Organizing Theory & Artistry
Since I am focusing this month on yard and garden, I find myself examining plantings wherever I go. On a recent walk, I looked closely at the natural forest and saw how random and scattered natural plantings are. The plants grow clustered together in such …
When I look at the landscaping installed by the previous owners of our home, it overwhelms me. The previous owners had some knowledge of plants and installed a great variety. For the first several years we lived in our home, we simply waited to see …
For some people, the unpredictable aspect of nature is hard to cope with. If you are a control freak, gardening is probably a difficult hobby to enjoy. Outdoors we are only in control of very few things, like choice of plants and landscaping materials. As …
When I took a Master Gardeners class several years ago at UDC (I don’t consider myself by any standard a “Master Gardener” but it was a great class!), I vividly remember one lecturer asking the class: “What is the most important factor when planning your …
April showers bring May flowers . . . . or in our case, April showers bring May showers, bugs . . . oh, and flowers too! In the month of May at Ruly, we will be discussing ways to organize the exterior of your home. …