Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Howdy all!
I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks ! Mick in frozen pittsburgh (brrrrr!) |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Mick709 wrote:
: Howdy all! : I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening : magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do : something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have : a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like : something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt : have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be : nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans : for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at : a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would : be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. : Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Your best bet is still the old technology -- books. Make a trip to your public library with a big, sturdy canvas bag (for lugging home of big books). Or visit your local 'Capitalist Library', i.e. your local bookstore, and linger over a latte and piles of garden design books. There are some Web sites that have plans and photos, but it will be hard to find something that will work for your climate, soil, and site. Some nurseries have package deals on plants for prefab designs of various types. Bluestone Perennials [http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/] comes to mind offhand. Cheers! -- Karen The Garden Gate http://garden-gate.prairienet.org ================================================== ================= "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." ^and cats -- Cicero ================================================== ================= On the Web since 1994 Forbes Best of Web 2002 |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Hello Mick in Pittsburgh,
I have been producing garden videos for several years. Last year I made 9 different videos. I think one that would be right for you would be the one I made this past season at the 2002 American Hemerocallis Society's National Convention that was in the Detroit area. This is a full 2 hour video featuring 10 different gardens from small private gardens to large private estate gardens. There is a wonderful mix and I focus on many different aspects of landscaping in this video (there are many landscape sweeps and special garden areas focused on), in addition to the glorious daylilies and other plant material. My videos are only $15 each so this may be an inexpensive, yet visually pleasing way to get some ideas for your garden. My garden video website is located at http://daylily.net/gardenvideos/. You can print and mail the orderform, or use the PayPal feature for faster services. BTW, I will be in Pittsburgh in July to make two garden videos of some great gardens in your hometown. I'll be attending a gardening convention as well as visiting some private gardens. You live in a great gardening town. Enjoy, Bobby Baxter ps. I also currently have 66 clients that are gardens that I do web design for. Links to all these gardens are on my homepage at http://daylily.net/. Many of these garden sites do have some garden galleries showing landscaping. |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Mick709 wrote: Howdy all! I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. Wouldn't that be great? Then everyone would be a garden designer and I'd be out of a job!! Seriously, I know of no single website that offers what you need. OTOH, I agree with Karen that you can find a lot of what you are looking for in books. There are scores of pretty decent home landscape design books out there, many with photos AND detailed diagrams of planting plans. I recall a couple of the Reader's Digest series do this and look for John Brooks, "The Book of Garden Design". They will be able to give you a few other design pointers, too, like developing focal points and balance and adding structure, etc. Libraries and bookstores are wonderful things. pam - gardengal |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Here are some sites you might find helpful:
http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/ http://www.gardendesigner.com/index.htm http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...cape/home.html http://landscaping.about.com/mbody.htm Also I've found the Southern Living Landscape Book by Steve Bender to be useful (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...292689-0234212) Good luck! "Mick709" wrote in message ... Howdy all! I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks ! Mick in frozen pittsburgh (brrrrr!) |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
Hi! I have found a wealth of information at
http://www.nationalgardening.com and also more general tips at http://www.pallensmith.com. Good luck. "Steve" wrote in message ... Here are some sites you might find helpful: http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/ http://www.gardendesigner.com/index.htm http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...cape/home.html http://landscaping.about.com/mbody.htm Also I've found the Southern Living Landscape Book by Steve Bender to be useful (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...292689-0234212) Good luck! "Mick709" wrote in message ... Howdy all! I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks ! Mick in frozen pittsburgh (brrrrr!) |
Garden planning websites/Etc?????
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BT "Mick709" wrote in message ... Howdy all! I am hoping someone out there can help me - -I get all sorts of gardening magazines and love the look of many of the gardens and would love to do something that looks a bit more 'professional' than my garden does now. I have a plot that I am turning into more garden in the spring and would like something thats a little snappier than the other parts of the yard. It doesnt have to look like a page from "Home and Garden" but close to that would be nice! grin So, any suggestions on websites etc with (hopefully!) free plans for gardens WITH actual photographs of what they look like in bloom? Looking at a planting plan is one thing but actually seeing what it should look like would be a great help to see if its something that would work in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks ! Mick in frozen pittsburgh (brrrrr!) |
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