The most popular element in landscape design is color, but texture is another important building block. Texture in gardening can be seen as well as felt, and is used primarily to provide contrast.

A gardener works in his tropical backyard. - Mystockimages/Getty Images Are you looking for a warm-climate climbing plant that'll effortlessly blanket your yard with color? What about one that grows ...

A great way to add some pizzazz to a home landscape is to plant ornamental grasses. Whether it’s 10-foot tall pampas grass or shorter species such as maiden grass or little bluestem, ornamental ...

One clear winner in the winter color category is dogwood shrubs (Cornus species). Redosier dogwood shrubs have a deep red color that is gorgeous in winter, especially on a cloudy day. Hybrids are also ...

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On these rejuvenating spring mornings, I like to sit on the weathered cedar bench in my small woodland garden, a cup of coffee warming my hands, and watch the wildflowers and ferns unfurl. It’s a ...

If you’re re-envisioning a space, sometimes you’re looking for that one aesthetic to define and capture the environment. More and more homeowners are turning to tile to add that special touch, and ...

Among the favorite flowering shrubs in Redlands is the Spiraea japonica, one of almost 100 species of spiraea found in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Cultivated in Japan and ...

The most popular element in landscape design is color, but texture is another important building block. Texture in gardening can be seen as well as felt and is used primarily to provide contrast.

The most popular element in landscape design is color, but texture is another important building block. Texture in gardening can be seen as well as felt, and is used primarily to provide contrast.