Landscaping
Regardless of where you live, how much space you have, and what your experience level is, you can enjoy landscape design with help from the Web. Landscaping is not only fun to plan and implement, but if done well, it can even reduce your energy costs, provide years of comfort and enjoyment, and increase the value of your home. Start planning your landscaping project on the Web by looking through photos for ideas as well as researching specific design principles, features, and types of plants. You’ll find useful blogs and forums for sharing tips and advice, and can even locate a nearby landscaper if the project seems too daunting to tackle on your own.
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Landscaping Forums and Blogs
Blogs and forums offer a full gamut of candid advice and information: you’ll find those that enjoy landscaping as a hobby along with professionals. Use these sites for firsthand advice from real gardeners.
Dulcinea's Insight
- To find blogs on specific topics (say, water gardening), use a blog search engine such as Technorati or BlogPulse.
- Gardening and landscaping are quite popular on the Web, and you’ll notice that many forums are busy and full of entries. If you have a question about something, consider posing it in a forum, as well as to your local greenhouse or garden-center staff to get a broad range of opinions.
- If you’re new to the world of blogs, visit findingDulcinea’s Guide to Blogs for the inside scoop on how to find them, what they offer, and how to start your own.
Dulcinea's Picks
Garden Web
is provided by iVillage. The site has an impressive collection of forums. In the newest addition, Garden Voices, you’ll find blog highlights and garden news from around the Web. In Garden Web Forums, you’ll find discussions separated into categories, such as topic and plant name. You can also connect to others for seed and plant trading and exchanges.
Northscaping
maintains several different forums related to landscaping and gardening. You’ll find information about specialty gardens, flowers, and structural features. Within each forum, you can read questions posed by users, with answers provided by Northscaping’s landscape professionals.
Dave’s Garden
includes a photo forum in which users post collections of high-quality, colorful photographs of their gardens and landscaping projects. You can register and post comments, as well. In addition, you’ll find a Q&A section garnered by users. Scroll down for specific forums, including one for beginner landscapers.
The Helpful Gardener
noted earlier in this guide for his gardening philosophies, provides a forum for garden and landscape enthusiasts. You’ll need to register to post questions and comments, but anyone can read past discussions for possible tips and ideas.
The Landscape Design Site
is the blog of professional landscaper Steve Boulden. He discusses projects and garden features, gives advice, and shares frustrations. Recent posts included guidance for choosing a contractor, and tips for creating curb appeal.
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