I have a new favorite blog to visit. The title of this post comes from the heading on her blog “Garden Porn - is that a pistil in your calyx or are you just happy to see me?”. This woman is absolutely amazing. Michelle Derviss is a landscape designer from Marin County, California and [...]
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I’m addicted to Garden Porn
Posted in Home Design Ideas, Laura's Articles Tagged Edible Garden, Landscaping, outdoor living area, Patio, Screening, Trellis Comments closed
Heating for Outdoor Living Spaces
There are many ways to heat your outdoor space. One way that is especially handsome is an outdoor fireplace, particularly when it either reflects or complements the architecture of the home.
Outdoor Fireplaces for Heating
The fireplace in the photograph above nicely complements the space in which it is set. It features a large stone boulder slab [...]
Posted in Home Design Ideas, Laura's Articles Tagged firepit, fireplaces, Home Design Ideas, outdoor living area, outdoor room, Rumford fireplace, signature fixtures, stone Comments closed
Outdoor Living Spaces - Lighting
Now that it is almost spring here in the Northwest I’ve been thinking about gardening and our outdoor living space quite a bit. I’ve just begun to clean up my front garden, which is where we have our outdoor living space, and think about what I’d like to do to improve it for the [...]
Posted in Home Design Ideas, Laura's Articles Tagged lighting, Outdoor lights, outdoor living area Comments closed