Posts Tagged ‘container design’
Table Top Pots – Perfect for Holiday Gifts
When our children were small and the budget was tight we made all our Christmas gifts, cards and even tags. I would start many weeks ahead of time, the sewing machine working late into the night as I made matching flannel shirts for my husband and son (then 2 1/2 years old) and a Beatrix…
Read MoreIt's All a Load of MOO POO
Here's how to get healthier houseplants, happier veggies, abundant container gardens and a jump start on seed sowing; it all comes down to Moo Poo tea by Haven Brand products. What is it? You know all the slippery yucky stuff in the cow fields that you try hard to avoid stepping in? There you go…
Read MoreFocal Points & Vignettes Using Containers
Whether your container is left empty as a sculptural element or abundantly planted with a colorful assortment of trees, shrubs perennials and annuals, it is unlikely to be seen in isolation. Often they are placed On a patio Within a garden border Adjacent to a path Look around and behind your container – what do…
Read MorePretty in Pink
It's often the case that it is only when we are challenged to do something different we discover that we actually quite like it. Such has been the case with two pink flowering annuals I have grown this year. They will be available in 2015 from good nurseries or direct from Proven Winners (who have…
Read MoreFind your Inner Artist
I'll be the first one to tell you that I'm not an artist. I can't draw a straight line let alone anything that resembles an apple and my landscape sketches are….well let's just say that there is a reason I use the computer for my design work. However I can 'paint' with plants. There have been…
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