalk neither of which I like. I also don't like mugo pines, aborvitae or junipers. I was thinking about hydrangea for… More

• question about trellis design

  We need a trellis along the west side of the house. We live in Texas, so it's a lot of sun. and hot... and alot of sun. We can't put trees because of our septic field lines. Do you think a trellis out of lattice, about a foot away from… More

• Neatest Garden

  I had to make a delivery today because it was on my way to an appointment. When I drove up to the curb I was amazed at all the colors - especially all the different greens. I walked up the driveway and noticed all the leaf lettuce that lined both… More

• Designing a Garden

  Designing a Garden How can one really design a garden if it is not all planted at one time? I always have a general idea what I want but then fall in love with some other plant and out goes my original idea. All spring, summer and fall I am… More

• Garden Furniture

  Anyone have any advice on how to go about choosing the best materials to build Garden Furniture? And how to get started on buidling it? I live in TX where the climate is humid a lot and even in the winter it is foggy and humid. We get random cold… More

• Garden Tools and Equipment in Garden Design Forum

  I cleaned it out. There were about 15 threads in there, many by Durgan telling about a new wonder tool he discovered. They've been moved to Hand Tools, a few to Power Tools. So that forum can now be deleted. More

• root cellar design / plans

  Looking for info or referrals to other sites or resources on designing a root cellar. Need to know 2 types - above ground (such as the one Brenneis by Evergreen Mobile Home park in Edmonton had) or in-ground (traditional style). Many thanks! Heartstone Acres More

• choosing hedge plants for veggie garden

  Looking for ideas on which hedge plants to use for protective border around our vegetable garden. Want something 2-4ft high that will help block the strong winds we frequently get. We live in zone 5a and have fertile, well drained soil. More

• What's the best hummingbird feeder style?

  [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]I have tried different kinds of hummingbird feeders. But two of my favorites, I am having a problem.----------------------------------------------- I have 2 beautiful glass humming bird feeders with a rubber stop and a straw-like feeding tube which is also glass. (See attached picture) I can't keep liquid in the… More

• Garden Design

  :D I am putting a garden along side my shed and would like ideals on what to put into it. I have 1 Lilly that I got my wife for Easter which is Yellow and 10 Red Firecrackers that I got from a school sale. The garden is 17' 4"… More

• Garden design with Google SketchUp

  See my new blog : http://www.sketchup-garden.com It talk about garden design with Google SketchUp. More

• Help with fence design

  I'm new to gardening and am seeking advice for a 20' X 20' garden. I'm planning to have a fence installed with a 1" screen (vinyl coated) burried 2' underground (I have groundhog problems), and up to top of fence (5') above ground. I'm Having trouble deciding on the type… More

• Big mistake in choosing soil for container????

  PLEASE HELP!!Has anyone ever used for your container a garden soil mix that is supposed to be worked into regular soil? I bought Sta-green garden soil for vegetables and flowers for my containers because regular potting soils did not specifically say "for veg." (I have NO experience with gardening at… More

• Opinions about my garden design please *picture included

  Hi, Im looking for opinions for this plan that I just made for the veg. garden we're planning for the spring. The green areas are the beds, and their dimensions are labeled. The white area with the grid is the rows between the beds...each square is a square foot so… More

• Design and Plant Containers for Patio Garden

  I need an artist to tell me what plants go together in containers so I can buy the right ones so they will look like the pictures in "Better Homes and Garden" for my patio. I can grow them but I just get overwhelmed with the design :0 I have… More

• Garden Design

  I have read about a million garden books and enjoyed every one of them. They are full of great ideas. However, I have never had much of a plan when I start making beds. If I find a plant irrestistable, I will buy it and squeeze it in. I plant… More

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