Gardening

Gardening itself is a well-received and widely embraced concept, especially in a world where carbon footprints are looked up to, while food wastage is frowned upon. Organic gardening is a newly rising trend, where one can grow the plants and crops of their liking in a controlled, environmental and ecologically friendly way. Fresh produce is not only healthy but when you grow it with love, sweat and blood with your own hands it has a different meaning entirely. But...

Front yards are basically the foregrounds of our homes – a natural photo frame feature that depicts the first outlook of any, and all homes. Scaping the front yard immaculately is an important endeavor, as it reflects on the facade, and spatial quality of our homes. The front lot is unanimously considered an experimental ground for the house keep; variating from one home to the other, in terms of the quality of grass, the height of the trees, and...

Ponds are a common garden feature that has been around for years but never gets old. The sweet little pools, in every shape and form, are a whimsical feature that brings the water element into your garden with pleasingly calming results. The man made basins can be blended into the garden and made to look natural by incorporating plants, rocks and even small waterfalls, which have the added benefit of bringing the peaceful sound of running water into your garden. 25...

Ceramic tiles are a finishing material that has been around since ancient times and there is reason for that. Do you think it’s by chance that archaeologists have discovered ceramic pots and mosaics for centuries? Nope! The reason for this is that ceramics, especially in with a glazed finish, are very hardwearing and resilient, which makes them ideal for hardy wall and floor coverings. 31 Glazed Ceramic Tiles for Every Part of Your Home Glazed ceramic tiles can be used anywhere...

Spring is such a magical time of year, the days are getting longer, the nights are shorter and slowly but surely its getting warmer. This also gives you the chance to get back into your garden that has laid dormant for months but planting new seeds or plants can take time and often means you have to wait until full summer to plant them. However there is a solution. Spring primroses and other spring flowers are early blooming plants that...

Most people start out with gardening by growing out a vegetable patch, as it is not only easy to grow, but lets the beginner try their hand at getting down and dirty with the process of gardening. It is comparatively easier to take care of a vegetable patch, rather than a full blown ornamental garden, which asks for more care, and complicated rituals to grow to full strength, and thrive. A vegetable patch on the other hand, takes up...

Growing your own herbs at home is a gift that just keeps on giving. They can form part of a large garden, separated into it’s own little zone or planted into your own freestanding planter that you could even make yourself as a fun DIY project. Having a variety of herbs at your disposal makes it easy to add ingredients to your cooking that are rich in vitamin and minerals to make every dish you cook that little more...

Plants and flowers are a massive interior design trend right now. You can barely open Instagram without seeing some influencer showing off their perfect plant filled homes. However, plants and flowers aren’t just a beautiful and on trend way to bring life into your interior design or garden. They can have a multitude of different uses from medicinal to nutritional and they’re right there at your fingertips. Using plants to bring an element of living decor into your home...

Indoor gardening is an element of lawn making that can be incorporated inside a small house, or a big mansion, given how the user, or owner utilizes the space. The first thing to know about planting a garden indoors is that, it does not have to be either big, or sprawling – neither do you have to incorporate rolling, tall foliage to give it a feel of a garden. Planting indoors is all about revamping the style, and aesthetic...

Mini gardens are a budding trend in the society of today – be it indoor, or outdoor, the suburbia has taken it upon itself to make the best of their small green spaces, and convert them into something more, something beautiful, and something better, than what they have been provided to begin with. A small garden can not only be ornamental, but it can become a place of adventure, or rest, depending on how the design scheme is approached...

Gardening could be a hard endeavor to start, especially for beginners. Most people do not understand the intricacies of laying out a proper format for planting their gardens before they start. It can be a fun activity, but is never quite as easy as it seems. Most people beginning gardening to develop a hobby, and end up ruining a perfectly good terrain – there are always rules to be followed, if you want to have an end product that...

Landscape design is a budding trend, be it in a mass urban setting, or in the very private gardens of your homes. Trained professional in botany, and landscape architecture collaborate to create the best visual and functional aesthetics, that go ahead to define the characteristics of space, itself. It is a time-honored profession, and needs to be understood in order to be actually implemented. Beginners, and amateurs might want to delve their hand in the art of gardening, but...

Polycarbonate is an incredible form of thermoplastic that is also, unusually enough, used for sunglasses because of its UV protective properties. This plastic is great for use outdoors as the covering for a modern gazebo due to the plethora of benefits that are brought to the party by substituting other roofing materials with polycarbonate The benefits cover so many different spheres it seems like there is nothing polycarbonate can’t do. It has a very high impact resistance so it can...

Your garden fence isn’t an area that commonly used as a place for decoration but today we’re here to change your mind. A simple fence can be transformed into something fun and quirky with some simple interventions like paint, purchased wall decals or lights. Even better however, is the oppourtunity to flex your DIY muscles and make your own decorations that are personal to you, fun to make and often eco friendly if you use materials that you already have...

“Beauty lies in our own backyard” might not be such a far off saying. In the era of today, where every suburb needs its very own backyard, and every backyard needs to be immaculately decorated according to the customized wishes of the owner, it is very hard to remain in the bounds of an efficient budget. So, to accommodate cost efficient landscaping techniques, to make your backyard a dreamscape of all things chic, modern, and stylish, we would elaborate...

A gardening zone is a landscape placement strategy that determines which plant would grow better in what location, and assesses the compatibility of each zone with corresponding plant, and seed growth accordingly. It dictates that the plants selected for the landscape should be compatible with the climate, and other external factors that would factor in the suitable growth of the plant. There are various climatic factors that affect the growth and performance of the plant, and if planted accordingly,...