Wooded lot landscaping

This garden in Minnesota is mostly shady with some sun. See how this gardener chooses plants that do well in shade, and tries to avoid deer. Lots of hosta (except the deer really like them), astilbe (Astilbe chinensis, Zone 4 - 8) is becoming a favorite, hydrangeas of many kinds, and more.

Moving from the city to the country, and learning how to garden, and raise produce, remodel, decorate and live a simpler, more stress free life

Here's how an ordinary suburban lot became a nature playground for kid and adults alike—with ideas anyone can use

It's that time of year again... time to get outside and spruce up the yard. The biggest job we have every year or so is spreading mulch. Many of our neighbors use pine straw, but it breaks down too fast and it has to be done twice a year to look good. That's definitely not happening. Plus, when we had pine straw we had too many snakes up near the house that would crawl in it. After doing pine straw for a couple of years we changed to hardwood mulch because it lasts about a year and a half if…

We recently started creating outdoor spaces in the woods so we are sharing how we cleared wood space to create more space for our home and patio

At Hanselman Landscape and Gardens we specialize in yard beautification throughout South Central PA, Eastern PA . Landscaping for 30+ years.

This garden project took a tired looking corner of my client’s property and turned it into a stunning display of stately conifers, deciduous shrubs, ornamental trees and shade perennials and grasses.

This is my garden in NE Ohio, zone 5. I have been a gardener since 1989 and have worked this garden from scratch, entirely by myself, since 2001. These photos are from different seasons and years in no particular order.

Do you love the feeling of being surrounded by trees as you walk through the woods? We'll show you how to grow a forest in your backyard!

Designing your own woodland garden can be a rewarding process! With careful planning and good species selection even small spaces can become enchanting woodland gardens. Here, I walk you through all the considerations of woodland garden design.