Planting plan

Free planting templatesI often find getting started is the hardest part of many projects. I was recently reminded how true that is for gardening when a Master Gardener from Newport News wrote to me about a fantastic project she is working on with her fellow gardeners: a "Getting Started" kit tailored specifically to Virginia coastal gardens. This sounds like a terrific idea and I hope to be able to share it when it is ready for prime time. In the meantime, her note jogged my memory about…

Want to know the biggest mistake I see homeowners make when they are designing their gardens? It’s this – they always start with the plants. I get it – the plants are fun and the garden center is pretty and wow – it is so nice to imagine how these green leafy things will transform your drab yard into that gorgeous future landscape oasis you might imagine.

The Weekend Project Guide bundles the 5 weekend project landscape plans from our Ultimate Planning Guide and offers two bonus plans, as well. With beautifully illustrated plans, design advice, and pla

Gallery of natural history, natural science, and sciart illustrations of grardens and gardening techniques by Lizzie Harper; including many step by steps

I paid a local landscape design professional to create a landscape design plan for our property that sits on one acre in Zone 8.

Versatile plant materials and thoughtful placement are key components of tackling the part sun/part shade garden

Take your home’s entry garden from ho-hum to head-turning with this plan full of long-blooming drought-tolerant plants!

Even the most experienced gardeners are learning something new every growing season. So, we asked the die-hard gardeners and plant lovers here at Monrovia for their top 10 gardening tips to help you grow confidently.

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rtfgvb This week I am featuring a made-to-order garden from Spring Hill Nurseries. For those of you that are not confident in your planning skills, this nursery has a handful of pre-planned, ready to plant gardens. This one is nice because it is planned for waves of color in every season. I ordered this garden […]

It’s tempting to go straight to picking plants without giving much thought to designing a garden layout for your entire yard. But, choosing plants is usually the very LAST step when you lay out a garden plan. It can be a daunting task to design a garden layout or garden plan, especially if you don’t have a landscape design degree. In this beginner-friendly step by step guide, I’ll give you all of the steps you need to plant for peace and privacy so you can finally get your dream garden.

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Though I officially learned planting design in college, I didn't begin my real education until I began creating my own garden. These are a collection of tips I've learned over the last twenty years in both capacities. If you'd like more information on some of these tips please check out these posts: Drawing Tree Forms Make Your Garden Pop with Texture Texture in the Garden I hope to expand on additional tips in the future...so keep a look out for those. I'd love to hear your planting design…

A woodland wildlife garden is the best environmental choice for garden design. Ecologically, a woodland garden using native plants will help to restore native flora and fauna in our urban and suburban areas that are being over run with non-native, exotic plants that are damaging our environment. Here is a design plan complete with a plant list so that everyone can help to save our environment one garden at a time.

Planning a vegetable garden but all you have room for is a 10 x 10 space? You might be surprised by what you can grow. Here are sample garden plans for your smaller garden

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My Garden Pyramid Guide will help you to visualize how many of each plant type you should include in each garden. Get the right plant ratios to achieve a layered garden with 4-season interest.

Purple and yellow foliage shine in this garden design for sun-loving plants