If you are like us, you are antsy to get out in your yard. This weekend's forecast for Raleigh calls for full sun on Saturday and Sunday...a perfect …
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Merry Christmas
We at DesignScapes would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas filled with joy and laughter. When it comes to taking down your tree, don't …
‘Hot Lips’….and 6 other Perennials your Summer Garden will love!
Summer time has definitely arrived in our area...and it is not too late to plant perennials to enhance your landscape . Salvia 'Hot Lips' (pictured …
We Love Your Curves…
Have you thought about adding curves in your landscape?Sweeping curves and meandering lines can be an alluring landscape feature and can be used to …
Are Your Plants in Fashion?
If you don't know what the Pantone's Color of the Year is, for about 20 years it has influenced product development in industries like interior …
What’s Blooming In the Garden
With all of this up and down weather we are experiencing in Raleigh, it may be hard to imagine what is or should be blooming in the garden right now. …
Theme Garden Series – Japanese Gardens
Theme gardens provide the gardener with a focus when creating and developing a landscape plan. It allows the gardener to transform a blank …
Fall Gardening Tips
We are well into fall now although you may not be able to tell by the weather we have been having here in Raleigh, NC. However, we are approaching …
Is Your Garden Environmentally Friendly?
An environmentally friendly garden can incorporate numerous characteristics but some of the ones that Designscapes of NC thinks are easy to consider …
What’s In Bloom – Early Fall Bloomers
What's in bloom as we transition into fall. As the weather cools we are welcomed by the magnificent colors of fall. These are some of the early …