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Easy Landscaping Ideas For the Yard and Garden
If you like to save money look for landscaping ideas for the yard and garden you can do yourself. For most outdoor projects you do not need to hire a landscape architect if you are willing to do the research and work yourself.
There are new do it yourself kits now available, for example building your own gazebo that can take just a couple of hours to assemble and look like a million dollars. Visit your neighborhood garden center they may have displays and helpful employees to steer you in the right direction.
It is important to do a simple sketch with measurements of your outdoor space. Note where the doors and windows of your home are. Decide what locations you want to change. Do you want an area for the kids? Would you like a vegetable garden or an outdoor kitchen? How about a small koi pond?
Yes, you can install a water feature in just one weekend and with minimal cost if you are willing to do a little digging and move a few large rocks into place. Have a barbecue and invite a few of your friends over to help. There are pond and waterfall kits available that are easy to install.
Visit your local home and garden center to find out which plants flourish in your particular area. Easy care, high payoff perennials are wonderful because you can count on them to return every year without much attention. This will save you money in replanting every year.
If you are trying for a low maintenance yard stay away from plants that need a lot of attention such as pruning, mulching, fertilizing, and replanting every spring. Hearty evergreens and shrubs don’t need a lot of water and don’t need pruning.
Don’t be afraid to get rid of your lawn. It is a huge consumer of time, fertilizer and water. Try filling in with a large brick patio area with stepping stones inviting a visitor to explore your yard and gardens. Landscape with river rock meander around the yard to mimic a dry creek.
Do not feel overwhelmed when it comes to outdoor landscaping. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned gardener, there are many different ideas to suit any skill level. Using the internet as a resource will aid you in the landscaping process for each step of the way and help prevent any misconceptions you may have regarding plants, specific designs, or even landscaping a hill side area.
Find more information on patio go to Bamboo Plants as well as here Plant Creepers
Perennial Garden: Shade perennials
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Solomon’s Seal, zones 3-8, Great shade plant with tiny white flowers, beautiful $6.00 |
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ROLL N GROW SHADE LOVING GARDEN ROLL 8′ X 4″ ! $11.97 |
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20 Live Orange Flower Day Lily Perennial Border shade Plant Wholesale Lot $16.99 |
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Japanese painted fern “silver falls”, perennial, shade, zones 3-8 $10.00 |
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Japanese painted fern “silver falls”, perennial, shade, zones 3-8 $10.00 |
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8 Live Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia Perennial Border shade Plant $6.50 |
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10 Live Lily of the Valley Perennial shade Plant Fragrant White bell Flowers NR $7.74 |
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10 Live Ajuga Perennial shade Plants Bugleweed Ground Cover Wholesale Plant Lot $9.74 |
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10/TOAD SHADE/ LITTLE SWEET BETSY/TRILLIUM $6.99 |
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10 Live Lily of the Valley Perennial shade Plant Fragrant White bell Flowers NR $7.74 |
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Hosta ‘Guacamole’ Shade-Sun Large Fragrant HUGE! Pictured Plant #D $6.00 |
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HB716 Hosta “Shade Master” New from Hostabargains $4.99 |
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HB729 Hosta “Shade Fanfare” Odd lot clearance sale $3.99 |
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SAMOBOR hardy geranium perennial FOLIAGE interest Dusty Cranesbill shade p/s $9.99 |
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100 Live Lily of the Valley Perennial shade Plant Wholesale Lot White Flowers NR $44.74 |
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40 Live Lily of the Valley Perennial shade Plant Fragrant White bell Flowers NR $18.24 |
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12 Wandering jew Perennial shade wholesale Plant lot butterfly blue flower $5.50 |
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7 Live Orange Flower Day Lily Perennial Border shade Plant Wholesale Lot $6.50 |
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10 Live Lily of the Valley Perennial shade Plant Fragrant White bell Flowers NR $7.74 |
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Mixed~VARIGATED HOSTA~Seeds!!~~~~Shade Loving Beauties! $3.50 |
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10 Premium SHARP LOBE HEPATICA Woodland Shade Perennial RAPID SHIPPING! $7.99 |
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SMALL FLAT RATE RED DAYLILIES 12+ Live Tuberous Roots Summer Blooms EASY to GROW $9.99 |
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TOAD SHADE/ LITTLE SWEET BETSY/TRILLIUM $4.99 |
