Garden Spaces
Garden space design depends on many things. How large is your space? What types of plants do you have in mind? What garden space layout will work best for your situation? Whether it’s space saving gardens for small areas or a grand garden design, you’ll find what you’re looking here. Creative garden spaces are possible for everyone. Learn how to garden in small spaces, large spaces and all spaces. Designing a garden space for your needs is easy, so browse through the following articles, as you’re sure to find something to fit the space you need.
Garden Spaces
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Formal Garden Style: Tips For Creating A Formal Garden Design
Formal garden styles always rely on geometric shapes and straight lines and usually concentrate on green, leafy plants instead of flowers. Find out more about formal garden design in this article.
By Anne Baley
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Plants For Riparian Areas – Tips For Planning A Riparian Garden
If you are lucky enough to live by a lake or stream, fill your backyard garden with plants for riparian areas. Planning a riparian garden can be easy and fun. A well-planned riparian garden creates a refuge for wildlife. Learn more here.
By Teo Spengler
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Chinese Garden Design: Tips For Creating Chinese Gardens
A Chinese garden is a place of beauty, serenity and a spiritual connection with nature that provides busy people with much-needed respite from a noisy, stressful world. Learn how to create one of these gardens in this article. Click here for more.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Retro Garden Ideas: Pink, Black, And Turquoise Plants For A 50's Garden Theme
While most 1950's style gardens and yards were filled "all things tacky", you can recreate a style of your own using some retro garden ideas from way back when. This article focuses on the use of pink, black and turquoise plants for a 50's garden theme.
By Nikki Tilley
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Buddhist Garden Ideas: Tips For Creating A Buddhist Garden
A Buddhist garden may display Buddhist images and art, but more importantly, it can be any simple, uncluttered garden that reflects Buddhist principles of peace, serenity, goodness and respect for all living things. Learn how to create one here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Islamic Garden Plants: Creating Islamic Gardens And Landscapes
Creating beauty in one's surroundings is a human trait and also a reflection of religious beliefs. Islamic tradition includes historic gardens built as a result of the Koran's teachings and arid conditions. Click here for more info on this garden design.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Biblical Garden Design: Tips For Creating A Biblical Garden
Biblical garden plants are referenced continually throughout the Bible. In fact, more than 125 plants, trees and herbs are noted in scriptures. This article will explain how to create a biblical garden with some of these bible garden plants.
By Amy Grant
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What Is A Jewish Garden: How To Create A Jewish Biblical Garden
A Jewish biblical garden is a great way to express your faith while creating a beautiful place for your family or community. It is a place for peaceful contemplation and meditation. Find out about creating Jewish Torah gardens in this article.
By Jackie Carroll
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Scary Gardens: Help With Spooky Garden Designs
Nothing speaks Halloween like scary gardens. Within these plots, you may find unpleasant themes and all that is deemed spooky. But in spite of their gloom and doom appearances, these dark, spooky garden designs deserve a rightful place in the landscape. Learn more here.
By Nikki Tilley
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What Is A Goth Garden? - Learn How To Create A Gothic Garden
Gothic gardens are not only popular around Halloween. They can be enjoyed year round with the right design. Whether it be gloom and doom or whimsical and magical, the tips in this article can help get you started in designing a gothic garden for your needs.
By Nikki Tilley
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What Is A Rockery - Information On Garden Rockery Construction
Often created to take advantage of a naturally sloped or terraced area, garden rockeries are focal points in the landscape. Read this article for more information and learn how to make a rockery of your own. All you need are rocks and Alpine plants.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Year Round Garden Planner: How To Create A Four Season Garden
Designing year-round gardens ensures that your home is surrounded by color and interest through all four seasons. This article will help get you started on gardening for all seasons.
By Susan Patterson
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Where Did Arbors Originate: Learn About Garden Arbor History
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Gardening With Ease: Creating A Low-Maintenance Landscape
Creating a low-maintenance landscape takes careful forethought and planning. For more information on creating a low-maintenance garden, use the tips in this article. Click here to learn more.
By Nikki Tilley
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Creative Edging, Borders, And More
There are many ways to add finishing touches to your gardening projects, and landscape edging is just one way. Dare to be different. Read here for ideas on creative edging, borders, and more.
By Nikki Tilley
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What Is Le Jardin Sanguinaire: Tips For Creating Gardens Of Gore
What is Le Jardin Sanguinaire? Literally, it means Blood Garden and introduces plants with "blood" in the name or blood red color and those with traditional uses to improve blood health to the garden scheme. Learn more about these gardens here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Is A Nightscape: Learn How To Create A Nightscape Garden
Why not extend our outdoor viewing pleasure into the darkness by creating a nightscape? Garden nightscape design is easy and so much fun. There are many ways to create the nightscape of your dreams. This article will help get you started.
By Karen Boness