When considering a theme for a certain garden space, a wildlife garden or habitat is one idea that brings pleasure to the gardener as well as critical …
Need Gift Ideas for That “Hard to Buy For” Person?
Struggling with a unique gift idea? Are you at a loss on what to get that "hard to buy for" someone on your holiday list? Maybe you are just not up …
Formal Attire Required – Theme Garden Series
If an English Cottage Garden seems a bit unorganized and too informal for you, then bring a little formality into your garden or landscape. As we …
Holiday Arrangements & Festive Curb Appeal
I know it's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is not even two weeks away. Christmas follows soon after with only four weekends in between. Not much …
Before You Do It Yourself, Get Some help
We humans have an amazing ability to work the land, build things, sow seed and harvest crops. Because of this natural ability many people have opted …
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 …
Meadow Gardens
Have you driven down Interstate-40 in North Carolina and noticed the beautiful wildflowers blooming along the roadsides? If, like me, those colorful …
