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Ways To Use Moss In The Garden, From Stone Paths To Shady Corners
A lot of gardeners spend years reseeding the same shady corner, raking out moss every spring and watching thin grass give up again by July. Actually, though, that corner is telling you what it wants to grow. A moss garden turns the spot grass hates into the softest, greenest part of the yard, and it…
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Create That Effortless English Cottage Garden Look With These Ideas
The English cottage garden looks as if it simply happened: roses tumbling over a doorway, foxgloves leaning across a path, flowers packed so tightly that you can barely see the soil. In reality, that relaxed look is planned. It comes from a handful of repeatable ingredients, and once you know them, you can create a…
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Small Pool, Big Escape: Mediterranean Landscaping Ideas for Compact Yards
A Mediterranean pool doesn’t need a cliffside in Mallorca. It needs warm stone underfoot, terracotta pots, a few silver-leaved plants that smell good in the heat, and some shade to retreat to. The pool itself can be small, even a plunge pool in a courtyard. What makes it feel like a getaway is everything around…