Monthly Archives: February 2011

Interior Decorating is all about Equal Balance

Posted on February 27, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Interior decorating is a lot like a two-sided scale. When you have a two-sided scale, your objective is to have equal balance on both sides. Look at the first drawing in the illustration for this post. On one side of … Continue reading →

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Stagger Plant heights when Planting (Designing) a garden.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Oh to many new gardeners want to plant (design) gardens as if plants were stair steps. In the back row they want to site a plant that grows, let’s say six-feet tall. In front of it they want to plant … Continue reading →

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Colored Foliage adds that WOW FACTOR to a garden!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

My garden, here at Whimsey Hill House starts blooming in April, is a wonderful sight throughout the summer, and is done blooming, cut back, and run over with the lawn mower by the middle-end of October. I have perennials and … Continue reading →

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How to Plant (design) a garden. Mass versus Specimen planting.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

] “When most people go and plant (design) a garden, they don't think much about mass versus specimen planting. I come from a long line of gardeners whose personal style of planting, I would call “fruit salad”. A lot of … Continue reading →

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