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URNSPIRATION FOR YOUR SPRING GARDENS!

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 With the official start of winter this weekend, it’s time to renew and refresh our homes and gardens after a long winter!  Injecting bright, vivid color with fresh  spring flowers held in a classic urn is a beautiful way to welcome spring.  Urns create a point of interest in your garden and allow you to showcase a special arrangement or color.  I love urns scattered throughout my gardens and outdoor patio where I change the plants with each new season – Fall, Winter, Spring, & Summer, but today we will focus on inspiration for your winter garden urns! GARDEN URN IDEAS ‘Tis the season for flowers – and  the best time to create beautiful floral arrangements in your urns.  Try combining them with small evergreens to boost the structure, color, and interest.  URNS FILLED WITH HYDRANGEAS       Add charm to your porch and delight your guests with hydrangea filled urns. TULIP FILLED URNS             ...

Ten Tips for Creating Beautiful Gardens

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 Beautiful gardens appeal to our senses. The colors and immense diversity of design combinations, fragrance, flavors, sounds from birds and insects attracted to the plants and variety of textures. Go for a drive around your neighborhood and take notice of the gardens that catch your eye or next time you visit a friend’s garden, be observant and tune in to what you love about it.  No doubt they will be applying some design principles and elements that apply whether they are used in art, graphics, building, interior or garden design. “A garden is a thing of beauty and a job forever.” – Richard Briers Simple concepts can make a HUGE difference to the enjoyment of your garden space and particularly so, when it is a micro garden.  Designers use these principles all over the world to make spaces really stand out and visually beautiful.  Less really can be more if you know how. 10 Tips for Beautiful Gardens in Small Spaces 1.     Add flowers or flowering plan...