3 Ideas For a Contemporary Garden Having a beautiful and contemporary garden on your property is an incredibly good way to unwind after a busy day at work and a great place to spend social time with friends and family. Although space can sometimes be limited in modern urban homes, you may be surprised with the effects and beauty you can create.A contemporary garden can create colour, texture, atmospheres and rooms as long as you...more
Korean Gardens The Korean garden is more than just a scenic location. For Koreans of old, it was amicrocosm of the universe, an architectural embodiment of the Korean world view. Man's influencing touch is kept to a minimum—rocks, streams, ponds, and trees are left as close to their natural state as possible; artificial additions, meanwhile, serve to highlight or complement nature, not dominate it. By tying together the natural...more
Creative Water Gardens A Landscape MasterpieceA backyard garden pond is the kind of structure that can turn your average backyard into a landscape masterpiece. Water garden ponds often times are considered to be the centerpiece of a yard. As the variety of inexpensive water garden kits increase in the market, water garden features are becoming more popular to the public. Water garden ponds were only a luxury in the past for only those who could afford them. However, with the current landscape water features available today and with the efforts of home owners, building perfect landscaping water features has become a luxury for all.Unfortunately, the rush of home owners to integrate ponds into their home landscaping, several DIY'ers have made mistakes. Building a backyard garden pond is not as easy as the market has made it out to be. There are several important factors to take into account before and during water garden construction. The following are some guidelines on how to build perfect landscaping water features the smart way. Remembering these key points will help in reducing those mistakes that DIY'ers usually make.Tips and TricksFirst, let your backyard...more
Wooden Gazebo - Make the Most of Your Garden A wooden gazebo is a charming freestanding shelter that adds interest and convenience to any garden. It is usually open on all sides with a round or octagonal shape. There are many different styles and embellishments to make it an attractive ornamental focus for your garden. Some have hand...more
Garden Pest Problem While running my own garden, I must confess that one of the mostfrustrative things that can happen to a gardener is walking outside tocheck on your plants. It's just a routine walk to be sure that yourgarden is thriving, but you end up finding holes in all of your plantsthat looked fine only hours before. The...more
How To Plant A Vegetable Garden If you've dreamed of having healthier, readily available fresh foods for your family to eat whenever they'd like, you may have started wondering how to plant a vegetable garden. Planting your very own vegetable garden allows you to control whether harmful chemicals are used on the foods you eat, allows you to have fresh vegetables for cooking or eating raw during harvesting season, and saves you money both in the summer and winter, because you can freeze or can the vegetables you grow and use them throughout the year.Planting a vegetable garden is not difficult either, but there are a few steps involved. First you have to plan the location of your vegetable garden, then you need to prepare the soil for your vegetable garden, then you will plant your seeds or starter plants. From then on, it's just a matter of caring for your vegetable plants and keeping the weeds away. And before very long you will find yourself outside picking fresh vegetables right off the vine.Planning your Vegetable GardenThe first thing you'll need to learn about how to plant a vegetable garden, is that location is very important. Vegetables need five to six hours...more
A Few Words on Garden Layouts Three difference between wild nature and a contemporary garden is in the layout and design. That is what separates a manicured outdoor space from mother nature and the great outdoors. Gardens are designed,...more
Garden Landscapers York Create glorious gardens with specialist Garden Landscapers YorkYour garden should be a place of tranquillity, an outside area where you can rest and relax. The time spent in your garden should be pleasurable,...more
Making your move without leaving your garden behind If you are a lover of gardens, what has kept you postponing your move must definitely your attachment to your plants and the investment you have placed on them. It is not always easy...more
Choose the best pink garden hose If you have a garden that you love very much, then you will certainly want to also have a hose that will be matching it. Most of us, especially if living in a place with a lot of sun, thus the perfect...more
How to plan for container Vegetable Garden Layout In order to create and develop your ideal vegetable garden you can also utilize your potion, porch or even your balcony, if you do not have enough space in your backyard.It is firstly...more
Great Gardening If you are hoping that your green fingers ay produce you a stunning garden this spring, full of pretty blooms and colourful sights, then it's not as much about caring for the plants, and more about making sure the soil...more