February 22nd, 2010 — Gardening Tips, Landscaping
The purpose of a country garden is to create tranquil enjoyment of the aromatic beauty that nature has to offer, but this does not mean that your garden should not be functional. There are a number of ways that you can turn a beautiful and luscious garden into a functional space as well. Consider, for example, installing winding pathways and intimate patio spaces. You can line these spaces with your favorite colorful plants. Implementing different textures is another way to add key elements to the unique country landscape that you are attempting to create. The paths and the terraces that you construct should make use of materials that are simple and natural, and they should be allowed to complement your home and the other elements in your garden.
Some of the paving materials that are recommended for the creation of a country garden landscape include:
- * Cobblestone - Walkways as well as patios that are made from cobblestone are quite typical for a variety of different types of European landscape and garden designs. They are capable of adding a truly elegant touch to any garden, which is often capable of suiting a wide variety of modern homes.
- * Flagstone - This is another truly sophisticated option when it comes to paving your walkways and your patio spaces.
- * Weathered Brick - This is an excellent flooring choice when you are trying to create an atmosphere that is charming and romantic.
- * Gravel – Gravel can be an inexpensive and rustic choice when you are looking for a material for your country garden landscape paths.
You should be attempting to integrate sharp angles as well as straight lines any time that you are designing a walkway or patio for your country garden landscape space. This is a great way to create a formal appearance. If you are looking for a more informal style, then you should integrate sweeping edges and soft curves for the best results. You should keep expanses of grass down to a minimum if you are attempting to create an authentic looking country garden landscape design, though it is suggested that you integrate small lawns for children as well as pets when possible.
The most popular of all landscape designs tend to incorporate elements reflecting a relaxed elegance and rustic charm of nature, Europe and the Mediterranean. You should choose design elements, materials and accessories that are capable of complementing whatever overall theme you are attempting to create without taking away from the modern style design of your home.
Some design elements worth considering include flower beds, picket fences, iron fences, gazebos, well designed pathways, decorative ponds, wooden footbridges, bright and vivid colors, fresh flower arrangements, dried flower arrangements and anything else that makes you enjoy the space even more than before.
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Originally posted 2009-10-23 03:07:51. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 21st, 2010 — Design, Flowers
Flowers in your country garden landscape can be designed and combined in a wide variety of different ways, some of which are much more interesting than others. Flowers can be arranged in layers, or they can be arranged by color. They can be arranged in natural groupings, or you may even arrange them based on the time that they are expected to bloom. Plants that do not flower and vegetables can also be added to your country garden landscape in order to add structure and foliage to the overall appearance of your garden. Some gardens are also created specifically with how they smell in mind, containing flowers that specifically give off fragrance and perform throughout the length of the growing season.
Layers and Color
In order to arrange a country garden landscape based on layers, you should begin in the back. More often than not, three tiers are sufficient for this purpose. The third tier is the tallest tier, or the tallest layer of plants. This tier should be located either neat the back of the other flowers, or on the sides furthest from the eye of the viewer. When attempting to accomplish this with larger gardens, the tier can be an entire tree line. When smaller gardens are being designed, shrubs or taller plants can be used for this purpose.
Second tier and first tier plants can be merged in with the third tier in order to give the garden multiple different levels of dimensions depending on from what angle you are looking at it. This will also help to avoid creating a highly formal or overly structured country garden landscape. Low lying forms of ground cover can usually make up the first tier, and then you can use a variety of different heights of intermediate level flowers in order to create an easy transition from the lowest layers of the flowers to the tallest. The key thing that you need to remember when you are arranging a garden this way, or by color, is that sometimes plants look different when they are placed next to certain other plants. When color is the issue, sometimes the color of a flower can appear differently when placed next to certain other colored flowers.
Natural Groupings and Seasonal Blooms
Arranging gardens by the natural groupings of plants is a way to make your garden mimic the same patterns that are found in nature. This is something that can be accomplished by placing plants adjacent to one another that would normally bloom at the same time or that would naturally grow together. When plants are grouped in these ways, the focus of the garden can shift naturally as seasons progress. Each area of the garden will have a time where the focus is put specifically on it.
There are a wide variety of possibilities for planting flowers in your country garden landscape. Don’t be afraid to experiment, testing out different options until you find one that you are satisfied with.
