Foundation plantings are like spandex garments. They smooth out bumpy features and add a dressy look. When properly used, a foundation planting serves definite purposes. It connects the structure with ...

Foundation plantings add color, texture, and beauty to your landscape while also providing camouflage for your home’s less-than-pretty concrete or block foundation. But oftentimes, foundation ...

Foundation plantings include the small trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and ground covers that link your home to its surroundings. Such plantings greet your visitors, add dimension to your yard and, ...

Maybe it’s not as much fun as planting a cutting garden or garden full of romantic flowers, but foundation plantings matter. Foundation shrubs are those that you plant near the base of your house to ...

Foundation plantings do a lot of work ... but without guidance, the plants may be perfectly happy to do it all wrong. A good foundation planting roots your home to the landscape and reflects its style ...

As you drive around our neighborhoods, have you noticed how some homes dramatically stand out from the rest? Sure, it may be a beautiful house, but often it is more than just the house. Most likely, ...

In “Part One, What Can I Give My Plants,” you were encouraged to analyze your planting site, and to determine the existing conditions in your garden space. With site map in hand, the fun begins as you ...