Month: September 2019

12 Fresh Fall Container Designs for Your Home and Garden

Embrace autumn with creative plant arrangements bursting with color, foliage and texture for your entryway, patio, or walkway.

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September 23, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

10 Times to Hire a Landscape Architect

This pro can solve problems, ensure that your home and landscape complement each other and help design special features. Simple concept drawings to fully implementable work plans are the stock in trade of landscape architects for the beginning stages of your project; get it right – from the outset!

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September 19, 2019
Houzz Contributor. I cover decorating ideas, Houzz tours & the monthly home maintenance checklist. My favorite pieces to write center around the emotional aspects of home and savoring life’s simple pleasures. Get my bi-weekly email: https://www.lauragaskill.com/thesimplelist/

10 Times to Hire a Landscape Architect

Modern Curves Grace a California Backyard

A tiered entertaining patio and new plantings root a music studio in the landscape of this multi-use space. This is a perfect example of what can be done with professional design on a relatively small lot.

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September 14, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

9 Beautiful Shady Yards Overflow With Lush Plantings

Find out how to mix foliage colors and textures to brighten dark areas and create dynamic shade plantings, all in partial to full shade.

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September 10, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

Underused Yard Gets a Family-Friendly Makeover

A landscape designer transforms a backyard by adding shade, colorful plants and a smooth indoor-outdoor transition following a kitchen addition that indicated the need for an outdoor upgrade.

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September 3, 2019

Houzz UK. I’m an interiors journalist and editor, previously for the Independent, Guardian and various magazines. I’m now excited to be part of the editorial team at Houzz UK & Ireland, bringing the best of British and Irish design, interiors and architecture to Houzz.com.

Tour 7 Dreamy Beach Gardens to Keep the Summer Vibe Alive

Find ideas for bringing a beachy feeling to your yard with outdoor seating areas, showers, fire pits and more. The exquisite beauty of these enhancements is truly amazing!

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August 25, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.

Wisconsin Landscape Stays True to Home’s Mid-Century Design

A landscape pro looks to this house’s historically significant modern architecture for a whole-yard makeover. Included here: an extensive collection of photos, landscape plans, and plant lists for more insight into the design process.

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August 24, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Hi there! I live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I’ll describe as “collected.” I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I’ve been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.

Elegant Boston Backyard Serves Up Style and Year-Round Enjoyment

Landscape architects transform an expansive lawn into a dynamic space with a pool, an outdoor kitchen and a fire pit. In addition to a kitchen garden, the additional plantings even contribute to the expanse of wide open space, and all on nine-tenths of an acre!

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August 20, 2019
Houzz Contributor. Landscape designer, a former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset’s Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.