Model a miniature desert
Last year we visited Las Vegas’ hot garden railways, which were set against a vast arid moonscape, or so it…
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Whether you’re building on a hillside or on the flatlands, terracing your railway may scale down some problems while increasing…
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Building a large-scale railroad outdoors requires varying amounts of earth shaping. Unless you are laying a pre-formed roadbed on a…
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Latin name: Bacopa ‘Snowstorm’ Common name: Snowstorm bacopa Plant type: Annual Flower color: White Plant size: 3″ tall by 18″…
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Common name: Creeping milkwort, chapparal pea, box-leaved milkwort Latin name: Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora Plant type: Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones:…
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Pruning is a learned practice. No one starts out knowing how to best prune a woody shrub. All of us…
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Common name: Maidenhair spleenwort Latin name: Asplenium trichomanes Plant type: Perennial Plant size: 3-12″ high x 3-12″ wide USDA Hardiness…
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Common name: Grape hyacinth Latin name: Muscari sp. Plant type: Perennial Plant size: 5-8″ high and spreading USDA Hardiness Zones:…
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Five ways to make your plants thrive Whatever the emphasis you put on the garden part of your railroad, wouldn’t…
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A beginner’s guide to plants For many railway gardeners, the “garden” is the most challenging aspect of a garden railroad.…
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When developing the landscape for a garden railroad, one needs to consider the role of water in shaping the topography.…
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Soil is the foundation of the garden in more ways than one. As goes the soil, so goes the garden.…
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