Design 101 - Water Feature Styles

Molly Wood Garden Design

If you are considering adding a water feature to your outdoor space, you have many options to choose from.  From grand fountains to simple bowls of water and DIY garden planter fountains you can add a water feature with a small or larger budget and to fit your design aesthetic.

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Design 101 - Guest Blogger Gale Steves, From the Outdoors Looking In

Rees Roberts + Partners

Everyone is so busy moving their indoor looks outside these days. I wish they would stop for a minute or two and ponder how their new exterior creations will affect the view from the windows.  And those windows are important for bringing the outdoors inside. And then stop to think about how the existing garden color scheme will influence furniture choices and colors as well.

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Inspiration Board - Living Outdoors in Harmony with Your Landscape

When we talk about outdoor living we should bear in mind that we are actually guests of our outdoor environment or landscape.  We can either be the obnoxious guest who takes over and dominates our host's space or we can be the guest that falls into step with our host and will ultimately be asked back time and again.  This week we are going to be talking about falling into step with the outdoor environment and landscape when designing our outdoor spaces.  Here are some inspiring looks that have integrated almost seamlessly with the outdoors.

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