These landscaping photos and articles on salvias and other plants provide ideas for plant selection and helpful tips for do-it-yourself projects and maintenance. They were created in April-May, 2007. Among the landscaping photos are examples of how to use color, form, texture and focal points in landscaping. Among the salvias I introduce are the popular "Blue Hill" salvias. Return to the index to access landscaping pictures and other yard-design resources from prior years.
5/27/07 - Fragrant Flowers
Need ideas for fragrant flowers for your landscape? "A rose, by any other name would smell as sweet," but this article links to information on 4 other classic fragrant flowers, too, in addition to roses.
5/23/07 - Plant Form and Texture in Pictures
Examples of how plant texture and plant form can be used to create great curb appeal. See pictures showing form and texture in action.
5/14/07 - Blue Hill Salvia Plants
"Blue Hill" salvias are perennials in zones 4-8. Blue Hill salvias put out a lighter blue color than do "May Night" salvias.
5/12/07 - Landscape Color Schemes in Pictures
Need some ideas for curb appeal projects? Browse these photos showing landscape color schemes in action!
5/01/07 - How to Trim Hedge Plants
You've just bought some boxwood or other shrubs, and you're wondering how to trim hedges? Trimming hedges is easy, if you start when they're young, and I show you how, step by step, in this tutorial with pictures.
4/26/07 - Pictures: Examples of Focal Points
Landscape designers create focal points to direct the eye to an area. Scale and line are other landscape design concepts that deal with eye movement. I provide examples in this photo gallery.
4/23/07 - Victoria Blue Salvia Plants
"Victoria Blue" salvias are treated as annuals flowers north of planting zone 7. Victoria Blue salvias bloom throughout the summer.
4/15/07 - Pictures of Flowering Shrubs
Pictures of flowering shrubs can give you ideas for your own landscaping. Browse my pictures of flowering shrubs to view photos of some of the finest blooming bushes of spring and summer.
4/12/07 - Plant Pictures
Each entry in this gallery of plant pictures is used as a representative for the whole group. When you click on one of the plants featured in the photo gallery, you'll be led to information about similar specimens and how to use them in your landscaping.
4/10/07 - May Night Salvia Plants
Learn about the 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year. "May Night" salvias are still popular 10 years later.
4/08/07 - Growing Wild Orchids
Review of William Mathis' book on growing wild orchids.
4/05/07 - Pictures of Outdoor Easter Decorations
Browse these pictures of outdoor Easter decorations to gain ideas for your own yard. Even if you don't celebrate Easter, per se, these ornaments are a way to inject color into the yard in early spring.
