The principles of design that make a garden functional and beautiful are very much akin to principles in life. Remember, principles are those concepts or “rules” that we follow to organize certain ...

Landscape architects and designers use a variety of guidelines and tools to create attractive, functional outdoor living spaces. While most homeowners and weekend warriors may not have the experience ...

If you wake up in the morning crossing your fingers and hoping the view outside your window has magically transformed ...

In winter, gardens more resemble a blank canvas than they do at any other time of year. Not yet in full glory are the warm colors of the yard -- the reds, oranges and yellows which seem to bring the ...

Editor’s Note:In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting for east Idaho’s climate. Each week until February, we will ...

Editor’s Note: In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting for East Idaho’s climate. Each week until February, we will ...

Landscape design is not accepting what you see, but creating what you want to see instead. Most landscape experts command longer lists of basic design principles. However, I don’t consider myself an ...

Just like the architectural elements that make up built space - floor, walls and ceilings - natural elements are also capable of creating spaces in large-, medium- and small-scale areas, in places ...

Well, gardeners and “budding” landscape designers of Summit County, we have covered a variety of topics about high altitude landscape design in Summit County, since I first started this column in May.

Founded in northwest North Dakota near the Canadian border, Kenmare began life on a lake in a relatively open and treeless Plains setting. This image is a striking testament to how many borderland ...

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