Published on Friday, January 31, 2014
The English garden has been a staple of home decorating and style magazines for years. Something about the sprawling trees, idyllic wildflowers, and perfectly placed garden ornaments reminds us to let go of our carefully manicured everything and let nature take its course. The perfect blend of unkempt and tended, the English garden is the perfect landscaping style for recovering perfectionists, free spirit gardeners, and anyone who loves a splash of color.
The Rise of the English...
Published on Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Many a movie has portrayed a similar portrait of the Southern woman: perfectly coiffed hair, a smart blouse, and stylish gardening gloves wielding pruning shears over brilliantly blooming rose bushes. The perfect presentation may be a myth, but it’s no exaggeration that roses are a Southern staple. Whether you prefer trimmed rose bushes against a white picket fence or wild blooms in an English style garden, proper care is essential to keeping your roses healthy. Here are three things to...
Published on Tuesday, January 21, 2014
As this month comes to a close, we realize soon January 2014 will be a thing of the past. WOW where did the time go; seems to have flown right out the window. No matter, I always thought that January was a funny month anyway. Why, Oh I don’t know, somehow it makes us reflect on what went right and what went wrong in the past and in the end it makes us want to institute changes in our lives (are we really ready?). As we move on from year to year, many things happen, first and foremost we...
Published on Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Selling your home is like putting on a play. You carefully arrange your props, prepare your monologues, and wait anxiously backstage as the critics write their reviews. The production phase is all about preparation: keeping unnecessary junk out of the way, creating the right atmosphere with natural home decorating, and getting your timing right. But ignoring your home landscape in favor of painting, cleaning, and redecorating is like forgetting to announce a play on the theater marquee....
Published on Wednesday, January 08, 2014
The recent cold snap may have sent Georgia residents scurrying indoors, but spring will arrive before we know it. While it’s tempting to wait out the weather, dreaming of bright blossoms while researching organic home décor and cutting edge hardscape designs, there’s still plenty to do to prepare your landscape for spring. Gardens lie dormant in the winter, bare of leaves and blooms. This unimpeded view of shrubs and tree limbs offers the perfect opportunity to make...