Garden Decor

A well-designed garden decor is as important as a well-decorated home. So, to make your garden an exceptional place, there are many things you can do yourself. In addition, you will see that, contrary to popular belief, plants and flowers are only a tiny part of everything that can be done to transform your garden. Here we go…

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Before / After Cottage Home and Garden Transformation

Cottage home and garden transformation. Home of Jim, Lynette, Abby and Nora Smith in Hartselle, AL.

Increasing Your Water Bill for Your Garden

Whether you are a newcomer or long-time gardener, it’s important to recognize just how important water is to your plants. If you are gardening food for sustainability purposes, it’s even […]

How to Set Up Landscape Lighting Efficiently

Proper landscape lighting can increase your home’s appeal to a great extent. Usually placed along driveways and walkways, these fixtures are also apt for stone walls, trees, steps, and fences, […]

5 Tips to Design a Small Garden

There is perhaps nothing as beautiful and luxurious as your own garden, where you can pick the blueberries or smell the roses or lazily watch a hummingbird busy with its […]

Country Home and Garden

We are Jim and Lynette Smith of Decatur AL and we want to share our home with you.

Different Types of Grass

An overview of the different types of grass While selecting types of grass, you should go for those that thrive in the local climate and area conditions like sun or […]

Alabama Cottage Garden

We are Jim and Lynette Smith of Decatur, Alabama and this is our cottage home and garden. Submitted by: Jim Smith !

10 Amazing Ideas to Recycle a Rain Gutter

The primary purpose of a rain gutter is to prevent the rainwater from collecting along the roof edge. But do you trash it when it grows old? Hold on! There […]

A Guide to Successfully Designing a Perennial Garden

A well-designed perennial garden is perhaps the dream of every gardener. Moreover, perennial gardens are a great benefit for the ecosystem at large since they serve to enhance the soil […]