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How I Wasted $350 on the Wrong Garden Designer (and you don't have to)

Huangshan, China by Chi King

“For many years I dreamed of a garden which would be my respite from the world. A little bit of paradise, right outside my door.” Alison Kerr, 2010

No matter how much you love your family you sometimes need a little escape, and the closer to home the better.

What holds you [...]

5 Tips to Designing a Successful Rain Garden

Alison's Rain Garden – August 2010

My own rain garden is thriving, and the hummingbird has been back to visit.

Today I’m sharing with you top rain garden design tips from authors Helen Kraus & Anne Spafford who inspired me to get digging.

I hope they will inspire you to start planning your own rain garden.

Location

Location, [...]

Gardening Magazines

There are a wealth of gardening magazines available to inspire you – a recent count at my local supermarket turned up 17 titles. Amazing! Nice to look at, most are short on organic and native plant information. Some are worth delving into though.

Magazines From Better Homes and Gardens (BHG)
Better Homes and Gardens

Who could resist the [...]

Extreme Back Yard Makeover

Back Yard West Garden Corner 03-29-10

Here I am writing about gardening, wonderful, nature-attracting plants, and yummy, succulent veggies while my own back yard needs an extreme makeover.

Bland Patchy Grass

Fear not garden friends, Rachel Mathews of Successful Garden Design could be the superhero my garden needs to rescue this lack-luster space from bland, patchy, grass [...]