Jenny and Toby Gottheiner may live in suburban Palo Alto, but nothing about the garden behind their house is typical of suburbia. Instead of the usual lawn surrounded by flower beds, Jenny ― an avid gardener from So
How to plant a lush living wall
There’s no need to stick to the expected succulents when planting a living wall.San Diego landscape designer Amelia B. Lima (858/243-4470), inspired after seeing one of Patrick Blanc’s vertical gardens in Paris, hat
At some point, you may move into a home with a tired, worn lawn. Before you decide that you need to remove it and start over from scratch, see if it can be renovated.As a first step, just give the lawn good care. Ch
Seattle, Washington: Falling waters
A devastating landslide on John and Julie Denneys hillside property turned a serious disaster into a fantastic opportunity. What once had been an unusable slope rising steeply out of Puget Sound has become a gorgeou
The hottest spot in Julia and Ernie Grahams garden in Puyallup, Washington, is around the swimming pool. The site is also plagued by poor soil. So Julia turned to tropical plants for their ability to thrive in the s
Once in a while, a new plant comes along thats so special, so irresistible, its worth showing off. Pincushion ( Nertera granadensis), a diminutive New Zealand native, is one of them. In late summer, it covers itself
Drawing on her study of painting, Valerie Murray designed this tranquil planting in her Victoria, British Columbia, garden. The centerpiece of her composition is a piece of vintage American art pottery that she boug
A collectors garden in Seattle
Most gardeners favor certain kinds of gardens. Lee Neff is an exception. In her Seattle landscape, she has a vegetable garden, rock garden, woodland garden, perennial garden, mini arboretum, and space devoted to cli
The beautiful & fire-smart yard
Your house doesn’t have to sit in a forest to be vulnerable to wildfire. Windblown embers can fly up to a mile in front of a fire. If they land on, say, a dried-out juniper in your yard, you could be in big trouble.
When Portland landscape designer Margaret de Haas van Dorsser wants to transform a lawn into a new garden bed, she avoids the hassles of stripping sod. Instead, she simply smothers the turf under four to six layers
Avid skiers Bill and Dori Hamilton have a plan, should fire ever break out on their property near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Only a few feet from their back patio, a large koi pond holds 8,500 gallons of water and
A Moroccan garden party is a feast for the senses, especially at Greg Bartlow and Jericho Poppler Bartlows 1920s-era Hispano-Moorish house in Long Beach, California. Splashes of luscious color, including brick red,
This greenhouse has an eye-pleasing appeal that belies its practicality. In spring and fall, Nancy McFadden of Eugene uses it to start cuttings. During the summer, she hangs bundles of herbs to dry in the warm air n
SMALL SPACE: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIACompact gardens, where every inch must count, are often more of a design challenge than grand ones with space to spare. So while this garden is intimate--just 1,250 square feet-- its
A carpet of lawn isnt the only way to landscape a front yard. Virginia and Murray Davis dont have any typical turf in front of their house in Piedmont. Instead, their angular, sloping lot is filled with easy-care pl
Wendy Foster, the owner of four clothing stores in Santa Barbara, puts together a garden in much the same way she lays out her stores every season. At her shops, Foster begins the season by choosing two or three col
TREES AND SHRUBSDeciduousAzalea White Lights. Sunset Western Garden Book climate zones A2, A3, 1-7.Japanese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii Aurea, Crimson Pygmy, Rose Glow). Zones A3, 2b-24.Japanese maple ( Acer palm
Joann Clarks house and garden in Yorba Linda would look right at home in Tucson. Thats just what she wanted. Clark, owner of the interior designer firm Artistic Design & Company, fell in love with the desert whi
Imagine a meadow of grasses and wildflowers in your front yard. How would you keep visitors from wandering over to explore it instead of proceeding to your door? That was the design challenge Melissa McDonald solved
A landscape for small children
As the parent of an 11-year-old son, Lauren Bonar Swezey knows what a kid-friendly garden is all about. When her son, Drake, was younger, she learned a few lessons quickly. Among them: Prickly plants and toddlers do
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