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

Some ideas about using Garden Ornaments, they add that Finishing Touch to a Garden

Posted on June 29, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Over the years I’ve learned a lot about gardening by going on garden tours, and analyzing what I was looking at. I figured out mass versus specimen planting, noticed and discovered that plants had different shaped leaves, realized a garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Design Principles, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Winter Garden | 8 Comments

Start a collection of Flower Arranging FROGS, they make arranging flowers a snap

Posted on May 21, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

When most people come across a flower frog they don’t have a clue to what it is, or what you would possibly do with it. Most flower arranging frogs look like some kind of metal pin cushion with perfectly aligned … Continue reading →

Posted in How-to, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments

Start collecting Small Glass Bottles, they make Great Flower Vases

Posted on May 12, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Along with my collection of ever handy, mostly clear glass vases, that I constantly use from Spring to Fall as receptacles for the ever-changing bouquets of flowers that come into the house, I have a large collection of small clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 4 Comments

Some ideas for Designing / Laying out Flower Beds

Posted on May 4, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

When most people thing about making a flower garden on their property, they clear a strip of land that runs along a fence or walkway (creating a border), or if imagination strikes they might try making a kidney bean-shaped bed … Continue reading →

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Planting Hellebores (Lenten Roses) to Celebrate Spring

Posted on April 25, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

The hellebore is a wonderful plant that heralds Spring in the garden. Hellebores, or Lenten Roses as they are sometimes called, start blooming around the beginning of the Christian religious period called Lent, in some warm locations, but in my … Continue reading →

Posted in The Spring Garden | 2 Comments

Forget the Sterling Silver or Silver-Plate, buy 18/10 Polished Stainless Steel flatware instead

Posted on April 20, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

For years, when it came to setting an elegant dining table, sterling silver or silver-plated flatware was all that was used. Most people get their fine dining utensils at the time of marriage, or through an inheritance from a loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles | 16 Comments

TWELVE reasons to buy WHITE DISHES

Posted on April 12, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Buying a set of dishes can be a really easy task, but first you have to get past the large selection of colored and patterned plates, bowls and cups that are seasonally offered. Dishes with roses on them, contemporary or … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles | 11 Comments

Plant some Gladiolus in your Garden, they make Great Summer Flower Arrangements

Posted on March 26, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Gladiolus are one of those flowers that have been around for ever years. They are often seen as part of flower arrangements, and make quite glamorous displays by themselves in tall trumpet-shaped vases. Gladiolus come in just about every color … Continue reading →

Posted in Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments

Container planted or in the ground, Canna Plants are a Focal Point with a Tropical Vibe

Posted on March 18, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of the easiest to grow and definitely a show stopper in the garden is the Canna Plant. The canna is also called the Canna Lily, although it is not a true lily, but is a relative of both the … Continue reading →

Posted in The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 8 Comments

Picking the RIGHT paint colors to go with the wood in your home…Color Theory

Posted on March 9, 2013 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Too often people don’t give a bit of thought about the color of their wood furniture, or woodwork in their home when interior decorating. They pick out paint, fabrics, wallpaper and carpeting, put them in the room they are decorating, … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Decorating Principles | 71 Comments