To the uninitiated, replacing your lawn or garden with gravel might seem like it would offer dreary, lifeless results. But the best gravel gardens are just as serene, colorful, and full of wildlife as ...
After deciding to add a rock garden to the landscape, gardeners often find themselves searching for the perfect flowering plants to grow in gravelly soil or with gravel mulch. Not all plants will ...
If you're looking to create areas in your yard that look great, are unique, and don't require a lot of upkeep, consider adding a gravel garden or two. Many homeowners are turning to gravel gardens to ...
A gravel garden is simply any garden featuring a gravel mulch. You can build an environmentally friendly gravel garden by using sustainably sourced gravel and choosing native plants to grow in it.
If you’re tired of watering your lawn to keep it alive, or if you live somewhere with water use restrictions, you may have given up on having a garden. In places where it’s hard to keep traditional ...
The phrase “gravel garden” doesn’t resonate with Jeff Epping, although he’s a leading proponent of adopting this planting style, which is beautiful and exceptionally resilient. “I’ve never liked the ...