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Originally posted 2008-12-27 12:58:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 20th, 2010 — Ideas, Landscaping
In the days of old England, peasants owned small homes with small gardens and acted as workers in the small villages. These gardens, despite their small size, had to be able to supply the entire family with all of their gardening needs. The kitchen garden would consist of fruits, herbs and vegetables, and sometimes even flowers would be grown. The most popular flowers that you will find in this style of country garden landscaping includes hollyhocks, herbs, daisies and delphiniums. One of the most popular herbs that you will find in an English country garden landscaping project is mint. English cottage gardens and country gardens exhibit a style that has evolved through time based on necessity, and now these garden styles are rich with mystical charm, rich color and beautiful scents.
Learning how to plant a basic English country garden is actually simple. The important thing to understand is the fact that home grown produce was vital to the survival of these peasants in the past. While you may not rely as heavily on growing your own produce as was common place in the past, your English country garden landscape will be able to provide some delicious sustenance for your family by giving you a chance to grow your own herbs, vegetables and fruits. Another option is go to with a garden style the way the landowners or gentry did it. These country gardens were usually very formal in nature with straight lines, box hedges, stone paths and beautiful, wonderful statues or fountains.
A lot of the principles behind the cottage or country garden revolve around the fact that plants and gardens emotionally affect us. The cottage garden concept was actually born of this idea. Claude Monet had an excellent example of a famous cottage garden born from this concept. His garden was full of roses and other plants covering arbors and growing over fences. This informal style of growing tall and wonderful perennials to create a profusion of substance and textures quickly became popular, offering numerous advantages including reducing the number of weeds that grow because branching out plants and trees keep the sun from reaching the ground where the weeds would most surely germinate.
Creating an English country garden should not prohibit you from planting seeds closely together. In fact, this act will help to create the exact look that you should be trying for. Plant feathery and spiky plants together, and combine delicate leaved plants with bold ones. Plant upright plants next to sprawling plants. Let the different textures and colors mingle and mix and you can create something truly wonderful. Combine flowers with fruits, vegetables and herbs and create an excellent all purpose garden, even when you only have a small amount of pace to work with.
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Originally posted 2009-01-13 05:32:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 20th, 2010 — Design, Ideas, Landscaping
Design is an element of planning your country garden just like it is an element of any art. You are going to want your country garden to look lovely both to you and to anyone else who visits. So are you wondering where you can come up with some great ideas to bring your country garden landscape to life?
Where should you begin your search for country garden design inspiration?
In order to get some excellent ideas for your garden, you should begin by looking at your home and other things that you are interested in. After all, you are the one who is going to be living in your garden, so you should aim to model it after the things that you love the most. Your interior decorating probably reflects your tastes and styles quite well, so consider modeling your country garden after the same style that you’ve created inside your home.
For example, if your home is decorated in a French country theme, then a French country garden landscaping style may be ideal. You can carry the same colors outdoors, using the same colors in your plants and garden furniture as you use in the fabrics in your home. Country French usually uses colors like green, blue or red and yellow. Consider creating a garden room that lets you use these colors in conjunction with the furniture and furnishings that match the design inside your home. You might also consider mixing in chicken themed décor, like pottery chickens and chicken platters to tie in with your French country theme.
If you have a nautical theme in your home instead, considering implementing the same blues and whites outdoors to invoke the same seashore style feeling in your country garden. You can even plant flowers that are white and blue, or even red. Add nautical items into your garden to add interest to the design and landscape of your garden. You can wrap rope around planers with blue and white flowers, adding seashells, or even planting small plants in larger sea shells to add to the nautical theme.
Maybe you have a love of teapots which is reflected in the design and decoration in your kitchen and elsewhere in your home. Old antique teacups and teapots make excellent planters for smaller plants like succulents. You may even want to grow tea plants in your little teacups and saucers. In other words, there is a lot that you can do to take your favorite design elements outdoors, implementing your favorite concepts into your country garden.
Design inspiration for your country garden definitely begins at home. Rather than taking cues from the most popular gardens, take cues from your favorite design elements indoors, bringing them outdoors to add flair to your country garden. Crafting a nautical country garden, or a teapot garden, or another unique style country garden is only limited by your own creativity.
