front yard makeover Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/front-yard-makeover/ Gardening is my sanity Mon, 15 May 2023 15:47:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.petscribbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png front yard makeover Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/front-yard-makeover/ 32 32 Lavender Phenomenal: best lavender for heat and humidity! https://www.petscribbles.com/lavender-phenomenal-the-best-lavender-for-heat-and-humidity/ https://www.petscribbles.com/lavender-phenomenal-the-best-lavender-for-heat-and-humidity/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=13579 lavender blooming in foreground and background of photo

Lavender Phenomenal is one of the hardiest evergreen lavenders around. It handles heat, humidity and rough Winter weather with ease! Learn why you will love this lavender! A few years ago, I wrote an article here about how to harvest lavender the easy way. A reader asked what type of lavender I had in my...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/lavender-phenomenal-the-best-lavender-for-heat-and-humidity/feed/ 0 Embracing the green garden when no flowers are blooming https://www.petscribbles.com/embracing-the-green-garden-when-no-flowers-are-blooming/ https://www.petscribbles.com/embracing-the-green-garden-when-no-flowers-are-blooming/#respond Fri, 29 May 2020 14:58:43 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=17738 the green garden without flowers

The green garden comes into its own when no flowers are blooming. Spring is finished and Summer just getting started. Here is my soothing green garden in detail. That space between the Spring blooming bulbs, flowering shrubs and trees, and Summer garden flowers blooming profusely, is completely green. Everything is simply green in the garden....

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/embracing-the-green-garden-when-no-flowers-are-blooming/feed/ 0 Little Lime Hydrangea — Your Ultimate Guide https://www.petscribbles.com/little-lime-hydrangea/ https://www.petscribbles.com/little-lime-hydrangea/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:50:58 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=17287 Little Lime Hydrangea Care

Little Lime Hydrangea — Your Ultimate Guide includes planting, growing and pruning tips, companion plant ideas, inspiring images and videos. Move over Limelight Hydrangea as there’s a new kid in town! Little Lime Hydrangea is a dwarf form that is a better size for gardens. This Summer-flowering shrub has the same stunning flowers as its...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/little-lime-hydrangea/feed/ 57 How to Get Brilliant Fall Color in the Garden https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-brilliant-fall-color-in-your-garden-part-one/ https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-brilliant-fall-color-in-your-garden-part-one/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:00:21 +0000 http://www.petscribbles.com/?p=9176 colorful examples of Fall color in the garden

Learn how to get brilliant Fall color in the garden with my six easy tips! Use the existing garden color you already have, then add texture, color and even evergreens! You will love the colorful examples featured in this article. I love Fall gardening! Not only do you get to enjoy an ever-changing color show,...

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Join me as I share photos of my June garden, including Red and Yellow Twig Dogwoods, Roses, Geranium Rozanne, Astilbes, Dianthus and more. What is Six on Saturday? Anyone who loves to garden can participate in Six on Saturday. We all share six photos of what’s happening in our gardens that week. You can see...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/june-garden-photos/feed/ 4 Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care — Your Ultimate Guide https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-prune-pinky-winky-hydrangeas-the-easy-way/ https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-prune-pinky-winky-hydrangeas-the-easy-way/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:00:20 +0000 http://www.petscribbles.com/?p=8068 Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care, Your Ultimate Guide

Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care – Your Ultimate Guide to successfully grow and enjoy your Pinky Winky hydrangeas. Includes how to prune them the easy way! Pinky Winky Hydrangea is an easy-care Summer flowering shrub and a fabulous shrub for beginner gardeners because of how trouble-free it is.  New pruning video! I have added a video...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-prune-pinky-winky-hydrangeas-the-easy-way/feed/ 51 Pia Hydrangea: a pink dwarf hydrangea you’ll love! https://www.petscribbles.com/pia-hydrangea-a-pink-dwarf-hydrangea-youll-love/ https://www.petscribbles.com/pia-hydrangea-a-pink-dwarf-hydrangea-youll-love/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:29:57 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=14046 Pia Hydrangea - dwarf pink hydrangea with big impact!

Pia Hydrangea is a pink dwarf hydrangea you will love! Learn how to care for this small hydrangea and why it’s a perfect size for your garden. I love Hydrangeas and always have, ever since I first saw the gorgeous blue Hydrangeas that were everywhere around Cape Cod and Rhode Island when I lived in...

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Should you deadhead Knockout Roses? If you do, you’ll enjoy nearly constant blooming throughout the Summer and possibly into the Fall season. Please note: I may use Knock Out Roses and Knockout Roses interchangeably in this article. Although the official name is Knock Out (two words), there are many who use the word Knockout (one...

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Our simple side yard makeover is easy to maintain and looks sharp year-round. We went from a mushy, unused side yard to a grass-free landscaped beauty! There are many before-and-after images for you to see! Back in 2007, when we bought our home, there wasn’t any landscaping to speak of, however there was a lot of...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/side-yard-makeover-easy-care-and-attractive/feed/ 4 How to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-rid-of-earthworm-holes-in-garden-mulch/ https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-rid-of-earthworm-holes-in-garden-mulch/#respond Tue, 08 May 2018 14:22:05 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=13284 How to easily get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch

Earthworm holes aren’t a bad thing. You want earthworms in your garden beds. However, their dirt pile holes look awful. Here’s how to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch easily.  Once upon a time, we had a problem with mushrooms in our garden beds: I didn’t even notice the earthworm holes among the...

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