Backyard and Garden

Use ornaments as a finishing touch. Design for outdoor spaces. Dress up garden entrances. Connect furniture to the overall scheme. Choose Furnishings that are suitable for outdoor use. Take lighting to another level. Display plant collections. Embrace unusual displays.

Why start gardening? There are many reasons why container gardening may make sense for you. For example: You can control the soil mix, so you can grow plants that may not suit your natural garden soil. Tropical plants, succulents and other specialist plants can easily be grown in containers even …

For a quick and easy way to spruce up your interior, backyard or porch, look no further than charming hanging planters. Space-saving, colorful, green and healthy, hanging planters add instant appeal to any space. Here at Ah Sam Florist, we love hanging planters and put them everywhere. We love how …

Equipment / Tools Large spoon or garden trowel Small garden shears or scissors for trimming plant roots Spray bottle Material Glass container without drainage hole, with or without top Clean aquarium gravel or small crushed rock Activated carbon (available at a nursery or pet store) Terrarium plants Sterile potting mix …

01 Dinosaur Succulent Plant Succulents are prehistoric plant species, so what could be better than planting them inside plastic dinosaur toys? Just cut holes in the backs of the dinosaurs, fill them with a cactus/succulent soil mix and plant some small scale succulents. This idea comes from the two bloggers …

Make your own terrarium Do you feel like your living room could use some plant love? Terraria are closed glass containers with a beautiful display of slow growing plants. They are a great way to get a dose of nature indoors. These mini greenhouses are easy to maintain and each …

1. Scout out a location for your water garden Remember: Water weighs 8.34 pounds per gallon, which means that even a small five-gallon container would end up weighing more than 40 pounds after being filled with water. Make sure you have a solid foundation for it, whether it’s on a …

6 types of daisies There are many varieties of daisies, from the most famous variety with yellow centers and white flowers to fast-growing wildflowers. These are some of the different types you can add to your garden: 1. Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum): The Shasta daisy is perhaps the most …

Grow and care for dahlias throughout the season Growth habit Dahlias grow quickly, producing bushy plants and blooming in the first season. Water dahlias Water regularly and try to keep your foliage dry. Avoid overwatering, as moist soil can lead to rotting tubers. We recommend less frequent, but deep watering. …

  Enjoying your patio can be a year-round investment. Creating a decorative winter container is a creative process that will give you a beautiful object that will last on your walkway, stairs or balcony well into March…just in time for spring. Similar to arranging ornamental pots in the summer, follow …