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Sunday marked the start of the celebration of Green Week. If you are not familiar with Green Week then you would like to know that Green Week is the celebration of natures environment and how we all can chip in with a few daily practices that will make our planet a safer and more beautiful place to live for years to come.

In celebration of Green Week, here at Landscape Living we have but together a few environmental tips that you may want to implement when spending time in your garden or making improvements to your landscape. Take a look at our latest article on going green. Nine Effective Green Week Eco-Friendly Gardening Ideas.

 

 

During the course of a week we get many emails from landscape and garden enthusiasts wanting tips on the many different styles that you can use to decorate your garden. We look at many suggestions and ideas that our readers are interested in that are regional in nature.

Some examples of regional garden ideas that we receive are gardening in Colorado, Florida gardening ideas, tropical deck ideas or Boston gardening ideas just to name a few. Today I ran across an Idea that even caught my interest and I'm sure you will enjoy it also. It is called Spanish Gardening Hints and Tips>>>Read More

If you like human interest stories I'm sure that this is one that you will enjoy. Imagine spending 25 years of your life not just creating your normal  everyday average  garden and landscape.

After 25 years Jim and Janice Gerdemann accomplished a life long dream of not just creating a garden but a 3.5 acre living, breathing ecosystem. The Gerdemann garden is a treasure that has lured scientists and nature lovers from all over the world. They say that their garden may be known more internationally than locally.

Getting up in age now the Gerdemanns hope to turn their dream garden  into  a place where people can come and enjoy for years to come…..Read More

Spring is here and now is the time to tackle those backyard jobs that make your property so beautiful in the late Spring and Summer months ahead. If you have deep slopes or hillsides on your property this could cause a erosion problem that can make your yard a muddy mess.

So what do you do to tackle the job of your hillside landscaping? Do you plant grass seed to help prevent any erosion that may be caused by rain storms. Anyone who has used a lawnmower on a deep slope or hillside knows that this may not be the best solution. Many attempts at hillside landscaping by the not so experienced gardener can end up with lots of time and money wasted.

So before you get your hands dirty, take a look a these tips we have put together for you to get your landscaping on deep slopes on the right track.   

One of our favorite sayings is "what goes around comes around" That certainly applies to your landscape and garden fashion. During recent years a time came when having perfectly manicured shrubs were all the rage in garden fashion and annual flower gardens where much less popular.

Today's garden fashions are going back to a much basic and if I may say so nostalgic time. Come with me and get some great retro garden ideas from plants that are coming back in style to accent your garden landscape for the upcoming spring and summer months.

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