CLASSICAL - Garden Guide
The Great History of Roses
It was roses, roses all the way.- Robert Browning What's in a name? That which we call a rose; By any other name would smell as sweet. - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2
Decorative Outdoor Lighting
The interior of a house or commercial place should complement the exterior, and vice versa. This can be achieved by creating an artistically balanced ambience by using decorative outdoor lighting fixtures at different angles...
Feng Shui Interprets Your Garden Features
There is a whole branch of classical feng shui which deals with the outside environment. It is called Form School or Landscape School. But outside and inside are forever entwined in terms of how they can affect the...
Decorative Outdoor Lighting
The interior of a house or commercial place should complement the exterior, and vice versa. This can be achieved by creating an artistically balanced ambience by using decorative outdoor lighting fixtures at different angles...
Using Garden Decor For a Complete Garden
For many people, the garden is an extension of the home; a living area to be beautified just as they would want to decorate the interior of their house. Much of the beauty, both in their eyes and those of the passer-by and...
5 Unique Backyard Decor Ideas
Birdhouses and garden gnomes are fine if you don't mind having the same garden decor everyone else has. If youre looking for a way to express your unique personal style, though, don't just settle for the ideas you get from...
Accessorize Your Garden
Think about it. Would you just go rushing off to an elegant soiree without a lovely necklace around your neck, or a pair of fabulous earrings to match your outfit? Or would you even dare to give a birthday present youve...
Rustic Country Garden Decor - Not Just for the Country
Rustic country garden décor is widely recognized, even by those who do not live in or near the country. The style of rustic country garden décor lends a peaceful touch to any home and brings a soothing life to anyones...
Garden Sculpture
In the ancient world, the most common garden forms were the household gardens of nobles and the holy gardens associated with a place of worship. Sculpture of divines and kings were positioned in the compounds of places of...
Types of Flower Arrangements
The art of flower arrangement originated centuries ago and has traveled from different parts of the world and taken on different forms in different countries. It was in the classical Greek and Roman times when flower...
Dutch Gardening is Similar to Square Foot Gardening
Dutch Gardening sounds new, but is it? According to Wikipedia, "The Dutch garden is distinguished by its dense atmosphere and effective use of space. On an international level, a garden with tulips is also easily labeled as a...
Gardening: Plants and Gardens
Attempts to classify different types of plants is known to have occurred as far back as since pre-historic periods as shown in the evidence found in the caves of Lascaux in Dordogne, France. These date back to 18,000 B.C. We...
Promise Her a Rose Garden, An Antique Rose Garden
Why antiques? Antique roses are those breed by species, sports, varieties, or cultivars prior to the first hybrid tea,
(LaFrance) in 1867. Some people are not as strict in their interpretation of antique roses as the American...
Garden Arbors - A Favorite Item To Finish Off Your Yard
How many times have you strolled around, and through, your property, overwhelmed with that sense of gladness, only to be achieved by knowing that all your hard work and dedication is completed in its fruition, but, yet, always...
Choosing Plants For Hydroponics
There are many plants used for hydroponics, some of them are much more profitable to grow on a hydroponic farm than on traditional soil, an example could be lettuce that needs a lot of water. Different other plants for...
A History Of The Romantic Rose
It was roses, roses all the way. - Robert BrowningWhat's in a name? That which we call a rose; by any other name would smell as sweet.- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2-
Roses have a long and...
History Of Raspberry Plants
According to Luther Burbank, who studied and hybridized raspberries and blackberries more than any other horticulturalist, and wrote his classical 8 volume treatise on Small Fruits and Fruit Improvement in 1921; the red...
History Of Raspberry Plants
According to Luther Burbank, who studied and hybridized raspberries and blackberries more than any other horticulturalist, and wrote his classical 8 volume treatise on Small Fruits and Fruit Improvement in 1921; the red...
Water Gardening - Riding The Wave
There are plenty of possible reasons why the water garden has become such a popular landscaping feature in recent years, and different garden design professionals have different theories as to why this gardening style with...
Learn All About Horticulture And What It Entails
Classically evolved from the Latin words 'hortus' ( garden plant ) and 'cultura' ( culture ), horticulture is the culture of cultivating. But at the same time it is a huge field of study. Horticulture is heavily dependent on...