These vignettes suggest water—flowing, tumbling, cascading, splashing or dripping water—yet there is none. Each illustrates the ingenuity of a garden designer in the dry, hot Southwest, where water is scarce. Yet the same concept, of creating the look of water, might apply to any garden. In this composition, by Akana Designs for the San Diego [...]
planted birdbath
Front Porch Ideas
February 5, 2011 – Posted in: Garden AdventuresYour front porch is the first room of your home guests see. It sets the stage, reveals how tidy you are, and how much the aesthetics of your environment matter to you. A porch also can be a semi-public sitting area, combining elements of indoors and out. A red aeonium in the garden echoes the [...]