"Positioning bird houses in or near trees also provides cover and safety for your feathered friends."

"Keep in mind that a birdbath can be used not only for birds, but it can provide a cool oasis for a potted plant."

"Instead of paintings for the inside of your home, beautiful gardens can be made up of different plants, flowers, trees and grasses as well as decor such as water fountains."

"Even if you do choose a theme for your garden decor, it does not mean that every element of your garden has to adhere to that theme."

"It is just as important to arrange your garden decor items in a beautiful manner as it is to have beautiful decorative items."

"If you want complete privacy, and the local building codes allow it, install a six to eight-foot high fence at the perimeters of your garden entry."

"Add more joy and happiness to your life by adding garden accessories, garden decorations, garden fountains, and ornaments to your yard or garden."

"Garden decorations help people take an active stance in their lives by enabling them to create a niche in the world that is consistent with their values, hopes, and their dreams."

"The gardening equipment you need varies depending on the size of your garden, your gardening ability, and whether you can take your time or want to get the job done in a hurry."

"The best garden decor accents are those that relate to you and your family. When you select decorations that have personal importance, then the ornaments "feel right" and are "perfect" for your garden."

"Too much garden decor will make your backyard look junky. All you need is a few interesting pieces to personalize your backyard and give it a sense of place."

"Underpin the visual link between the garden-by-the-house and garden-by-the-street by placing similarly planted pots on both sides of the two entrances."

"Developing harmony between the front of your house and your front garden is basically an issue of looking both inward and outward to see what characteristics they reflect."

"Rock gardens can not only offer solutions to landscaping problems, but also provide great visual interest in the yard. Arrange the plants in a rock garden design to look natural. Keep in mind that suggestions like this help take an area of a garden that essentially presents a "problem" and with some creativity and effort, turns the problem into an esthetically pleasing "feature" that can add much to to overall gardening "experience."

"Spray your pruning shears with vegetable oil before using them so that the sticky stuff that accumulates from pruning will easily clean up."

"The gentle light and shimmering glow that comes from lanterns, light houses, candle holders, and candle lamps add ambiance, warmth, and magic as well as a sense of safety to the nighttime garden experience."

"If you want to have a fence in or surrounding your garden, keep in mind that the style of fence is determined by the style of your garden."

"Gardening is a great way to get kids interested in eating their veggies, which can be a real blessing for parents. Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and it's easy to see why. It is relaxing, good exercise, and promotes a healthy lifestyle."

"When selecting plants for your garden, keep in mind that some plants need shade, some need the sun, and some grow well in varying amounts of each."

"Remember that the decorations and accessories in your garden are important in that they provide a pleasing counterpoint to the plants, shrubs, flowers, trees, and ground cover in your garden."

"People want to add depth and meaning to their lives. One way to accomplish this is to make or purchase lovely decorative accents for your garden."

"Gardening is fertile ground for spiritual metaphors because it requires personal practice rather than theory, daily immediate action, and the realization that failure to act in a timely manner can be quite costly."

"According to the USDA per capita, expenditures on flowers and garden plants exceeded $140 per year in 1997 including almost $80.00 per capita for plants, trees, shrubs, bulbs, turfgrass and groundcovers."

"Keep in mind that as you develop the garden around the front of your house, your garden can eventually take up your entire front lawn and extend all the way to the street."