Where do most brides get ready before the wedding ceremony? Usually it is in the comfort of a home. If you plan ahead, the spring-blooming flowers within the landscape can compliment your wedding photographs.
If your bridesmaid gowns are a pale pink, try planting bulbs, shrubs, trees or perennials to compliment your bridesmaid dresses or wedding bouquets.
Pink [...]
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Getting Married in Spring-Flower Colors
Posted in Divine Weddings and Beyond, Events, Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, Wedding Ideas, Weddings, tagged bridesmaid dresses, bulbs, daffoldils, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, landscape design, landscaping companies, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, spring flowers, wedding bouquets, wedding ceremony, wedding flowers, wedding photography on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
September Landscaping Ideas for Greensboro
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, tagged compost, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Greensboro, Helleborus, landscape design, landscape maintenance, landscaping companies, landscaping tips, North Carolina, september on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
September is here and so are the cooler temperatures. So there are no excuses why a few hours cannot be dedicated to your lovely landscape.
Your grass may be looking a little on the brown side. It is OK if you did not waste the Greensboro water supply to keep your lawn lush and green. Grass [...]
Wedding Landscape Flowers Blooming in August
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, Wedding Ideas, Weddings, tagged brides, Diana Digs Dirt, Diana Gardner-Williams, Divine Weddings and Beyond, flower girl, flowers, landscape, landscaping companies, rehearsal dinners, wedding bouquets, wedding decorations, wedding flowers, Weddings, zone 7 on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If your wedding day is planned for the month of August, don’t neglect the landscape where your photographs will be taken. In zone 7 many plants are in their optimal bloom time.
Russian sage is an excellent plant blooming for several weeks. The pale violet flowers are perfect for wedding decorations and centerpieces for rehearsal dinners. [...]
Piedmont Triad’s Ugliest Landscape Contest-2009
Posted in Buffalo Landscapes, Greensboro Gardens, Newcomers, Real Estate, tagged curb appeal, front foundation landscapes, Greensboro, homes for sale, Landscape Consultations, landscape contest, landscaping companies, Newcomers, North Carolina, piedmont triad newcomers, ugly landscapes on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If your front foundation landscape is on the ugly side, send those hideous pictures to me at Diana(sign for at)justacloudaway.com. I will post the best of the ugly landscapes on the blog until August 31st. The best worst foundation landscape will win a free consultation with me for an hour of suggestions.
This is a great [...]
White Wedding Flowers for Bouquets
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, Wedding Ideas, tagged brides, bridesmaid gifts, centerpieces, Greensboro, landscaping companies, landscaping ideas, North Carolina, oakleaf hydrangeas, rehearsal dinners, sabika, saving money, wedding budget, wedding flowers, Weddings, White Flowers on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brides, if you are on a budget, why not cut fresh wedding flowers from your landscape for bouquets and centerpieces. Wedding flowers and bouquets can add serious dollars to your wedding budget, why not plan, plant and cut yourself.
White wedding flowers are very classic colors widely used by brides. Save some money and cut fresh [...]
A Guide to Installing Plant Material
Posted in Favorite Plants, Greensboro Gardens, Landscape Design Ideas, tagged Greensboro, Kleim's hardy gardenia, North Carolina, Landscape Design Ideas, landscaping companies, landscape plants, specimen tree, yoshino cherry tree on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The average homeowner may have questions about the best placement of plant materials. Not only is sun or shade a factor, so is the function of the plant. Let your landscape work for you and install plants where they will provide a function as well as aesthetics.
Specimen plants like Yoshino Cherry Trees can stand alone in the [...]
D.H. Griffin Recycles Building Materials
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Pergolas, Recycled, tagged Antiques and Salvage Shops, bricks, D.H.Griffin, landscape companies, landscaping ideas, old world, Pergolas, recycled materials, world trade towers on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you know me, I am a big fan of recycling building materials and utilizing in a non-conventional fashion. I took a trip to D.H. Griffin and WOW, I was amazed at all of the recycled materials. The hand-made bricks really caught my eye.
I could definitely use the recycled bricks in a landscape design needing [...]
Wedding Flower Bouquets & Jewelry for Bridesmaids
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Wedding Ideas, tagged affordable ideas, bridesmaid gifts, centerpieces, Greensboro, landscape flowers, North Carolina, rehearsal dinners, roses, sabika jewelry, vases, wedding bouquets, wedding flowers on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you ever think about incorporating your bridesmaid gifts into centerpiece flower bouquets? Did you ever think about incorporating jewelry into your wedding flowers? Have you ever thought about adding jewelry in vases and candle holders adding richness and sparkle to tables-capes? Have you ever thought about picking roses and other flowers for your centerpiecs right [...]
Foundation Landscaping for Small Plant Beds
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, Newcomers, tagged espalier, front foundation landscapes, Greensboro, landscape companies, Landscaping, loropetalum, piedmont triad newcomers, sky pencil holly, small landscapes on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If the area in front of your home is on the small side, there are solutions to these landscaping issues including espalier. We are lucky in Greensboro, NC to have such a large array of plants growing in our plant zone. Whether you live in a town home, condominium or a small lot, you too [...]
Mothers Day Gifts-Landscape Plants
Posted in Greensboro Gardens, tagged Greensboro, landscape companies, Landscaping, mothers day plants, perennial, retaining walls, rock gardens, spring flowers on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are so many beautiful landscape plants providing optimal blooms during the mothers day season. Why not purchase a plant she can place into her garden for years of enjoyment. Greensboro, NC has many plant options for moms.
One of my favorites is Iris. They come in an assortment of colors and are perfect cutting flowers to [...]
