Benefits of Vertical gardening There are different types of gardening techniques that we can use. Vertical gardening is one of the techniques and is used when we haven't much of space for gardening. Vertical gardening is way of growing fruits and vegetables and to conserve space. This technique can be used by many people even they have much of space. It helps to keep plants up off of the ground. We can give the shapes to plants that we are...more
Garden Sheds Provide Low Cost Extra Storage Storage space is at a premium in any home, and that applies to outdoors as well as in. If you're searching for someplace to store anything from lawn clippers to a ride on mower, a handy garden shed may be just what you need. Don't Be Tempted By Low CostWhen it comes to garden sheds its fair to say there is a huge number of sheds on the market. Trying to compare garden sheds from different...more
How to Turn Your Garden Sheds Into Santa's Grotto First, empty out all of the shovels, tools and potting soil and store them in the garage or basement. Once your garden sheds are clean as a whistle, you might think about applying a coat of white paint.You'll be making the garden sheds look like Santa's house at the North Pole, so think cozy and kitschy. Use little figurines (not heirlooms), a footstool, a crocheted throw over the comfy chair and Santa's pipe on a table.If you live in a cold climate, you might want a method of heating. Make sure that you check the capacity of the garden sheds, or run weatherproof cords from the house.Leave plenty of room on both sides of Santa's chair for little ones to move around. If there is not enough natural light in your grotto, don't worry. Santa can step outside for his photo op, or you can retouch later.Depending on how many neighborhood children and relatives are going to visit, you might want to put a really comfortable chair in the center of the grotto. Perhaps you can find a man with a real beard and white hair to play Father Christmas. You'll also need a Mrs. Claus, with an endless supply of cookies and hot chocolate (or...more
Whilst it's true that most garden buildings don't require planning permission, listed properties and properties in areas of outstanding natural beauty almost certainly will. So how do you convince the planners that your building will be in keeping with your property and the surroundings? Planners are essentially human beings. No, really. Any of us...more
With their well-manicured lawns and gardens of traditional plants and flowers English gardens have always caught the eyes of gardeners and visitors alike. These gardens seemed well suited and irreplaceable in the minds and hearts of gardeners throughout the UK. Well-trimmed shrubs that outlined the English garden much like the walls of a castle...more
Besides roses, there are some beautiful ornamental plants for gardening. One of these flowers is the orchid flower. Most of the orchid types are beautiful and use as ornamental plants. If you love gardening in your home, then you can add orchids as one of your plant collections. There are many types of orchids in the world, and I will explain some of them here.1. Orchids based on the growth place.In this category, there are some orchids, which are specifically living in certain places. Some of them are: Soil orchids: This orchid life and grows on the ground. Some of them are: renanthera, rynchostylis, vanda sp and aeridesEpiphytic orchids: This type grows by riding other stems or plants, for example: phalaenopsis sp and dendrobium sp.Saprofit orchids: These flowers grow easily as long as you have good fertile grounds containing compost or organic fertilizer in your garden. Some of them are calanthe and goodyera sp.Litofit orchids: This is a unique type of orchid, because it grows on the rocks, for example, cytopdium and paphiopedilum.2. Orchids based on the growing of flowers.Some types of orchids have unique and different ways to grow their flowers. This can be classified into one...more
Spring is the best season for sowing. And the Garden could be well prepared, and waiting for the arrival of spring. There are plentiful things you should to do before planting, just as work the soil, clean garden tools and buy seeds. Those would help...more
With more and more people wanting to help the environment they are choosing to grow their own produce at home. Growing fruits and vegetable can be great for your diet and lifestyle and you will not need to use any type of pesticides. You may want to...more
Benefits of Sustainable garden Sustainable garden is a garden that works in harmony and nature. People have grown their own food for many years and they still are growing food. For many people in today life gardening is their past time. There...more
Techniques for Apartment garden You can grow food in number of ways or we can say there are number of garden types we can use. Apartment garden is one of the techniques that we can use for gardening. You can grow your food in an apartment...more
One of the great pleasures in gardening in choosing which plants to use and how to arrange them in the garden. However we will often buy plants on impulse but then find out that there is nowhere in the garden that really suits them. Before you buy...more
What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colorful and dainty creatures to your garden. Delight your family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but be sure to...more