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Your eyes deserve to view beauty. I hope Fred Gonsowski Garden Home helps to turn your vision, into a reality.

TULIPS…Planting, Fertilizing, and Maintenance.

Posted on April 19, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

When I think about tulips, two holidays come to mind, Easter and Mother’s Day. Many people get a pot of tulips as an Easter plant. In my neck of the woods, tulips are synonymous with Mother’s Day. Albany, NY, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden | 9 Comments

Decorating Ideas for pre lived in new homes.

Posted on April 17, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Last week I went to a cocktail party at the home of my cousin and her husband. For the last three years they have done a lot of work to an already beautiful house which has large rooms, tall ceilings … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof | Leave a comment

DAFFODILS…Planting, Fertilizing, and Maintenance.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

It is almost time for the daffodils to bloom here at Whimsey Hill House. I always expect them to be blooming around the middle-end of April, when a late Easter is celebrated. Over a two-year period, in 1995 and 1996, … Continue reading →

Posted in Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden | 11 Comments

ADD color to a Beige Room with Accessories.

Posted on April 2, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Did you read my March 16, 2011 post titled When decorating a Beige Room, think Tones, Textures and Sculptural Interest? If after reading that, you still want to add some extra color, to your beige space, I have a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof | 2 Comments

Paint a room a dark color, then add light accents.

Posted on March 27, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Do you love the colors dark bottle green, deep red, sapphire blue, amethyst purple, chocolate-brown, and maybe even black? Are you one of those people who admires dark rooms in magazines, but wonders if it would work in your house? … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof, San Francisco Chronicle / eHow references or resources | 11 Comments

Make an EASTER EGG TREE, Celebrate Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Now that St. Patrick’s Day is over, and hopefully Winter is waning??, there is nothing more visually exciting than seeing an Easter Egg tree or bush, set against the still taupe tones of deciduous trees, bare of their leaves. I … Continue reading →

Posted in CHRISTMAS / Easter | 3 Comments

When decorating a Beige room, think Tones, Textures, and Sculptural Interest.

Posted on March 16, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

“Beige Tones and Textures” Too often, an attempt to decorate a room in Beige falls flat, something is missing. The space is as inviting as a doctor’s office sitting room. I think what happens is everything is one color, void … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof | 2 Comments

Pick (Use) four colors when decorating a room.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

“Four colors and the flow.” When decorating a room, using four colors is an ideal. There should be one Predominant color: color that you see first, and is used most in the room. One Subordinate color: second most used color … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, Picking Paint Colors Interior / Exterior / Front Door / Roof, San Francisco Chronicle / eHow references or resources | 18 Comments

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 →

Posted in Arranging Living Room Furniture, Interior Decorating Principles | 26 Comments

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 →

Posted in Garden Design Principles, planting a SHADE GARDEN | 1 Comment