Archive for the 'Home Decor' Category
Garden Decor Can Include Outdoor Candle Lighting
If you’re just starting to think about garden décor, and beginning to shop around, you’re likely surprised and overwhelmed by the limitless amount of options! Outdoor décor is available in countless styles, at many different price points. Start with garden statues, and discover ancient replicas and whimsical stone animals available for your garden. Then discover [...]
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Renaissance & Medieval Tapestry Works-Of-Art Are Woven Wonders
Medieval times were filled with knights, castles, fair maidens and the hunts of the unicorn, dragons and other mythical creatures. It was a magical time and those stories were told in fine woven goods known as tapestries. These medieval tapestry weavings were like a little newspaper of the times. Many tales were written about the [...]
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Build or Buy Your Own Backyard Greenhouse
If you’re an enthusiastic gardener, you’re no stranger to doing things yourself. Build your own greenhouse and maintain the temperature, sunlight, and ventilation in your garden. Plus, when you create your own greenhouse, you can design it with exactly what you need, depending on the types of plants you prefer to grow. Save money by [...]
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The Japanese Grey Bark Elm is a Versatile Bonsai
One of the more versatile and interesting outdoor bonsai trees is the Japanese Grey Bark Elm. It can be styled and grown in many different ways. Because of these many bonsai collectors actually have several Japanese Grey Bark Elms in their collection, each trained into a different style. Traditionally, the Zelkova Serrata, as it is [...]
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The Juniper is a Popular Bonsai
One of the more impressive bonsai trees is the beautiful Juniper bonsai tree, or the juniper procumbens nana. This tree was made popular by the movie Karate Kid, and since it was featured in that film, many people see it as the standard type of bonsai tree. It’s one of the larger bonsai trees out [...]
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Planning Now for a Pergola Next Year
My mind has been racing this past year about all the changes that I have done in my garden along with future plans. I have taken the “step” approach for the sake of ease on the overall work and my pocketbook! I have bought items one by one starting with a garden trellis and working [...]
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