Low-Maintenance Landscape Trend: Pocket Meadows
As homeowners look for more sustainable, lower-maintenance landscapes, pocket meadows are becoming an increasingly popular design solution. A pocket meadow is a scaled-down meadow planting made primarily of ornamental grasses, native wildflowers, and pollinator-friendly perennials. Unlike formal gardens, pocket meadows embrace a more natural look while still being intentionally designed to fit residential settings. These […]
Sustainable Habitat & Seasonal Interest
Although we previously wrote a blog about our Georgia Urban Ag Council (UAC) awards https://artofstonegardening.com/landscaping-award-dahlonega, we also wanted to re-post the blog that came directly from the UAC website. This project was a Dahlonega perennial garden created for one of our clients, and the UAC titled it “Sustainable Habitat & Seasonal Interest.” Be sure to […]
Over the Rainbow – Planting Irises
What a lovely time of year to be writing about irises. https://artofstonegardening.com/perennial-and-shrub-gardens While not harbingers of spring, their colors and beauty represent their namesake, Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow. Irises come in a rainbow of colors and appear in breathtaking forms. With spring on the very near horizon and growing season behind it, […]
Weary of Weeding? Consider Going to Ground Cover.
Believe it or not, there is a certain subset of the population that enjoys weeding. Many cite its therapeutic benefits like quiet time in the sunshine,listening to the bees and the birds, and the rustle of the wind in the leaves ofthe garden. But let’s face it, having to weed constantly, especially at the peak […]
Flowers In A Rainy Place
A Travelogue of Flowers: Last year, Jason and I visited a beautiful island…Ireland. We spent one week there, bicycling around 150 miles from east to west, across the Emerald Isle. It was rainy and a little chilly (even in June); however, the flowers were spectacular. This is a country that truly loves gardening! We celebrate […]
