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Spring Container of Bulbs

Spring Container of Bulbs

by Ilona Erwin | Containers, Flowering bulbs, Garden Design Ideas

View the video for: Pretty effects for earliest container plantings: spring bulbs. One thing I would add to the information is that in Ohio it would be important to store the container in a frost free area. Somewhere the bulbs would get chilled, but not frozen...
Prairie Vs. Meadow, Which One Works In Your Landscape?

Prairie Vs. Meadow, Which One Works In Your Landscape?

by Ilona Erwin | Featured Articles, Garden Design Ideas, Landscape Design Know-How

They have similarities, but are obviously different. What makes the vital divide between the two, and what if we would like to plant one, or the facsimile of one in our garden? First, The Provenance Prairies Prairies are grasslands, complete environments of not only...
How To Make a Luminous White Garden

How To Make a Luminous White Garden

by Ilona Erwin | Garden Design Ideas, Theme Gardens

Catching Moonlight I think of a white garden as primarily one that is grown in a part shade nook of a garden, but so many beautiful white flowers are full sun lovers. While very lovely during the day, such a garden would really some into its own after dark, catching...
Vibrant Victorian House Cutting Garden Flowers

Vibrant Victorian House Cutting Garden Flowers

by Ilona Erwin | Garden Design Ideas, Garden Style, Summer, Theme Gardens

Flower arranging was first recognized as an art form in the nineteenth century. Decorating the home with flower arrangements was considered an accomplishment that all young ladies should acquire. It was one of the skills that the mistress of the house acquired for...
An All Pink, All Season Flower Garden Plan

An All Pink, All Season Flower Garden Plan

by Ilona Erwin | Garden Design Ideas, Theme Gardens

There are so many flowers that come in a shade of pink, and because the pinks mix and match in a monochrome scheme, it is easy to create borders of pink flowers.

My Little Pond

by Ilona Erwin | Garden Design Ideas, garden tales

A few years ago, my husband brought home a molded pond kit that was on sale at the end of the season. That began my water gardening adventure.

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