Category: Garden Design

Gardening Design Ideas with Tree Pictures, Examples of Landscape Design Using Different Types of Trees

Cedar Post Fence

Row of cedar tree wood posts mounted edge to edge.

These cedar tree posts have moss caps. This is because the open end grain of the cedar wood retains moisture thus allowing moss to grow.

Modern lumber fence manufacturer’s and building supply yards supply a huge selection of post caps which helps prevent post rot.

Garden Water Pond

When looking for a water feature, one the first things is to consider scale … it is very easy to just buy one you fancy and then get it home to find it is too tiny for the spot you had in mind. Good part about buying a water feature at your local retailer is that you probably can easily return it, usually for full refund.

The fun part for me about having a garden water feature is that it attracts birds during the dryer summer times … if water fountain is close to your patio seating area or a window .. it is quite a cool experience to have them get so close … watching visiting birds coming and going about their business is enjoyable relaxed time.

A couple safety considerations, is that other insects are interested in your water source, these include wasps and bees and can be annoying and a sting hazard to some .. especially if they frequent your patio area .. and are constantly flying through your seating area. Also to be aware of young children may be temped to touch the water, if in reach, maybe afterwards put their hands in their mouth. Remember that bacteria from summer heat … and birds poop will contaminate your water … good warn to your kids and any visiting children not to touch the water.

The fastest way to get a water pond and/or fountain is to buy a prefabricated water feature … smaller water features can be found at home improvement retailers like Ace Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, ADEO,… and your local garden center may have larger water fountains in more elaborate garden styles.

Maple Seed Pains

A Maple Tree Seed schedule outline. First are the little seeds they land and blow everywhere in the garden.Seeds on the patio chairs!
Each maple seeds has a wing with two seed pods with a stem from the middle which able to lodge into little tiny areas, like in the webbing of patio chairs.

The larger maple seeds are still on the trees waiting to develop and grow some more.Larger and plenty more Norway Maple Seeds to yet to fall.
If you have not had enough clean up yet, the fall season will bring plenty more Norway Maple leaves to fall.How I dislike my neighbour’s Norway Maple growing bigger and bigger and dropping more and more tree seeds and leaves each year!

Wood Pallet Wall Design

Wood Pallets repurposed into a simple wall design arrangement for displaying plants. Different plants are placed in plastic flowers trays which retains water … these small plants can found a typical building store or garden center. 

Used in an outdoor patio area at a pub!   

Cedar Hedge with Onion Tulips Garden

A “Wow Garden” in part has to do with contrast between plants and trees.

If you have mature cedar hedge, it creates a great dark green back drop for bright contrasting garden flowers as can be seen to the photo.

Don’t have 5-8 years to wait for cedar trees to grow, then possibly consider a wood fence.