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Jane Schwartz Gates is a landscape designer, garden coach, horticulturist and licensed landscape contractor. She is also a professional painter and illustrator with gallery showings around the world. Her focus is on 'painting with plants' by helping people design and build beautiful eco-friendly landscapes. Find her at janieg8s@earthlink.net.

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Design garden sheds into the backyard

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 · 3 comments

Sometimes when people become involved with designing the landscape, so much energy is put into exciting...
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Who will be the next top landscape designer?

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The APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers) just announced they are accepting entries for the coming 2010 International Landscape...
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Build garden structures to make a landscape special

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One of the best ways to make your garden something special is to build or add structures to your landscape. Structures can take the form of useful...
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Use themes in the garden

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Design a Mediterranean landscape Garden styles for Southern California homesDesign an Asian or Oriental garden Any time of year is a good time to...
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Tips on building an edible garden

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Designing and building gardens are jobs that can be done year round, weather permitting. You can work on planning or constructing spaces for your...
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Indoor gardening: it's the catalog season!

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Annie's Annuals: a unique nursery As the weather cools more time is spent indoors. But that doesn’t mean you need to close your...
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Creating illusion with garden design

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Backyard Living 101: How do I make a block wall NOT look like a block wall? Dress up the landscape with exterior design Getting stone texture ideas...
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Have fun buying plants wholesale

There are many wholesale growers with acres of diverse plants who sell to contractors, nurseries and designers. Since they grow large quantities,...
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Why use a garden coach?

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The term ‘garden coach’ is relatively new. A garden coach is someone who comes out to your home and gives you on-site...
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Build a decorative garden in containers and pots

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Whether you have plenty of gardening space or nothing more than a window sill or balcony, you can grow a garden with pots and containers. Using some...
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