Climbing vines like this sweet autumn clematis add verticality to spaces, and help beautify otherwise dull spots, like the arches of garden gates. (Photo courtesy of Bumblebee blog.)
If you’re doing a lot of repotting plants, consider building (or refurbishing) a shed into a more beautiful place to do it. It has the advantage of moving the mess out of your main house!
The lush garden of this Napa Valley country cottage features handy herbs like lavender, and rosemary, as well as beautiful irises, and lush fruit trees.
Nestled behind hedges framing a cute wooden door, a cottage garden can be a lush oasis of fragrant blooms climbing over a garden trellises and pretty pathways.