A potager is a sort of cottage garden where the main ingredients are vegetables rather than flowers. It is a decorative vegetable patch and can be more or less disciplined according to your preference. At its most defined, it is not unlike a parterre, with vegetables growing in spaces delineated by low hedges or brick
The number of community garden plots in city parks has increased 44% since 2012. There are now over 29,000 garden plots in city parks in just the 100 largest US cities. That’s a 22% increase year-over-year.
How To Create A Perfect Garden Design? Landscape gardening generally refers to a process of creating a designed garden that should have some of the following elements: timber construction, walls, fences, water features, paving, steps, turf and various plants of course.
Foliage and berries are the obvious source of color in the fall garden but there are still plenty of brightly colored flowers to be appreciated at this time of year. If you intersperse them carefully among the earlier flowering plants, they will come into their own when the others are over. Many are tall, so
English Garden Landscape Design – The English garden landscape design combines the natural beauty of the outdoors with the quaint charm of a country cottage, integrating cozy accessories and secluded hideaways with colorful flowers and tranquil garden features.
The art of making macramé plant holders has existed for a very long time, and macramé itself dates back to as early as the 13th century. Macramé is a type of art that uses tying knots as opposed to knitting, braiding, or weaving. Usually knots are square knots using half hitch and also full hitch
The Modified Garden – For many people, a completely new design of their garden would be inappropriate. The existing garden may have evolved without any guiding plan, but often it incorporates features and elements that it would be a pity to lose. These article shows how an existing garden can be modified, by pulling together
What could be better than a meal made with fresh ingredients flavored by fresh herbs? A simple pizza can be lifted by the addition of fresh basil and boiled potatoes can be given a taste of spring by adding fresh mint.
There’s an old saying that states something like – “Getting started is half finished”. And so many times you’ll find this to be true as you see do it yourself landscapers struggle to find their initial design idea. However, once they establish a framework of necessary design elements, it usually goes pretty smooth from there.
Dianthus In Your Summer Garden – There are plenty of Dianthus varieties ranging from the exceptional blooms of Wild carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) to striking design of Modern Pink (Dianthus ‘Allwoodii’).
Beautiful Plants For Large Containers – Containers are so versatile – often we design with a combination of plants, however, to add special interest for an overall display, consider including some large plants or special plants and grow them in a single pot or garden planter.
With more than 95% of the global population breathing polluted air, going eco-friendly is our next big move.
