Ground and Wood Nesting Bees: Learn to Identify Common Backyard Species | Gardener's Path

This is a BIG and expensive project! We have several retaining walls on our property that need to be redone. The photo below shows just one of the walls that is falling down (we are looking at the lower wall, light green wood).

When remodeling our front porch, we had to remove our old mailbox and ended up covering the spot where it hung with our new privacy wall. With no great spot to hang the mailbox on the house, we started brainstorming other ideas. We loved this mailbox stand idea because it gives the whole design of the front yard a little depth. We hated the premade mailbox stands we found, so we decided to make our own with the same style and materials we were using on our privacy wall and new railing. We think it ended up giving us a nice, modern look, and it was super affordable compared to the prices charged for «modern» mailboxes or some premade mailbox stands.

Showy and low maintenance, gaura, also known as beeblossom, is a North American native that’s highly popular as a cultivated wildflower.Plants have an open form, with long, waving wands dotted with delicate, fluttering flow

The Mission: Replacing an ugly concrete pathway with a unique and intricate stone mosaic pathway. (Yes I have the Mission Impossible theme in my head)

Harry's Chelsea garden, The School Food Matters Garden

Blue Sea Holly is a striking, architectural, often silverized annual or short-lived perennial thistle you will want to grow from seed. Often seed in designer gardens, blue sea holly brings a bold dramatic effect to any garden.

The Lily Tiger Woods,  big, bold, colourful, reliable and a right show off.

Gardens can do wonders to our well-being and it’s scientifically proven that people who have them live better lives. If you are one of those lucky people, and have the privilege to live in a house with a wonderful garden then you should definitely spend some quality time on its decoration and do create some fabulous landscapes that you will enjoy even more. In this article you are going to see 19 Stunning Garden Pathways That You Can Make On Your Own with ease and without having to ask a professional for help.

A DIY backyard beer garden is easier to create than you might think. Some shade, seating, and good beer is really all you need. But to create a dedicated space and a more special home beer garden, use these ideas for inspiration.

Tall and stately with sweetly fragrant clouds of billowing blooms, garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) is an upright, showy plant that flowers throughout the hot days of summer.A North American wildflower that’s become a clas

Walkways and paths give a new dimension to a garden. A garden without them looks less professional and well designed, plus they make easier to roam about for weeding, harvesting and regular maintenance for gardener. If you are about to create a garden path or renovate it, take inspiration from here. Lay a garden path that will add a beauty in your backyard and patio.

Gardeners have many reasons for building paths in their landscapes.Some are looking to provide more convenient passageway from Poin