February 8th, 2012 — 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.
Photo Credits: EMS Shane in Portland
Originally posted 2009-06-14 11:18:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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January 31st, 2012 — 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 20th, 2012 — 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 9th, 2012 — 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.
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Originally posted 2009-09-14 03:24:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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December 29th, 2011 — English Gardens, french garden, Japense Garden, Landscaping, Victorian 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.
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Originally posted 2009-09-03 03:10:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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December 20th, 2011 — Landscaping, Lights
There are a myriad of different ways that you can improve the look of your country garden landscape, and one such way is to make use of solar garden lights. Solar garden lights present you with a super ecologically friendly and cost effective method of making your garden appear more classy and more complete. These unique types of lighting are fueled by NiCad or Nickel Cadmium batteries, which are charged completely throughout the day by sunlight. The lights are automatically turned on in the evening as a result of the light change, and then in the morning they are turned off automatically, and as long as there is sunshine, their batteries are charging.
Solar lights are available in a number of different forms including floating lights and mounted lights and a myriad of different styles, shapes, sizes and colors depending on your budget and your individual needs as well. Solar lights also happen to be a really great choice for lighting around ponds and other water features because of the fact that they are so safe.
Solar Lighting Types
There are a number of different types of solar garden lights that you can use for your country garden landscape including ground stake soar garden lights, hanging solar garden lights and spotlight style solar garden lights.
- * Ground Stake Solar Garden Lights: These solar lights consist of simple LED lights that are attached via stakes, making them simple to penetrate the ground with no matter how tough it happens to be. This means that ground stake style solar lighting options are exceptional for garden beds, patios and pathways because they can be inserted right into the ground in order to achieve the lighting effects that you are looking for. These lighting options are powered using solar powers that power batteries stored within the stake. When the sun goes down, the power is used in order to light the stakes up.
- * Hanging Solar Garden Lights: These solar lights consist of gas lanterns, lanterns and candles that are hung from chains or special hangers and used in order to light up your space. These hanging solar light options have become especially popular when it comes to lighting English country gardens, French country gardens and other country garden style spaces because they offer soft and gentle lighting that isn’t too bold and fits right in with the space.
- * Spotlight Style Solar Garden Lights: Spotlight solar lighting options are often just as bright as floodlights are, but they tend to be much more focused on a specific item that you are looking to illuminate within your garden space. They are great in areas that have night sky ordinances, which are responsible for regulating the amount of light that you can release from your property into the night sky at any time.
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Originally posted 2009-08-25 03:34:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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November 21st, 2011 — Ideas, Water Gardens
Landscape waterfalls are capable of being added in order to create flow into your pond, your water garden or your pool. Landscape waterfalls are also capable of being freestanding or even fountain like. Landscape waterfalls are capable of being made from concrete, fiberglass, stone or even existing water features on your property. What this means is that you have a wealth of different opportunities for creating water features in your country garden landscaping space. If you do not already have a stream or a pond on your property, do not worry as waterfalls are still capable of being designed with a kit or from scratch.
Depending on the width and the height for the waterfall, country garden landscape waterfalls are capable of creating different sounds as well as different sensory effects. Larger boulders and stones are capable of creating narrower and splashier water falls, while flat flagstones are going to create wider water falls that are sheet like in nature. You can create splashy sounds, flowing sounds, splashy waterfalls, gentle waterfalls and pretty much anything that you like. No matter what you end up choosing, water falls in your country garden landscape are going to add a sense of spirituality, serenity, class and true beauty to your outdoor space.
Some people believe that it is the beauty of the water falls and their soothing water sound that make waterfalls so vitally important to a modern country garden landscape space. Other people believe that it is the negative ions that positively affect the serotonin levels in our brains, promoting a complete elevation of our mood, our health and our energy level. Water makes is feel good, no matter how you look at it, and what that means is that installing waterfalls in the modern country garden landscape is a wise avenue to pursue.
Waterfalls, just as with the ocean and with flowing rivers, are some of the best sources of the negative ions that boost our moods. Their motion is capable of disturbing the molecules of water, allowing the electrons to become displaced, and the negative ions result from the spare electron trying to find another oxygen molecule to bond with. In other words, adding waterfalls to your space is a great thing to do, not only for the aesthetic beauty and value but also for a lift to your mood.
No matter what your country garden landscape space is like, it can benefit from a waterfall. There are large waterfalls and small ones, tall ones and short ones, portable ones and permanent ones. No matter what you plan to do with your garden space, you will benefit from installing a waterfall of your very own and all of the myriad of benefits that are associated with having running water in your space, regardless of whether or not you believe in the negative ions that are charging up your mood.
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Originally posted 2009-07-27 05:48:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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November 17th, 2011 — Gardening Tips
It is the tools that make the garden in many cases. Having the right tools for your country garden landscape is vitally important if you want to get the most out of your plants. Some of these tools simply cannot be lived without when it comes to gardening on your own. Here is a guide to the gardening tools that you must have in your arsenal in order to create a good garden space no matter how large or how small your garden space actually is.
- * Spade: This is a hand tool that is used for the purpose of digging up soil and loosening soil. The average spade has a flat blade and its bottom edge is sharp.
- * Pruning Shears: These typically have straight blades for cutting, and they are capable of varying in size. When choosing a pair of pruning shears, keep in mind what types of plants you will be pruning and buy accordingly.
- * Trowel: This is an absolute must have when you need to dig small holes. It is shaped like a scoop and has a handle as well as a blade that is pointed and metal. Trowels also happen to be quite handy when it comes to weeding.
- * Hose: You are going to need a high quality garden hose and should also have an adjustable nozzle for it. You should keep the hose handy at all times so that you are not dragging it all over with you as you go. Keep in mind that a nozzle that is adjustable is also food for plants that only like light mists of water.
- * Spading Fork: A spading form is like a regular fork, but the tines are flat and they are wide. The purpose of this tool is to help you turn your dirt over for good aeration.
- * Plant Stakes: These will help to make sure that your garden is growing tall.
- * Garden Labels: These will help to make sure that you know where each plant is being planted. If you do not want to label each plant, draw a sketch so that you can keep track.
- * Rake: An ordinary, common garden rake can be extremely useful for removing top debris including weeds and dead leaves in order to keep your garden looking great.
- * Cultivator: This is a very handy tool that will allow you to stir nutrients into your soil while aerating your soil.
There are a wide variety of other tools that you can add into your arsenal to keep things growing as your garden grows. Keep these tools in mind when you begin to build your tool arsenal, making sure that your country garden landscape is growing beautifully all throughout the year as well as for many, many years to come.
Photo Credits: Nadya Peek
Originally posted 2009-07-23 05:42:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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October 22nd, 2011 — 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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October 21st, 2011 — 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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