When choosing surface materials for your backyard, there are two ways to go: you can either use hard surfaces or loose surface materials. This major d...

I don't know about you, but sounds are vital to me. I get refreshed by the sound of birdsong and uplifting music, and the same goes with opposite soun...

You have a backyard (check!) and you're ready to start creating your garden (check!). And now… you don't know where to start. Practically you got all ...

You might think that a dark wooden wall along the borderline of a small garden might feel restricting and make the backyard feel smaller, especially w...

Flat and bare.

Those are the words that often come to mind when you think about the garden's most common problems during winter.

And the problem has...

Do you know the feeling? You have been happy with the situation, and then there will be something that will change everything. It starts to annoy and ...

When filling your gabion baskets, there is one essential requirement if you're going to build a retaining wall. As you know, the retaining wall got to...

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) is a glorious plant to gift and receive, and it brings the joy of Christmas to both the giver and the recipient.

The plant's ...

Have you ever wondered how to add year-round interest into your perennial flowerbeds? I know, I know. We love perennials and their abundant blooms. Ho...

Some gardens have challenging microclimates. One of them is very windy situations. The wind dries the soil and gives physical challenges to the plants...

If you are not planting flowering perennials on your site because it’s windy, you’re missing out!

The truth is, you can plant flowers and get them to...

Often you hear that it's impossible to create a beautiful garden as the site is too shady. Is it so? 

Shade may limit some functions that you have dr...