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Originally posted 2008-10-31 12:04:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 17th, 2010 — Ideas, Landscaping
If you are designing a country garden landscape, you are probably already aware of the fact that there are an endless myriad of different things that you can do to turn your landscaping endeavor into something that is truly unique. There are all kinds of different elements in your landscaping and gardening effort that you can give a country feel to without losing the unique nature of your landscape. Here are some quick tips for creating country garden landscaping looks in your own yard easily and effective without having to spend a lot of money in the process.
- One of the first things that you need to consider with your country garden landscaping effort is the hard scape elements, which are things like rocks, pottery, fences, walls and other similar details. You should focus on putting these elements in first, because plants, flowers and even trees can grow on and around them, but it will be harder to place them once your plants have been established. Some of the best hard scape elements for a country garden landscaping endeavor will include trellises, white picket fences, arranged stones, small retainer walls and other similar elements. Once you put these elements in, you are well on your way to creating the perfect country garden landscaping look.
- Now that your hard scape elements have been established, the next step is to consider your plants. What will you grow and where will you put them? Plan your garden out on paper first, giving consideration to the colors, sizes and other details of plants and flowers before you plant them. Planting a tree with roots that grow horizontally may decimate your flower beds, but planting trees with deep, vertical growing roots will allow flowers and other plants to grow directly around your trees. How much space you have will also dictate what kinds of plants you attract. Keep in mind that native plants always grow better than non native species, especially when it comes to country garden landscaping.
- If you are short on space and need to stick primarily to a container based country garden landscaping endeavor, do not convince yourself that you are short on ideas. For example, some people have planted smaller plants like flowers and herbs in tea pots and tea cups, allowing them to create unique and exciting pottery and containers for their country garden landscaping effort without taking up a lot of space. There are other ways to create a country garden landscaping effort using small containers for your plants. Buy up old antique watering cans and other unique features, make sure they are converted into working pots or planters, and scatter them around your space with plants inside.
- If you are container gardening or gardening in tight spaces, you should also consider how different plants will work together when touching. Putting plants that do not get along well together can cause one plant to overtake another, which can be detrimental to the health of your country garden landscape.
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Originally posted 2008-12-11 05:53:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 12th, 2010 — Ideas, Landscaping
One of the best ways that you can make your home look larger and more inviting is by designing your garden in a clever way so that it can serve as something of an extension to the rest of your living space. By doing this, you will be adding a significant amount of value to your home property, which is vital if you plan to sell any time soon. Do not forget that in this day and age, many home buyers are specifically looking for added features and extras that are already done for them, because this means that they will not need to do all of the work themselves.
Stunning country garden landscaping work that has been planned out well and incorporates practical and functional benefits can attract a lot of attention from prospective buyers. You can section off an area where your children can play, for example. You may consider creating privacy using fencing and plants that climb those feces. Things like this will draw a lot of positive attention to your property, which means just a little bit of focused landscaping work can really go a long way when it comes to your home and your garden.
When you are designing your country garden landscaping, it might be a good idea for you to consider implementing a patio or a deck leading out from large doors. What you are going to want to do is to create space that will allow visitors to your home to walk into the room and then immediately be drawn into the outside space that you are offering. You can also use the decking or patio space in your country garden landscape to create an outside entertaining and dining space. You may also want to consider covering this space and creating a heating and cooling system so that you can use this area all throughout the year rather than only during certain months or in certain climates.
Another idea that you may want to consider when it comes to your patio or deck space is to implement an outdoor kitchen with something like an oven or a barbecue and a sink so that this space can be used for entertainment purposes. If your home is tight and short on space, bring some of your needs outside. If your property is especially strapped for entertaining space or cooking space inside the home, for example, then why not create a cozy and enjoyable space outdoors that your family and friends can enjoy? Not only will this provide entertainment value for you now, but it will increase the value of your home should you ever decide to sell it in the future. This is a great way to really bring a country garden landscaping project to life and will compliment the flowers and plants that you add to your garden space.
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Originally posted 2009-06-14 11:18:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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February 4th, 2010 — Design, Ideas, Japense Garden, Landscaping, Outdoor Kitchen Gardens, Tropical Garden, Water Gardens
Every tree and plant that you put into the ground helps the environment and helps to heal the ozone layer. If you want to contribute to a cleaner society, you will think about greening up your landscaping. Here are some examples of landscape design ideas that you can implement in order to create a cleaner society while improving your own yard and landscape as well.
