Exterior Gardening
There are so many wonderful and inspiring artist in this world. They bring beauty and invoke different feelings from all of us. Right now I am loving looking at all the outdoor art installations that really make us take a second look at nature and it's ever lasting beauty.
What do you think of these works of art?! Would you want any of these in your neighborhood or yard?? To see more works of Exterior Art check out our Pinterest board Outdoor Art Installations
Sources: Green roofs for Healthy Cities, Huffington Post, and
Pictures: Environmental Benefits & Improved Air Quality
As we yearn for the long warm summer days and those perfect summer evenings where we can relax outside after a long day at work, Harding Botanicals is busy planning our summer plantings! These container gardens and planter beds are some of our favorites because we get to see them transform throughout the summer as they bask in the sun and grow a little each day.
Like many other designers, our recipe for container gardens is a filler, thrillers, and a spiller! Thriller: we usually like a statement plant like a hibicus, alocasia, grass, palms. Fillers we love to add pops of color: coleus, impatiens, dusty miller, cleome, fuchsia, lantana, begonia, caladium. Last but not least are the spillers: iopmea, calibrachoa, dichondra, ivy, petunia.
Another thing to think about before planting is light! For direct sun planters we LOVE to use: ipomea, calibrachoa, dusty miller, dichondra, cleome. lantana. for our shady pots we use: coleus, impatiens, fuchsia, ivy, heuchera, caladium, ferns, begonia.
Check out our 'Container Gardens' board on Pinterest for some of our inspirations.
Today marks the 120th running of the Boston Marathon! Starting in Hopkinton and running 26.2 MILES ending at that famous finish line on Boylston Street. Over the weekend Harding Botanicals was hard at work creating beautiful gardens along Boylston Street. We hope all the spectators enjoy the colorful blooms!
The creator of Harding Botanicals, Beth Harding, was busy documenting the progress. Here are some behind the scene photos. It's amazing how much effort is put forth to create a successful and beautiful Marathon day. Thanks to all involved!! And thank you, Mother Nature, for the warm sunshine today!
This past weekend was the annual Boston Flower Show, more recently we have been just too busy to be an exhibitor but this year we had the honor to play a small part and we were givin the honor to participate in the Window Box Invitational. Annnd our very own, Beth Harding was a judge for the various competitions (she had a blast spending the day looking at all the beautiful displays). We had so much fun designing and installing our lush and spring inspired window box!!
Take a look at a few of the other displays! Aren't they stunning?!?! I wish I could incorporate each of these into my own garden!
Newport Flower Show Display
Rutland Nurseries Display
Graystone Masonry Display
Boston Outdoor Living Display