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“There is no “The End” to be written, neither can you, like an architect, engrave in stone the day the garden was finished; a painter can frame his picture, a composer notate his coda, but a garden is always on the move.” - Mirabel Osler

Landscape Design Principles, Plants, and Your Garden

Plant and cultivation techniques to make it all beautiful

Design Guide

Creating the Plan
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Planting the Plan
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Plan Each Season
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Urban Gardening
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About Style & Design
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Design Vocabulary
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Style & Theme Posts
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5 Point Plan
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3 Main Planning Questions
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Pathways and Fountains

There are five pages of article links here, ranging for basic planning, plant profiles, garden details such as containers, and garden styles.

Gardens are Experiences

Garden design is made up of a number of elements: the plants, the land, and the gardener. Climate, style, and personal choices mean that the variations are infinite and you can make your own unique creation.

Lots of pages here which are full of information gleaned from my years of gardening in Ohio. The intent is to inspire and help you create your garden. One thing about gardeners- they love to share info and help others along the way to horticultural success!

This is the planning section of the site. Many gardeners have some sort of loose plan in their head, I know that is how I started, but it not only simplifies it to have a plan, it can save you money and mistakes. Another benefit from having a plan in written form is the fact that you will have something to hand the new owner should you sell your property. They will find this a wonderful bonus, and it will help the garden to be maintained. That is important to anyone who has loved a garden. Those are reasons enough to read the pages listed here which will guide you to planning your own home landscape .

Landscape Design Principles
More on style. Design Notes: Concepts|Definitions|Elements

Garden Basics

Pages to give you tidbits of information while mapping out the posts relevant to your landscape questions.

What you can find here? In 5 parts: Garden Planning,1 .Creating Your Garden, 2. Garden Details,3. Seasons of Joy,4. Conclusions,5.

Planning to design your yard?

Ask yourself these questions, below. Three Garden Questions.

“As overwhelming as your garden might seem, it boils down to three questions: What do you have to work with, what are you hoping to accomplish, and how do you make it happen?” -Billy Goodnick, Garden Wise Guy

Farmer Fred says, Ask yourself these questions:

• What do you like most about your site? What don’t you like? How do you and other members of your family plan to use the landscape and its new spaces? • If you have pets, do they have specific requirements that will influence your design? For example, do you want to shut them out of or let them into specific areas? • What is the Japanese? English? • Are there any special plants you want to use? What colors of foliage and flowers do you want to use? • Are you or any members of your family allergic to any plants or to bees? • What sort of paving surfaces do you like? Brick? Wood? Stone? Concrete? Other? • Do you have a special need or desire to attract birds or to screen out the wind? • Are there any easements, setbacks, or zoning regulations that will influence what you do? Are there any underground utility lines or old water pipes you should be aware of? Can you locate them from old plans? -From Farmer Fred’s ‘List of 10 Questions’

This page is the master list of articles and some highlighted descriptions to help you find your way around. Walk your way through, or just go to the archives to find just what you want.

Everything needed for the planning stages of your garden

Garden Planning

Theme designs like a hummingbird garden are delightful.

Color Designs like a White Garden might be just what you picture for summer evenings.

Need peace, quiet, and contemplation? A serenity garden could be the space you long for.

Five Point Plan for your new place.

Food gardens: your own French Potager, Veggies, Herbs.

Alpine strawberries in your herb garden, or as a delightful edging, are good to eat and decorative. Their berries are small but flavorful.

Looking out Your Window, Including the Land in Your Landscape.

10 Winter Features,See Your Garden Bones,Foundation Faux Pas

garden plan

“Designing the garden is like learning to speak. You begin with odd words – learning the individual plants. Then you create a simple phrase, finding two or three plants that look well together, next comes a sentence and finally the complete story.”
~ Beth Chatto