Archive for April, 2009

How to Enhance the Privacy Around Your Outdoor Swing

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

A lack of privacy around your outdoor swing could frustrate your plans. Imagine an encounter with your sweetheart, out under the stars. Whispering in each other’s ears, feeling the breeze tickle your necks . . . . Then the neighbor sees you and heads over for a chat. You like your neighbor, but you have [...]

Your Outdoor Swing: Centerpiece For a Backyard Getaway

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Weary from a long day at work? Desperate for some quiet time alone with your romantic partner? Tired of having no place to entertain your friends outdoors? Perhaps you have already purchased an outdoor swing and frame, in hopes of creating a backyard getaway. Consider the following components to enhance your getaway space. First, shade [...]

How to Create a Backyard Getaway With Your Outdoor Swing

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

A private getaway can be the perfect place for a romantic rendezvous, a friendly chat, or a relaxing respite. Once you’ve purchased your outdoor swing and frame, you can plan a backyard getaway around it. You will need to incorporate shade into your retreat. A reliable source of shade protects you from the sun’s radiation [...]

Garden Gazebo Houston

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

A garden gazebo is the ultimate garden structure within your landscape architecture. It fits nicely into your home landscape design, whether your property is vast and varied or a small garden design. As a focal point, a garden gazebo gives viewers a place to visually rest—the mind can go there and take a breather, even [...]

Prepping Your Lawn Mower for the Summer

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Your lawnmower is an investment that will keep your lawn turning heads—as long as you take care of the engine. Proper lawnmower care is crucial to for smooth performance. The changing seasons require certain precautions to properly store the lawn mower while it is not in use. Here are six steps you should take to [...]

Houston Paver Patio

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Prized for their durability, affordability and strength, patio pavers—or concrete pavers—have become increasingly popular among U.S. homeowners. Because they come in many shapes, sizes, colors, patterns and designs, patio pavers bring versatility to your patio design. They can be used in small garden designs, outdoor rooms, formal and informal spaces, entryways, in your deck design [...]

Houston Texas Garden

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

We were contacted by the owner of a Houston, Texas home who asked us to design a series of gardens and landscaping features that would compliment and expand the Mediterranean theme of his house into the surrounding landscape. This house sat on a very large lot of several acres in a secluded Memorial Drive neighborhood [...]

Houston Landscape

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

The Houston landscape today is very different from the landscape that European settlers found when they first arrived in Texas. At that time, the areas around Buffalo Bayou and its many tributaries was a dark swamp populated by cypress and magnolia trees. In many places, the forest was so impenetrable (and filled with mosquitoes) that [...]

How to Grow Tomatoes

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

While the debate about whether the tomato is a fruit or a vegetable continues, there is no waning in the popularity of this fruit/vegetable. With over 100’s of varieties and many different types to choose from, an average American eats around 22 pounds of tomatoes every year, and this includes the tomatoes present in soups, [...]

Make Your Garden Organized With Teak Patio Furniture

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Feng Shui attracts attention of several people these days due to its unique appeal. Perceptions follow that it helps in organizing activities in different manner. An example of it is arrangement of garden with resin wicker patio furniture being done in particular manner.
Their preferable option would be adjusting chairs and tables at a particular place [...]