Our Landscaping Blog
Garden and Landscape News
Our Landscaping Blog is filled with practical tips and DIY tutorials that will help any reader advance their gardening and landscaping skills
Our Most Memorable Landscape Solutions – At Home in the Woods
Families are spending more time outdoors, and landscape designers know that every homeowner’s idea of the perfect outdoor environment is unique. We asked Gardens of Babylon designer Ryan Fogartyto tell us about her most memorable project of 2020: At home in the woods...
Spring Plant Workshops
Our Spring Plant Workshop series is designed to get your brain full of plant knowledge! Whether you're a novice gardener or a seasoned pro, you'll find something to learn in our workshops. Our upcoming workshops will be held on...
Project Spotlight: Great Architecture
This client had been with us for four years and wanted to create a garden that was teeming with pollinators and had plenty of cutting flowers. With their existing modern, native grass-heavy landscape, they knew that our company—with its strong connection to building...
Boost Spring Results: 5 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Yard in Winter
Getting your yard ready for spring in the winter can be an intimidating task; however, with a little bit of planning and preparation, it can go a long way in ensuring that your yard is looking its best come spring. Here are five ways to rejuvenate your yard in winter...
Project Spotlight: Starting with a Blank Slate
As any writer or artist knows, when you start with a blank page or a clean canvas, anything is possible. That’s also what happens with a landscape design that starts from scratch. The owners of this home in West Nashville had ideas for what they wanted, and...
8 Rare Beauties in the Greenhouse
You’re ambling through the greenhouse at Gardens of Babylon and something big and unusual catches your eye: it’s a tropical beauty, spreading its big leaves out over the table of smaller tropicals for sale, as if giving shelter to the clutch of little ones until...
Project Spotlight: Get the most out of your yard’s space
One of the biggest challenges for homeowners can be figuring out how to get the most out of their yard to maximize its potential for fun and entertaining. They might have a dream design, but they aren’t sure how to incorporate it into their property’s exterior....
January Landscaping Tips
Here are some tips to keep your landscaping happy in January! And if you were affected by the cold this winter, be sure to read our message here about how to care for plants you believe may be damaged. As winter blankets our landscapes, the importance of strategic...
Bonsai Basics
Caring for a Bonsai tree is not nearly as hard as is commonly thought. However, as Bonsai trees are planted in small pots a few basic guidelines have to be followed when watering, fertilizing and repotting your trees. Watering Bonsai trees Water your trees when the...
Gifts for Green Thumbs
Gifts for Gardeners Gardens of Babylon continues to bring in new items that make perfect gifts for the gardeners and nature-lovers on your Christmas list. Check out these ideas for specialty gifts and everyday surprises: Gemstones: For collectors or for those who...
Poinsettias for the Holidays – and Beyond
No matter how you feel about poinsettias – love, hate, indifference – you have to admit that they are an ever-present part of holiday décor. If you include these cheerful plants in your decorating plan, don’t you want them to look good as long as possible? Here’s how:...
Humidity Hacks + How to Overwinter Tropical Plants Indoors
Cool days, low humidity, and frosty nights mean the end for any tropical plants outdoors. By now, the tropical hibiscus, rubber plant, Boston fern, mandevilla, parlor palm and any other cold-fearing specimens you want to save should be inside, snug and warm, where you...