Well, this week is all about those most important projects in the garden for the spring. 
Which is delightful to hear, considering how undelightful our weather has been these past few weeks.
But speaking of delights, I have to share a couple of photos of things that have really delighted us around the office lately. 
I’m talking a [...]

This week is all about the romantic garden.  Shawn and Blinda talk about things they love in the garden, about their favorite moments in the garden, and about–what else?–heart shaped pools.
 
Yes, Shawn has installed a heart-shaped pool.  Listen to the show, because trust me, you’ll want to hear about that!
 
And, as usual, they pack in [...]

I know we’re all thinking about Sunday’s big game, but V-Day is right around the corner.  And we all know what that means: the Your Livable Garden Romance in the Garden Contest.
 
Yes, it’s a Valentine’s Day Giveaway! Send in your story about romance in the garden–to shawn@mirrorlakedesigns.com–and the best story will win a $1400 courtyard [...]

Okay, I’m going to have to publicize a discussion Shawn and Blinda have been having around here at Mirror Lake.  Check it out on the YLG Facebook page and chime in, because I am curious as to what folks think: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=12548&uid=182406596567#/topic.php?uid=182406596567&topic=12548
 
Is good design something you can evaluate objectively?
 
I’m just so interested in what people think [...]

Talk about a great topic for the new year!  Shawn and Blinda are talking about growing nuts and fruits on this week’s Your Livable Garden.  Considering the number of new year’s resolutions people have made concerning diet and nutrition, I’ll bet everyone’s interested in growing their own health food!
 
But first, I have to mention a [...]

$9 Christmas trees?
 
Apparently you can buy a Christmas tree for under $10!  Today, if you go to  Plants For All Seasons(Louetta location) and tell them that Shawn & Blinda with Your Livable Garden sent you, they’ll give you a tree for $9.
 
I guess they know it’s been a tough year for everyone, and they don’t [...]

This week, our dear hosts of Your Livable Gardencover a lot of ground.  So to speak.
This is, after all, the longest-running landscape architectural show in the nation.
Anyway, to begin, Shawn and Blinda are still trying to settle into their new house while simultaneously designing and installing their front and back yard.  While simultaneously running a [...]

This is definitely the time of year to be outdoors in Houston.
 
The weather is amazing.  Chilly in the mornings, warm in the afternoons, and often times so low in humidity that I have a good hair day or two every week!
 
So Shawn and Blinda are keeping busy with installing outdoor living spaces (through their company, [...]

 
 
There’s plenty to be afraid of these days.  Walking around at night, identity theft, mullets…so much strikes fear in our hearts in this day and age.  It’s a wonder we have the guts to venture outside.
 
 
Especially when there is so much scary stuff going on in our very yards.  Or our neighbor’s yards.
 
This week on [...]

Even though everything is indeed bigger in Texas, I think we Houstonians know how to appreciate the little things.
 
Maybe it’s because we live in some of the largest, flattest, hottest suburban sprawl ever to grace this lovely planet.  So we gasp when we see a hill, we coo over small towns, and we act like [...]