Here in Greensboro, NC we have many antique shops, thrift stores and salvage yards to satisfy our hunger for eclectic art to be placed within our gardens. Let your imagination run wild.
Have you ever thought about incorporating flea market finds and antique treasures into your garden? If you have a unique and eclectic design style, [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Designing with Antiques and Recyclables in the Gardens
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, tagged antiques, flea markets, flowers, garden, Greensboro, NC, old world, plants, shabby chic, unique, vines on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Curb Appeal Ideas for Homes on the Market
Posted in Landscape Design Ideas, tagged affordable ideas, curb appeal, Greensboro, Landscaping, NC, plants, selling home on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are anxious about selling your home in Greensboro, NC or another area, the first impression will leave the potential buyer with a positive or negative feeling when they leave. It won’t matter how much time, effort or money has been invested in the interior of the home if they see their wallets being [...]
Landscaping in Greensboro, NC
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, tagged drought, Greensboro, Landscaping, NC on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was not a pretty site for many small landscape companies last year. Drought conditions in the Piedmont Triad area were severe. If a company was without landscape contracts, they were without business. Many plant nurseries also suffered. It was like a domino effect.
The winter of 2007 we were blessed with much needed precipitation in the form [...]
Stars in Remembrance Gardens for Angels
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, Baby Loss, grieving parents, memorial plants, Memory Garden Design, pregnancy loss, remembrance gift, star, star magnolias, White Flowers on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If a child died early in pregnancy or as an infant, think about planting a Star Magnolia Tree in their Memory Gardens. Some bereaved parents may have chosen the star as the theme, symbolizing their precious baby. Even if a memory garden is not considered, this memorial tree to honor a little angel can be [...]
Planting Helleborus in Gardens Remembering Babies
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angels, deceased child, Favorite Plants, Helleborus, keepsakes, memory gardens, pregnancy loss, Scrapbooking on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Helleborus niger or Christmas Rose is a beautiful plant for memory gardens honoring a baby that has died early in pregnancy or other tragic loss. Sympathy giftsare sometimes difficult to fathom for a child that is supposed to be here. If you know the grieving parents would love an outdoor plant to honor their deceased [...]
Giving Daffodils for Remembrance Gardens
Posted in Memory Garden Design, tagged angel, angelversary, Baby Loss, daffoldils, flowers, greiving loss, pregnancy loss, remembrance gardens, Scrapbook, sympathy gifts on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I cannot think of a more appropriate sympathy gift for families grieving the loss of their baby. The holidays have come and gone without the patter of little feet or cries coming from the nursery. The cold of winter not only effects us physically, but psychologically for bereaved parents. We tend to stay indoors, the sun [...]
