A good garden layout makes all the difference. It’s what turns a random patch of plants into a space that feels calm, useful, ...

When planning a new garden, getting the layout right pays dividends immediately and over the long term. A good garden layout makes the space more attractive and functional and can help reduce time ...

Plant Layout Considerations The positioning of the raised bed itself will be of primary importance. First, you should make sure you have positioned the bed in the right location in your garden ...

A unified landscape design leads to the sense that everything is working together to create a whole. Adopting a time tested design theme or style, such as a Formal Garden, Japanese Garden or ...

How to Create a Vegetable Garden Layout Create a layout based on what you want, your environment, and how soon you start. Physically draw it out on paper or a computer.

Inside the boxes, Janice Parker, a landscape architect from her eponymous firm, Janice Parker Landscape Architects, makes sure that her plants are spread in neat rows, with exposed soil in between ...

Landscape design can be an abstract concept to grasp. This is because it's tougher to visualize the effect of an entire garden than to imagine a single element in the mind's eye, such as a flower ...

15th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 Where: Westside and South Bay on day one.

Photo from late December. (Tom Karwin) A garden development resolution might be motivated by moving to a new garden, deciding to improve an unsatisfying landscape, or launching a search for new ideas.

Moonflower A moon garden wouldn’t be complete without moonflowers. This perennial vine can grow up to 15 feet long and thrives in warm climates as an annual. It’s nocturnal and has fragrant flowers ...