Creating Private Garden Spaces

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Creating Private Garden Spaces

Creating a private garden space is a lot of fun to do, but it also provides you with years of enjoyment after the fact too. Sometimes called garden rooms, or outdoor rooms, a private garden space is made to be private. A sanctuary you can retreat to anytime you’d like, to enjoy nature, smell the beautiful flowers growing, and simply destress from the everyday hustle and bustle of life.

When planning your private garden, the general goal is usually to create a quiet place to retreat from the world. This garden doesn’t have to be fully private, but it does have a much more calming effect when it’s at least semi-private. So consider the location of your garden before starting to create it. If you must place the garden near busy or noisy areas such as close to the street, there are tactics you can use in your planning and design which will help dampen the noise and distractions. If possible though, you’ll get the best results from a private garden space by creating it away from everyday noise and activity.

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Companion Planting

Companion Planting

Companion planting is an excellent, all natural way to help control pests and problems in your garden. When it’s used in vegetable gardens, companion planting can also help enhance the flavors of various vegetables while they’re growing too.

This is a very easy to use organic gardening method too. All you do is plant companion plants near each other, or in the same bed, and you’ll derrive a variety of benefits from their close growing proximity.

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Planting Design

Planting Design

At first glance you may think this is about landscaping and to a certain extent it is, but planting design is more about the arrangement, the species selection and achieving an overall botanical harmony rather than changing the layout of your lawn. Sounds complicated but in reality it is quite simple. Planting design is all about creating a synergy, if you will, between you and the garden. Gone are the days of going to the local nursery or store and buying a few plants that look cute. Think about it, how often did that impulse plant purchase live? Chances are not too long or they caused the destruction of some other plants you had. It is important and strategic to have a planting design so you can achieve the look and coverage you desire.

You must always remember that you are dealing with a three dimensional area when creating a planting design, so not only are you trying to cover an area but also the depth and width as well. So not only does size play a role but also does how wide the plants will become as well as how thick. And we are talking in the adult or grown stage, not at the purchase stage. You need to factor in growth when choosing your plants plus you need to consider compatibility. Whether you know it or not, many plants are not able to coexist with others and can cause problems later in the age of the garden. A tree that grows too quickly or not quick enough can and will affect the health of your other plants. Some plants are even caustic to others and you should always check the compatibility of all the plants being considered.

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Ten Ways to Get your Kids Involved in Gardening This Year

Ten Ways to Get your Kids Involved in Gardening This Year

Gardening is work, no doubt about it. But it?s also fun, and can also be a way for the entire family to enjoy a hobby when children as well as parents become involved. Gardening is also a great way to teach your little ones about responsibly caring for other living things and increase their appreciation for our wonderful natural world.

To help you get started, here are 10 ways to get your children interested in taking up gardening, getting them actively involved and help them to become true little gardeners:

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Gardening Tasks For The Fall Season

Gardening Tasks For The Fall Season

September is already upon us and in many parts of the United States, it’s now time to start our fall gardening chores. For some of us there is a lot to do in a very short period of time, because the first frosts are just a few weeks away. Other parts of the country may have another one to three months before the cold snaps hit, but getting started now will give you time to get everything done without rushing.

Not everyone will have the same gardening tasks in the fall, but we’ll look at some of the basics and you can decide which ones apply to your personal gardening needs.

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The Joy of Keeping A Garden Journal

The Joy of Keeping A Garden Journal

In the flush of excitement we all get when planning a new garden, or finding a beautiful new plant at the store, we don’t always think to stop and create a record of our gardening activities. And while it’s not critical to keep a garden record, it can be extremely helpful in knowing how your plants are doing, keeping track of things you’ve tried and either succeeded or failed at, and revisiting the joy your garden brings anytime you’d like.

And that’s where a garden journal comes in. Keeping a garden journal can help you to learn from past experiences. It can also help you keep track of various plants, trees or bushes you have. It can be used to keep notes about common diseases or pests, watering and soil requirements, and so much more.

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Easy growing annuals

Easy growing annuals

Annuals are flowers and plants which only grow for one season, then they die off and must be replanted again by seed or starter plants the next year. Some annuals create seeds though, which will drop to the ground and naturally start sprouting on their own the following year, but many must be purchased again if you want to have those flowers blooming in your yard and garden again each year.

Annuals are a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to create beautiful color in your yard and garden in the springtime. Many annuals can be purchased in small four or six inch starter pots, and they’ll often already have flowers blooming when you buy them. Buying them this way allows you to take them home, put them into the ground or into pots and containers, and have an instant blooming garden right from the start.

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Japanese Gardening

Japanese Gardening

Japanese Gardening has become quite popular in recent years. When people think of a Japanese garden, they picture a tranquil, peaceful place to get away from the fast pace of world.

True Japanese gardening is steeped in rich history and tradition. Many people have the wrong impression of Japanese gardens too. Some people think for instance, that a Japanese garden is filled with elaborate and exotic plants and flowers. In reality though, traditional Japanese gardens can sometimes seem quite mundane, or even boring at times.

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Creating an Annual Flower Bed

Creating an Annual Flower Bed

Annual flower beds are a beautiful site to see. Since most annual flowers are quite colorful, they’re planted into beds where color is most desired or needed. Used for a wide variety of exterior landscaping and garden design purposes, annual flowers come in every color of the rainbow and they can have any number of textures and shapes too.

Annuals are also popular because they’re versatile. In other words: You don’t have to make a long term gardening commitment to them. If you’d simply like to try various flower colors and arrangements around your home and lawn, you can put in annual flower beds whose designs change every year.

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What Is Hydroponic Gardening

What Is Hydroponic Gardening

Hydroponic gardening is a process of growing plants, flowers, and vegetables without soil. While not a new technique, hydroponic gardening does seem to be gaining interest among hobby home gardeners these days.

Some people think of hydroponic gardening as growing plants in water instead of soil, but that’s technically incorrect. Instead, the plants are actually grown in a liquid mineral nutrient solution. Sometimes other things are used for growing hydroponics though, and these can include clay, sand, gravel, and vermiculite.
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