There’s always that little girl inside every woman who just adores butterflies fluttering around a wonderful garden full of delicate flowers, all just starting to bloom under the morning light. But creating ones requires a lot of work and a little bit of patience, since attracting butterflies is no easy task. You have to [...]

When I submitted a request for funds for my landscaping project to Prosper, one lender had a very interesting question. I considered it carefully, and then discovered my ultimate answer was far too long for Prosper’s format. I shortened my answer, but the lender who asked decided not to fund the loan request.
I can’t help [...]

What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colorful and magnificent creatures to our own gardens. A properly planned butterfly garden offers great joy to visitors of the garden by attracting these lovely flitting creatures for our amusement and delight. It also ensures [...]

Many suburban lawns have bare patches beneath the trees — sometimes, grass just won’t grow under the trees because it cannot get enough light.
These bare areas may offend some lawn purists, and they may be difficult to care for if approached the wrong way. But to the open-minded, sparse turf in a shaded yard [...]

The xeriscaped lawn is geared toward efficient water use and conservation. It thrives during draughts when other lawns are either dying or sucking up precious water.
Xeriscaping does not relegate you to having a dry and dusty garden, even if you live in an arid or semi-arid area with little rain. The typical xeriscaped garden or [...]