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7 LB JONATHAN GREEN DENSE SHADE GRASS SEED 10620 $34.99 |
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♥♥ Wide Brim Plantian Hosta ♥♥ A Potted Plant!!! ♥♥ Great in Shade or Sun!!! ♥♥ $4.99 |
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♥♥ Wide Brim Plantian Hosta ♥♥ A Potted Plant!!! ♥♥ Great in Shade or Sun!!! ♥♥ $4.99 |
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LOT 25 HOMEGROWN LILY OF THE VALLEY SHADE PLANT DEER AVOID PERENNIAL BELL FLOWER $14.99 |
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Three (3) Shade Loving Hostas $6.95 |
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10+ Coral Bells Heuchera NICE SHADE FLOWER $3.65 |
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10 ea 5lb AMTURF SUN SHADE LAWN PATCH GRASS SEED 34332 $89.99 |
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Hosta, ‘Shade Fanfare’.. Great Shade Plant..Live plant! $4.99 |
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70 Gaillardia Arizona Red Shades Live Annuals Flower PlantS Plugs Gardens $9.16 |
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SILVER EDGE~IRIS~PLANT FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE,STUNNING MID-LATE SPRING FLOWER $6.99 |
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24 plants Canadian Anemone shade perennial spreads $9.99 |
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Shade Flower Garden Seed Mix 4,000 sq.ft. (1 lb.) $15.00 |
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Norway Maple 20 Seeds – Acer platanoides -Shade /Bonsai $3.99 MAPLE TREES: Maple trees are large, deciduous trees that grow throughout the world. In the United States, they are more common in the northern states. Many people know maple trees for their spectacular fall color. The Norway maple was first introduced to North America from Europe by botanist John Bartram in 1776. He established the tree by selling seeds and seedlings throughout the Northeast. Nor… |
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Queens Lady’s Slipper Orchid-Cypripedium reginae-Potted Queen Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) Queen Lady’s Slipper Orchids grow best in an acid soil, high in organic matter. However, in some areas they can be found growing in sandy soils. It is advisable to purchase a soil pH tester or kit to make sure the pH is between 3.5 and 5.0 before planting the pips. These hardy orchids do best in dappled light as found under a tree. Surprisingly, th… |
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Hardy Pink Ladyslipper Orchid Potted-Cypripedium acaule Hardy Pink Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium acaule) Pink Lady Slipper Orchids grow best in an acid soil, high in organic matter. However, in some areas they can be found growing in sandy soils. It is advisable to purchase a soil pH tester or kit to make sure the pH is between 3.5 and 5.0 before planting the pips. These hardy orchids do best in dappled light as found under a tree. Surprisingly, the… |
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Cardinal Climber 25 Seeds – Cypress Vine $2.99 Deeply fringed foliage, 2″ long flowers. Add a tropical feel to your garden. Unique 2″ scarlet, trumpet shaped flowers bloom all summer long. Great vine for partial shade. Attracts hummingbirds. Ht.15′. Space 8-10″ apart. Annual. Proper name: Ipomoea (Quamoclit)… |
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Scotts 18166 Turf Builder Kentucky Bluegrass Grass Seed 3-Pound Bag $9.64 Knows as the highest quailty turf for its deep emerald green color and soft velvet texture, Aggressively spready to repair thin and bare spots, Most cold tolerant grass, Performs well under high traffic, moderate shade and sunny areas, Contains Scotts exclusive Thermal Blue Kentucky Bluegrass to survive the scorching heat…. |
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Ferry-Morse 1943 Wildflower Seeds, Ferry’s Partial Shade Mixture (2.8 Gram Packet) $1.20 Annuals and Perennials. A delightful mix of wildflowers selected for PARTIALLY shaded areas. Carefully designed to produce a spectrum of color and naturalized beauty throughout all the growing season. Annuals selected provide nurse crops for slower growing perennials. This packet will plant approximately 48 square feet…. |
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Designer Plant Combinations: 105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer $8.94 For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint; and tall purple moor g… |
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Planting the Dry Shade Garden: The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden $14.16 In this book you’ll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You’ll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems like epimediums and hellebores, and even lush foliage plants like evergreen ferns and hardy gingers, shrubs, climbers, perennials, ground covers, bulbs,… |
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50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don’t Eat $11.33 What’s the biggest problem facing gardeners? Drought, lack of sun, or the ever-present threat of disease? Nope, it’s deer. The beautiful animals immortalized in Disney’s Bambi are also the garden’s biggest pests. Increased hunting regulations have caused the deer population to swell to more than 30 million. At the same time, suburban expansion has led to a loss of natural habitat. The resu… |