So how do you go about creating the perfect landscape design?
Landscape architects are working on a completely different scale now, and they are introducing all kinds of new opportunities for landscape and garden design including tropical gardens, water features, ponds and Japanese gardens, and now you can implement these same concepts in your own landscape as well.
Water Gardens
There are not many people that are actually interested into dry landscaping designs. Some people really appreciate having a little bit of water flowing someplace in their landscape, and this is what the water gardening concept is all about. Water gardens are primarily based on creating flowing or running water. People choose water plants such as water lilies in order to bring a level of originality to this flowing water, and they may also use fish and rocks to create an eye catching garden display.
Japanese Gardens
Japanese gardens are one of the greatest representations of the country, and they allow us to bring a little bit of Japanese culture home with us. There are a number of images and symbols that make a garden landscape into a Japanese garden including Japanese Koi fish, water flowers, bridges, waterfalls and water features and walking paths. Some architects will even create a flowing river through your landscaping space and surround the area with unique Japanese garden features.
Tropical Landscape Designs
Tropical landscapes typically consist of seasonal flowers and plants that bloom only during respective seasons. They are placed in a way where you cannot tell which are seasonal and which are not. The main attraction that you will find for tropical landscaping designs is aquatic flowers. Choosing a landscape designer that specializes in tropical landscape designs will ensure that you get the most out of this particular type of landscape. Doing it yourself is also a possibility, but it may take more work to get it right.
Outdoor Kitchen Designs
People also often opt for outdoor kitchens as they bring indoor space outdoors and create more family get together space that is fun and relaxing. Because there is so much waterproof equipment that you can purchase these days, you can create a unique outdoor entertaining space with outdoor barbecue or kitchen equipment. The possibilities really are endless when it comes to designing your own unique landscaping space.
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Originally posted 2009-10-06 03:45:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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January 24th, 2010 — Gardening Tips
When it comes to creating a garden landscape, the planning process can really require you to think long and hard about what you really want to do, and part of this has to do with figuring out the budget that will accompany your plans. If you do not put thought and time into carefully planning your landscape out, then the process can unfortunately become costly. You may end up with something that you are simply not interested in, in the end. However, if you think carefully about what it is that you are trying to achieve, and you create a plan that outlines these ideas, then you will be much more likely to have a successful landscape designing experience that you will be pleased with in the end. The first and most vitally important thing that you need to know is what your landscape budget is like.
>> Do you have enough money to allow you to execute your entire strategy for design right away?
>> How much money do you actually have on hand for each of the stages of your design? If you cross into the next phase and do not have enough financing, you will need to know what to do.
>> The biggest thing that you can do is to set a target amount for the entirety of your landscaping project, promising to hold yourself within that budget for the best results.
>> The cost associated with landscaping is generally between 5 percent and 10 percent of your home’s value. This cost estimation is going to include a great many different things including irrigation, landscaping, fencing, decks, patio, ponds and any other elements that you are interested in incorporating into your backyard design.
>> It is not necessary for you to finish the entire project all at once. What is necessary is for you to have a plan that will allow you to be practical about making improvements rather than running into problems along the way. Your landscape design can grow and change over time, and does not need to be made perfect from day one.
>> Keep hidden costs in mind when it comes to budgeting for your country garden landscaping project. Nearly any landscaping endeavor is going to have hidden costs associated with it, and it is vitally important that you be alert to these costs so that they do not get you later on.
>> Keep an eye on the costs associated with lighting because most people consider the cost of the landscaping features without thinking about how much lighting they will need. The cost of operation of lighting fixtures is something that you need to consider.
>> You must also consider water consumption when it comes to garden landscaping designs that require water because you will have to pay for the water consumption even if you are not initially thinking about it.
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Originally posted 2009-05-27 13:29:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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January 13th, 2010 — Gardening Tips, Japense Garden
The people of Japan have been fond of landscapes and gardens for more than 500 years. This is especially true when it comes to Zen gardens, which are an ancient Buddhist practice. One of the primary aspects of the Zen and Zen Garden concepts is about creating art out of a landscape, and this is where ancient traditional Japanese landscape garden design comes from.
