Garden Design

What type of garden is appropriate for your historic home’s style? Here you’ll find advice for garden design in numerous complementary styles, such as ornamental gardens, Georgian style, Federal style, Greek Revival, and more.

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The Truth About Tree Planting

Best practices for planting trees in your yard.

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8 Garden Designs for Old Houses

Ornamental gardens have complemented North American houses for more than three centuries. As successive architectural styles moved in and out of fashion, however, so did the design of the ideal garden, leading many old-house owners to wonder what garden design fits best with their building. Fortunately, residential architecture can provide important clues to an appropriate landscape.

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Where & When To Plant Bulbs

Planting bulbs in the fall can yield beautiful rewards come spring.

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The Best Picket Fences for Old Houses

Once an agricultural necessity, the wood fence became an architectural device and symbol of home.

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Uncovering a Historic Camellia Garden

For many gardeners, camellias are synonymous with history, beauty, and refinement.

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How to Design a Garden on a Budget

Owners of an Italianate house in Milwaukee share their secrets for creating an old-house garden on the cheap.

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A Garden Filled with Antiques

Decorating your garden in antiques can provide anything from a relaxing place to sit to an eye-catching piece that draws attention to new blooms.

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Invigorating Old Apple Trees

Breathe new life into old apple trees.

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Decorating the Garden with Antiques

Antiques. The word often brings to mind a Ming vase, Tiffany lamp, flow blue platter, or a Belter chair. But to Joan Bogart, a dealer who specializes in garden antiques, the word inspires images of a Timmes bench, cast iron urns, a Coalbrookdale plant stand, or a Fiske fountain.