archiveOctober 2021

Dress your yard with south-of-the-border style by embracing a tropical garden design in planting areas. Tropical gardens boast colorful plants with exotic blooms and flamboyant foliage that transform any outdoor space into an equatorial oasis. Tropical garden designs sizzle with lavish growth as the temperature soars. Discover some ideas for...

By Lauren Dunec Hoang/ Houzz contributor Gardens in the American Southwest are just as diverse as the varied natural desert landscapes of the region. Elevation changes create huge temperature swings. Higher elevations can experience intense daytime heat with cold nights and light snowfall in the winter. Across the board, water...

It’s prettier than a hedge and friendlier than a fence. What is it? An evergreen screen, featuring tough, easy-care plants. Hemlock, pine, and spruce anchor a mosaic of evergreens-with a few deciduous plants thrown in for contrast. This bed is about 15 feet wide and 30 feet long and intended...

An entrance gate should keep your yard private but open. Well-planned landscapes contain the right combination of private and open space. Visually and literally, a fence and gate transforms a space into a private area, and depending on its height, location and screening, this physical barrier also provides the security...

The best plants not only look good in your commercial landscape, but they also don’t require all of your attention and resources. Native and adaptive plants are drought-tolerant, resistant to diseases and pests, require fewer chemicals, use less water and will thrive better in local conditions compared to non-native varieties....

Daniel McCurry of the Birmingham branch has surrounded himself in a world of horticulture and design style. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Horticulture with a minor in Business Administration from Auburn University. Daniel’s love of landscape design started at young age, prompting him to start his own...