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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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Adapt greenhouse plans to help extend the gardening season

Monday, November 30th, 2009 · 2 comments

There are a number of ways you can extend the growing season of your garden if you live where winter temperatures freeze. Here are just some of the...
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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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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 parties in the backyard

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If you live where winters are not too harsh, you can enjoy using your outdoor space to entertain for the holidays. Although you may be lucky to enjoy...
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Radiant heat can make snow and ice go away

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If you live where snow and ice can make surfaces treacherous outdoors in the winter, you might want to think about using radiant heat to make snow and...
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Wind protection in Southern California and other windy areas

Autumn and spring are seasons that may bring the nicest temperatures to Southern California, but they can also bring howling winds that are forced...
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Winterize the garden now!

As weather cools, gardens in different parts of the country will need to be winterized in different ways. Here are some tips on ways to winterize a...
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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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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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