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A Compost Primer
Most gardeners and landscapers will agree almost unanimously that the single best thing you can do for your lawn is to add compost. Good, organic compost can remedy almost any problem you have with your soil. If you soil is too acidic, adding...
How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
The flittering of the butterfly through your garden is no accident if you planned your garden carefully. The adult butterfly flitters from flower to flower - sipping nectar from many flowers in your gardens, while other adult butterflies search for...
Landscape Lighting Design Ideas to Showcase Your Home
(ARA) - Landscape lighting used to be simple. A few recessed can fixtures lining the front path, a couple downlights tucked in the trees, and you were done. Not anymore. When it comes to the great outdoors, homeowners have seen the light. ...
Mosquitoes in Your Garden? Try Planting These.
If you are a serious gardener, you spend lots of time outdoors. And, for sure, you would rather be tending your plants than swatting mosquitoes. While there are many things you can do to keep mosquitoes away, there are some plants that will...
What You Need to Know About Planting Roses
When spring arrives, and the ground is thawed, it is time to start planting
your rose garden. Roses date back to biblical times and have been a
considered a cherished aphrodisiac then and still are today. Roses hold
particular mystery and...
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The Art Of Landscaping Your Garden
Landscaping is the one gardening endeavor that can consume lots
and lots of your time and energy. If you are thinking of
tackling it on a grand scale, you will need some major
preparation. If you were to consider hiring a professional
landscaper, you would most probably find that the costs would be
quite horrendous.
Now that's fine if money is no object, but I personally get
great pleasure from my own endeavors, gardening is after all my
great passion in life.
I would strongly suggest however, that you have a clear idea in
your mind about how you would like your garden to look, rather
than simply starting off without a clear plan in mind.
Having said all that,here are simple but indispensable tips to
guide you in making your landscaping activities extremely
rewarding.
Draw Your Landscape Plan.
However not just any plan. It needs to be a well thought out
landscape plan, or you are certainly doomed to lose money as
well as time and energy. You really need to take account of the
style and function of your landscape, and a good idea of the
plants that you also want to include. Focus on that area where
you spend most of your time, because this is where your
landscaping labors should all be directed.
Investigate A Free Planning Service.
Hiring an independent designer would probly cost you hundreds of
dollars, but you might well discover that many nurseries offer a
free planning service, particularly if you are likely to be
spending some money with them.
Take Account Of The Style Of Your Home.
When planning your landscape, the style should complement the
design of your house and your personality as well. There are
various landscape styles which you can choose for your garden:-
1. Formal - This style uses lots of straight lines and perfect
geometrical
shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead of
random positioning is employed, and close arrangement and
pruning is used on many landscaped gardens with this style.
2. Informal - This kind of landscaping goes well with houses
which have a cozy look to them. Beds with curved edges instead
of straight lines and random placement of plants suit this
landscape style.
3. English Garden - This style emphasizes on the harmony between
the house's architecture and the garden.
4. Formal/Informal Garden - This style often comes with a brick
walkway that exudes formality. This walkway leads to the rear
with a circle of plants. The arrangement of plants resembles the
English garden style, but it has no formal borders.
5. Oriental - It is often the kind of garden found in houses
with small backyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water, and a
wide variety of plants to create several angles with this style.
6. Woodland - This landscaping suits a house that has a wooded
backyard and an inclined terrain.
Keeping those tips in mind will not only make your landscaping a
very fruitful activity, but will save you considerable expense
as well as time.
Don,t be frightened to use your imagination and flair for color
in this project, after all it is primarily to please yourself
and your family. I suggest that the satisfaction that you will
gain from creating and designing your own personal landscaped
garden, will make you feel like a true artist.
About the author:
Marie K Fisher is an avid gardening enthusiast with a passion
for exotic flowers and wonderful colors. She is a regular
contributor to Garden Center Showplace a leading online Garden
Center. For more details of the superb range of products
offered, and also more Featured Articles and Tips on Gardening
visit http://www.gardencentershowplace.com
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