Skip to contentMany people struggle turning their garden and landscaping ideas into a landscape design. Through my experience in landscape architecture, I’ve developed a straightforward 6 Step process you can follow to create a landscape design you can actually “use”.I recommend following these steps no matter your situation.Create a simple base plan you can trace overDo some basic site analysis to help identify opportunities to take advantage of, and problems you need to addressCreate a little ‘skeleton’ plan highlighting these areas with notesLook through inspiring examples that take...…Skip to contentMany people struggle turning their garden and landscaping ideas into a landscape design. Through my experience in landscape architecture, I’ve developed a straightforward 6 Step process you can follow to create a landscape design you can actually “use”.I recommend following these steps no matter your situation.Create a simple base plan you can trace overDo some basic site analysis to help identify opportunities to take advantage of, and problems you need to addressCreate a little ‘skeleton’ plan highlighting these areas with notesLook through inspiring examples that take...WW…

Skip to contentEveryone knows the benefits of spending time outside, enjoying the outdoors. As people get older, this simple pleasure can become more challenging. They lose strength, endurance and mobility, requiring tweaks and changes to allow continued use and enjoyment in the garden.The best approach to creating a garden for the elderly is to try to:Remove tripping & slipping hazardsUse robust, low maintenance materialsChoose low maintenance plantsAdd ramps rather than steps where possibleFind ways to add “handrails” to provide supportProvide sitting areas throughout the...…Skip to contentEveryone knows the benefits of spending time outside, enjoying the outdoors. As people get older, this simple pleasure can become more challenging. They lose strength, endurance and mobility, requiring tweaks and changes to allow continued use and enjoyment in the garden.The best approach to creating a garden for the elderly is to try to:Remove tripping & slipping hazardsUse robust, low maintenance materialsChoose low maintenance plantsAdd ramps rather than steps where possibleFind ways to add “handrails” to provide supportProvide sitting areas throughout the...WW…

Skip to contentDespite their size, there are a number of landscaping ideas you can try to hide your propane tank in your garden. As long as you follow the design tips outlined at the end of this article, you can explore what idea – or ideas – work best for you.The best way to hide a propane tank in your yard is to ensure whatever you add to hide it from view blends into your surrounding garden. Otherwise you are replacing one conspicuous element with another.Some excellent techniques you can use to hide your propane tank in your yard include:As many propane tanks sit on a concrete base,...…Skip to contentDespite their size, there are a number of landscaping ideas you can try to hide your propane tank in your garden. As long as you follow the design tips outlined at the end of this article, you can explore what idea – or ideas – work best for you.The best way to hide a propane tank in your yard is to ensure whatever you add to hide it from view blends into your surrounding garden. Otherwise you are replacing one conspicuous element with another.Some excellent techniques you can use to hide your propane tank in your yard include:As many propane tanks sit on a concrete base,...WW…

Skip to contentAbove ground pools are becoming increasingly popular due to being a lot cheaper than in ground pools. Many people, however, struggle to make their above ground pool look nice in their yard.Let’s look at a few landscaping ideas you can implement to improve your current above ground pool, or plan for a future one.Before we do that, there are a few important points you need to consider to ensure the safety and health of your above ground pool.Installing an above ground pool is more than just placing a plastic pool on the ground. There are important adjustments the pool company...…Skip to contentAbove ground pools are becoming increasingly popular due to being a lot cheaper than in ground pools. Many people, however, struggle to make their above ground pool look nice in their yard.Let’s look at a few landscaping ideas you can implement to improve your current above ground pool, or plan for a future one.Before we do that, there are a few important points you need to consider to ensure the safety and health of your above ground pool.Installing an above ground pool is more than just placing a plastic pool on the ground. There are important adjustments the pool company...WW…

Skip to contentIf you want to recycle materials in your garden, old tires are a great material to use.They are plentiful, often free or cheap, and upcycling them to something useful is better than letting them lie in landfill.There are many ways you can incorporate them into your backyard, from small planters in the ground, on a wall, or hanging, through to creating tire retaining walls, furniture or rendered benches.Image above from latimesblogs.latimes.comLet’s have a look over the best 16 landscaping ideas with tires you can add to your garden. We’ll start off with the more obvious – and...…Skip to contentIf you want to recycle materials in your garden, old tires are a great material to use.They are plentiful, often free or cheap, and upcycling them to something useful is better than letting them lie in landfill.There are many ways you can incorporate them into your backyard, from small planters in the ground, on a wall, or hanging, through to creating tire retaining walls, furniture or rendered benches.Image above from latimesblogs.latimes.comLet’s have a look over the best 16 landscaping ideas with tires you can add to your garden. We’ll start off with the more obvious – and...WW…