Meadowbrook Design Blog
Year-Round Color in the Garden
By: Garden Design This week it's about trying something new and designing a garden that you can enjoy all year. You'll find shrubs for year-round color, 10 lessons taken straight from famous gardens, inspiration to bend some traditional rules, and design ideas to...
Create a Show-Stopping Fall Garden
By: Garden Design Falling temperatures don't mean it’s time to wave goodbye to your garden. This week, discover 10 fall flowers, 8 rules of residential landscape design, tips for laying a good foundation for spring, and how to make sure your garden is ready for winter...
Fall Color with Trees and More!
By: Garden Design Does seeing the changing colors in fall ever get old? We hope your answer is no, because we have some of our favorite fall trees to share, along with 10 design ideas for incorporating trees into your landscape. There's also plenty more in store, from...
Fun Gardening and Landscaping Ideas for Fall
Whether you have a few hours to spruce up your home's exterior, you're sure to find plenty of fall landscaping ideas from this list.Autumn is a great time to do some gardening and landscaping. There's no reason why your yard should look drab and miserable during the...
Festive Fall Containers & More!
By: Garden Design Whether you're a pumpkin spice fan or not, I think we can all agree that fall is a great time of year—with changing leaves and cooler weather (coming soon to Southern California, I hope). So join us this first full week of fall for some seasonal...
Fabulous Fall Flowers
By: Garden Design If you're putting new plants in the ground this season, don't forget to include fall bloomers. Most plans for a colorful garden usually focus on colorful flowers for spring and summer, and vibrant foliage for fall. But, by including some...
Plan(ting) for Autumn
By: Garden Design Before we "meet" again, it will officially be fall—the season of changing leaves and pumpkin spice everything! It's also time to get a jump-start on next year's garden with colorful trees, beautiful bulbs, and maybe even a new, more relaxing, garden...
3 Basic Principles of Landscape Design
Whether you’re improving your existing landscaping or starting from scratch, there are some principles of residential landscaping design you may wish to follow. These basic guidelines have proven to be helpful in creating landscaping that’s both functional and...
What to Plant for a Fab Fall Garden?
By: Garden Design If you're starting to think about what you might want to add to your garden this fall, we have a few ideas for you, including plants with berries for year-round color, plus others that will make your fall beds and containers the envy of the block....
End of Summer Blues
By: Garden Design Does the rapidly approaching end to summer give you the blues, or make your heart sing? I, for one, am looking forward to fall. The cooler temperatures (it's been a hot one here!) will be a welcome relief not only for us, but for our plants too! I'm...