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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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Landscape lighting for Christmas

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 3 comments

Landscape lighting for Christmas comes in so many more forms than ever before. You can deck the halls with strings of LED lights, projected pictures,...
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10 indoor plants for home and office

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 1 comment

There are many plants that adapt well as houseplants for the home or office. Some we see often, some are less common. All need rich soil and good...
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Finding free birdhouse plans

Bird houses attract colorful wildlife to the outdoor yard. In the spring they offer homes for birds to raise families, and in the colder weather they...
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Holiday lighting

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One of the fun aspects of the holidays is the opportunity to deck the house out with colorful lights. There was a time when colors were limited, bulbs...
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Using decomposed granite in the landscape

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Elements of a natural looking landscape Decomposed granite is a favorite material used on pathways in parks. It looks like soil but is...
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Make a table centerpiece from the garden

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If you want to decorate your home for the holidays or for a party, you can find plenty of material in your own backyard. You can make something...
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Ideas for making a holiday wreath

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Using solar lights in the garden Once you have chosen the kind of form on which you will be building a decorative holiday wreath, you will...
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Basics for building a decorative wreath

Mushrooms in the garden! Designing a cactus and succulent dish garden A decorative wreath can be made of many different things. Wreaths can...
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Indoor gardening: it's the catalog season!