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The Dirt Simple blog features landscape design and garden observations by Deborah Silver, landscape designer and owner of the Detroit Garden Works retail store.- Part 4

Never tried container gardening in winter before? Well, you’re missing out on a lot! Read our article to find the best winter container garden ideas.

I love to decorate our front porch for every season. It's really easy to create winter floral arrangements because we have many local nurseries with a variety of greenery to choose from.The garden arch and white vases are my year round focal point. After my summer/fall plants have died back I pluck them out of the pots and clean out the roots to get them ready for next spring. I leave the dirt it the pots, arrange my greenery and then pour water over the dirt. This soon freezes in our…

Festive holiday decor!

Have you seen those metal garden spheres? They look like this…. I love the look of them, but not the price. So, I’ve been trying to find a metal that I could use to make them. It had to be thin and flexible. And not too expensive…otherwise, I might as well buy the real thing! Problem was, ... Read More about DIY “Metal” Garden Spheres

Winter Containers, 2017 Tis the season that arrives quickly with high demand and temperamental weather. Off we go, decorating local pots, window boxes, fences, benches, light posts….. Here are some of our examples and at the end a quick demo. My perimeters....... - Go big & full, greens will diminish as time passes, go back & add more fillers - Relate your composition to your home, picking up styles & colors - Finish with a spray of an Anti-dessicant, 'Wilt-Pruf' is one such brand Simple…

Photos of gardens we've tended.

Outdoor Decoration with Simple Christmas Flowers

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Winter container

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Today I am talking about 5 steps to create easy winter planters. These urns are beautiful and simple to make.