For the background on this project, please refer to:
Garden Makeover - Maintenance-Free & Drought Tolerant?
Part 2 - The Landscape Plan
and
Part 3 - The Planting.
After positioning and planting all of the plant items in D & J’s front bed and realizing that something was missing, I went back to the shrub search at Selecting Shrubs for [...]

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I just finished creating three outdoor fall planters and I didn’t even break a sweat! With fall fast approaching it was time to change out the summer annuals for something more seasonally-appropriate. If you’re ready for a little change of scenery too, here’s how you can create your own outdoor fall planters.

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The days are still warm, but the evenings are cooling down. Add a little warmth to your backyard and extend the amount of time in which you can enjoy it this fall by adding an outdoor fire pit or outdoor fireplace to your patio or deck. Indulge in a romantic fire-lit evening for [...]

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There are more than plant roots to be found in the yard and garden. A couple of cool days in a row and I’ve found myself digging out the sweats. Those comfy old sweatshirts and pants that add an extra layer of warmth and comfort to the hours spent outside. My favorite [...]

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Don’t forget to check out the first parts of this series, Garden Makeover - Maintenance-Free & Drought Tolerant? and Part 2 - The Landscape Plan.
They’re baaaack! The happy wanderers finally returned from vacation. It was about time because I was itching to go shopping I mean get moving on their front [...]

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For whatever reason, I just can’t maneuver a wheelbarrow if it only has one wheel! Thank goodness the wheelbarrow gods saw fit to create something a little more manageable for us not-so-coordinated types. It’s the best invention since sliced bagels! I purchased my orange baby about five years ago on sale at [...]

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The last long weekend of the summer has come and gone. As with previous long weekends this summer I snuck in a little garden watching. Take a look at what I found at Colpoy’s Bay (Wiarton).

I love this garden. I’ve walked past it every summer for the past four years. At [...]

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This is the continuing story of my sister-in-law, J, and her dream of a maintenance-free front garden. Just so you’re up to speed, you’ll want to read the first installment, Garden Makeover - Maintenance-Free & Drought Tolerant?.
When we last left you, we were discussing the issues surrounding D & J’s front flower bed/garden. [...]

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If you haven’t been in to your local nursery or garden center since the spring, you’re way overdue! Now is the time for finding great deals on trees, shrubs and perennials. There’s still plenty of good weather ahead and fall is a perfect time for planting. Trees, shrubs and hardy perennials will have [...]

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One of my side gardening projects this summer has been to help my sister-in-law makeover her front garden. Many moons ago when she and my brother bought their house, they planted some dogwoods, junipers, lilies, thyme, euonymous, bleeding hearts, and tulips in the front bed. Over the course of the past 15 years [...]

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