Design My Garden
1388 Goldhawk Trail L6M 3Y5 Oakville, ON, Canada

Ever wonder about frankincense and myrrh, brought by the Three Wise Men (Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar), actually come from? Read our seasonal blog and find out. P.S. - The gorgeous mosaic is from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, in Ravenna, Italy. https://www.designmygarden.ca//Gifts-of-the-Magi-where-Fra

Here is a garden bed we re-worked this spring. We removed a spindly 'Globe Cedar,' and planted graceful Japanese Forest Grass and Astilbe 'Delft Lace.' In flower, Astilbe smells like cotton candy (with no calories).

A garden is always in transition. On the left, is a garden bed we reworked on Victoria Day. On the right, is the same bed on Canada Day (5 weeks later). Quite a bit more filled in. That said, plants need room to grow. If your garden looks good now, you will be editing it soon (editing means taking plants out and finding other spots for them, giving them to your neightbours, or throwing them out). READ MORE: ... https://www.designmygarden.ca//Garden-design-lessons-from- See more

Think of a garden as an outdoor room, where the "furniture" are plants, shrubs, and trees. You move your furniture around; you can move some plants around. The rule for a successful garden is: Either it thrives, or it goes! It sounds brutal, but you have to be ruthless. READ MORE ABOUT OUR GARDEN MAKE-OVERS: ... https://www.designmygarden.ca/garden-makeover See more

Even if you have a tiny garden, adding stone for visual interest is a real winner. Stone shows off plants to best advantage. Can be done in a weekend. READ MORE: https://www.designmygarden.ca//Why-natural-stone-makes-you

Japanese garden design is gaining popularity. It looks deceptively simple. But garden design in Japan is considered "hight Art" rather than landscaping. Apprentices work for 8 years with Japanese garden masters to learn how to prune trees and shrubs according to Japanese aesthetics. READ MORE: https://www.designmygarden.ca/japanese-garden-design