In today’s world, there are only a few dozen traditional Japanese gardens that you can find around the world, and some of them are famous. They can be found in places other than Japan, but Japan has its fair share of small and large Japanese garden landscapes. The Japanese garden concept is all about the essence behind creating your own small little world in a backyard or garden space.
For many Americans, Japanese gardens involve a lot of Japanese elements such as bonsai trees and bamboo plants, but there are many other characteristics and facets that need to be considered when it comes to creating a true Japanese garden landscape. Japanese landscaping design is actually an art form not unlike painting or brush calligraphy in Japan, and there is a devotion to these gardens that is unlike any other.
Many contractors that specialize in Japanese landscaping design have spent time working in the creation of specialized Japanese gardens. There are several different varieties of Japanese gardens, and each come with their own cost depending on the complexity involved. There are Japanese dry gardens or rock gardens for example, which utilize huge rocks, water pouring over the rocks and clever landscaping that turns the garden space into a lush waterfall. There are other gardens that use sand for the representation of water, surrounding huge rocks that are designed to represent countries.
In order to create a Japanese garden landscape that is authentic in feeling, you are going to want something that is calm and tranquil, allowing you to hear the water and take in the calm sights, which means your garden should be secluded away from noisy streets and neighbors.
Japanese garden landscapes may also have walls and gates, especially those incorporating natural elements like Bamboo, as Bamboo stalks can be found in most of the countries across Asia. You will also find a variety of different Flora elements including Sakura, the Japanese cherry blossom, Bonsai and Pine trees, which are all often found in the Japanese garden setting. There are a number of other pieces of decoration that you can utilize such as a Koi pond, small natural bridges, stone lanterns, stone steps and other tranquil natural elements that lend to the creation of a tranquil and inviting space.
If you want to create your own Japanese garden landscape, first read up on the elements that are traditionally Japanese, and then you can focus on implementing them in your own unique way.
Photo Credits: _Harry Lime_
Originally posted 2009-09-14 03:24:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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January 2nd, 2010 — English Gardens, Japense Garden, Landscaping, Victorian Garden, french garden
There are a wide variety of different types and styles of gardens. There are so many, in fact, that it may seem overwhelming and daunting for you to try and figure out the type of garden that you are interested in planting. First and foremost, there are two basic main types of gardens that you can plant, and these are flower gardens and vegetable gardens, or form gardens and functional gardens as it were. These are both pretty self explanatory when you think about it. From here on, however, it gets a little trickier because there are a number of different types of gardens that you can create once you know if you want to have a vegetable garden or a flower garden.
Here is an overview of some of the more popular types of garden landscapes that you can make use of. Keep in mind that the only true limit behind your capabilities when it comes to creating a garden is your own imagination.
Garden Landscape #1 – The English Country Garden Landscape
The English country garden landscape concept is very popular, especially among people from European descent that are fans of the country sides of England. English county style garden landscapes are generally made up of unique flowers and plants that are found in the countryside of England. The types of plants and flowers and the varieties that you choose are going to vary depending on what part of the English countryside that you are actually attempting to recreate. English country style gardens generally incorporate in rustic wood, wildflowers and stone benches, as well as water in the form of a gazing pool or a pond for the best authenticity.
Garden Landscape #2 – The Victorian Garden Landscape
Victorian style garden landscapes are another popular type of garden landscape, especially among older aged gardeners. These Victorian garden spaces can incorporate a wide variety of different flowers and plants, but they will generally also incorporate stone statues like gargoyles and cherubs, Victorian style roses and bejeweled and finely colored fairy balls or gazing balls, footpaths and stone benches as well.
Garden Landscape #3 – The Japanese Garden Landscape
The Japanese garden landscape is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular, though it is important to note that they can be difficult to reproduce if you do not have plenty of land to work with. Traditional Japanese gardens feature small structures in the heart of the garden that is a teahouse or a home, and this looks out over the entire garden. Japanese style garden landscapes incorporate traditional elemental style design featuring rocks, water, lanterns and stepping stones or bridges as well.
Garden Landscape #4 – The French Garden Landscape
The French garden is an ever-formal garden, and it is typically one that would be found around a large home, a hotel, a fancy theater or some other popular attraction.
Continued in part 2.
Photo Credits: ahp_ibanez
Originally posted 2009-09-03 03:10:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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