The Rock landscaping section of Stone Post Gardens features expert advice on creating beautiful outdoor spaces with structural elements and complementary plantings. Articles cover creative solutions for challenging garden areas, including narrow borders, foundation beds, and fence lines. Topics range from plant selection for specific locations to practical DIY projects like cinder block flower beds and wood-bordered gravel driveways. The collection offers valuable guidance for homeowners looking to enhance their landscape’s beauty and functionality with thoughtful design elements
Putting plants along the fence is a great way to hide an unsightly fence, make your garden taller, and give you more room to grow. Here we recommend some of the best plants to use for this in 2025. It would be great if we could all have huge gardens with wide lawns and great … Read more
Many homes have a narrow strip of land between the house and the sidewalk or driveway. While these tight spaces may seem challenging to garden in they present unique opportunities to get creative. When thoughtfully planted, the often forgotten narrow flower bed along the foundation can become an eye-catching focal point. As a gardening enthusiast, … Read more
With their slender, columnar shape and airy, featherlike foliage, cypress trees add unique structure and texture to gardens large and small. They come in sizes perfect for plantings around the home and yard. Cypress trees also work well in formal and informal garden designs, complementing a wide variety of plants. In this article, we’ll cover … Read more
Oregano is a versatile herb that can enhance the flavor of many savory dishes. With its pungent, aromatic leaves and pretty flowers, it also makes a great addition to an edible garden. However, when it comes to companion planting, not all pairings work well with oregano. Certain plants inhibit the growth and flavor of oregano … Read more
Having a north east facing window in your home provides the perfect opportunity to grow a wide variety of beautiful and easy care houseplants. While north east light is lower and more indirect than a southern or western exposure, many houseplants actually prefer lower light conditions, making a north east window an ideal location. In … Read more
A cinder block garden bed is strong and looks great. If you place these creative and useful structures in the right places, they will make your green space look better. Regarding DIY projects, the creativity of those with green fingers knows no bounds. Cinder blocks have made a name for themselves as an unusual but … Read more
Gravel driveways are great for many reasons. They are one of the least expensive types of driveways, and they can also look good and let people get in and out of your parking lot. If the gravel isn’t stabilized, though, it’s easy for these driveways to spread and get rutted as the gravel moves away … Read more
Climbing roses can make a big impact in the garden. These aggressive growers will make sunny, vertical structures more interesting, and they can grow many feet in a season even in poor soil. Climbers can cover any fence or wall in flowers, but only if you train and cut them back the right way. If … Read more
If you’re dealing with a skinny planting area against a wall, fence, or pathway, you may wonder what plants can thrive in such a limited space. Narrow borders present challenges, but with the right plant selection, they can overflow with beauty. The trick is choosing compact, slender plants that won’t outgrow the available room You’ll … Read more
Young trees have a way of making our minds wander. At first, you see a thin stalk with bare twigs. Then, you picture the tall, beautiful flower it will soon be. And that’s good! Before you plant, you should think about how big your tree will get and what that will mean for your home. … Read more