Garden

Solar powered lights add many features to outdoor landscaping, giving you more flexibility when designing your garden. To get the most out of your solar outdoor lights, you still need to maintain and use them properly. Outdoor solar lights can last for many years of continuous operation if properly cared …

Bathrooms are often one of the smallest rooms in the house and yet the most expensive to renovate. When done well and with the right planning and expertise, a bathroom renovation can be an excellent investment and add up to 10% to the value of your home over time. More …

Soil type: Alliums are best planted in well-drained soil but are quite tolerant of a range of conditions, provided the soil is not waterlogged. If you have heavy clay soil, add gravel to the planting holes. Aspect & position: Choose a position in full sun for alliums, and if you …

As visitors stroll through the display gardens on the farm, they often ask us about the plants they see in the borders and beds. No plant generates more questions than Alliums. Members of this genus come in a wide range of colors – from various shades of purple to pink, …

Ornamental grasses are versatile, hardy and spectacular, adding movement, structure and drama to gardens of all styles, almost year-round. They can be woven through borders, used as a focal point, scattered through gravel gardens and planted in containers. Easy to grow, low maintenance and available in many beautiful shapes, sizes …

  Tulips normally start to emerge from the ground in late winter or early spring. Unless incredibly mild weather causes premature growth in winter, the danger is not as great as it may seem. Tulips (and daffodils) are also fairly cold tolerant. If freezing winter temperatures return, however, it can …

Hydrangeas are much-loved deciduous hardy shrubs, some of which are climbers. Their striking flower heads come in a variety of shapes, from large balls to cones. The most popular and recognizable types are mophead and lace, with large, rounded flower heads in shades of white, blue and pink in summer …

Carnations can be grown from seed sown early indoors and transplanted outdoors after frost, or sown directly in the garden in summer, or planted as houseplants. Sowing seed indoors: Sow carnation seeds indoors 8 weeks before the last frost to flower the same year. Sow 1/8 inch deep in seed …

Named after a scene in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, these tend to be a large inward-facing window or doors, or sliding patio doors, with a barrier attached immediately to the exterior wall, or between the window or door. to prevent people from falling out. Usually the windows/doors open inwards, …

A private patio is a dream for most people who live in city apartments – even if it’s just a small balcony. (Or, let’s face it, a fire escape.) If you’re lucky enough to have a balcony, you owe it to yourself—and all your friends—to make the most of it. …