Writing in “Landscape Juice” Philip Voice considers the reason why garden designers prefer grouping plants in odd numbers rather than even. To “avoid a bed with plants all in a row lined up like soldiers” is one answer, but it all depends on the context and the type of effect you are trying to achieve.  Read more..

“Working gardens that are pretty much self-maintaining” is the way that John Cobb describes the rain gardens in Lexington, KY. Designed to catch stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak slowly into the subsoil, rain gardens reduce the flow of water into the stormwater sewers. And provided suitable plants are chosen will add an attractive feature to your garden. “The challenge is to use these (native) plants and not have it look like a bunch of weeds”…  Read more..

Fed up with mowing the lawn? Then buy yourself a wallaby, at least that’s what some people in Britain are doing according to the Daily Telegraph. Watch the video and see what you think. Perhaps it might be cheaper to buy a couple of sheep.  Read more..

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