Eye-catching landscaping features that pull you in from the road Story and Photos by Rebecca Stoner Kirts basilbecky.blogspot.com Have you ever been driving around and spied that house, the one that makes you want to go in and see more right from the street? It is not really what is up by the house, it …
Revving up your garden with seasonal color Story and Photos by Troy B. Marden troybmarden.com Annuals often get a bad rap. “They’re too costly!” “I have to plant them every year!” “I don’t want all of that maintenance!” These and many others are among the litany of excuses I hear from people not planting more …
A long-time Tennessee Gardener writer profiles his own garden Story and Photos by Huber P. Conlon The Conlon Garden in Johnson City was established 32 years ago. Our family (Hugh, Jane, and our three children) had moved from western Iowa to our new home on a ¼-acre residential lot. I (Hugh) was hired by UT …
Planning and installing a beautiful front yard landscape Story by Margeaux Emery Photos by Sue Hamilton Curb appeal is the first impression of your home and provides a great opportunity for creativity. As a realtor would say, this valuable real estate is all about location, location, location. Foundation plantings are all too often the emphasis …
Ideas that won’t deplete the wallet Story and Photos by Norman Winter “Plant flowers” was the answer given when the mayor asked a friend of mine in the nursery industry how best to improve the image of the small but growing city. Your first thought might be that this would be an obvious answer from …
Give careful thought and planning to what you plant by the street Story and Photos by Susan Jasan As a garden spills over the curb, there seems to be a sort of magic that draws the viewer toward the landscape. The lushness of Lantana exploding in full sun with colorful blooms and butterflies dancing all …
Creating ways to incorporate annuals in your garden Story and Photos by Loretta Gillespie After years of gardening in the same spot it sometimes gets hard to come up with new and interesting ideas for displaying and using plants. However, if you read magazines, watch gardening shows, or drive through different neighborhoods, you can find …
Curbside plantings that filter the pollutants of the street Story by Rachel Williams Natural chi flows to our homes right at its start – the curb! Unfortunately so does pollution. An easily dismissed aspect of this is noise pollution, which we can never totally drown out. Constant noise has many negative impacts, including hearing loss, …
The all-green garden makes quite a statement Story by Nan K. Chase Sometimes we go overboard with color in the garden: carpets of pastel bulbs in spring, big bold patches of orange and red and purple in summer, and then washes of crimson and gold in fall. If it’s a crime to plant loads of …
Non-traditional ways to use annuals in the landscape Story by Jennifer Williams Driving through most neighborhoods across the country, you can see that we have all been told the same thing about annuals – Keep it simple: Plant your annuals near the front of your flowerbeds, pick one or two options and colors, plant en …
