Grey Gardens

  • Whats Wrong With Going Grey?
    Grey is not a sign that you're old. In fact, a lot of young people have a few stray grey hairs, but they insist on covering it up with hair coloring. When did grey automatically mean that you're old, and therefore, unbeautiful? This is all a societal trend. The media is very beauty oriented; unfortunately, their image of beauty is very fixed. Men with grey hair are told that it indicates their sophistication, makes them distinguished. Women with grey hair are told that they're old, and to color Read More...
  • Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden
    The average home can reduce their water consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water on their garden. The figures are compelling. Sure, they vary from household to household, but they go something like this… An average household on a suburban block consumes some 60,000 gallons/300,000 litres of water a year- all of it drinking-quality water from the tap. Around one-third, or 20,000 gallons/100,000 litres a year, is used on gardens and lawns. That means that around 40,000 gallons/200,000 Read More...
  • Tuscan Garden Design - Plants For Italian Gardens
    Many garden designers in Italy are now using Mediterranean plants to save on water consumption. Mediterranean plants are also being used in dry Californian gardens, Australian gardens and, surprisingly, in English gardens, where climate change is having a dramatic effect even there. The choice of plants for your Tuscan garden that originate from Mediterranean climates is vast and the colour range is nothing short of exceptional. Foliage colour ranges, present in native Med plants, range from me Read More...
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