The garden can be a total place of paradise. It can be relaxing, somewhere to hear the children play, somewhere for your pets to lay in the sun in the summertime. But sometimes, a garden can feel like an extra burden. And this is more so if it does not suit your personal needs. This is where designing your own garden for exactly your needs can make it feel more personal and more lovely. Here are a few tips for designing your garden. Mood board Brainstorming a range of different designs for your garden is a lot of … [Read more...] about Designing Your Garden
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5 Tips for Getting Rid of Rodents in Your Garden
A gardener's battle in the garden often seems to be with insects; however, rodents can wreak some serious havoc to plants as well. In addition to nibbling on your produce and tunneling through your garden, rodents like gophers, mice, and rats can eventually move on to your home. To avoid damage and further infestation, it's important to remove any unwanted critters. Here are a few tips on how to get rid of rodents from your garden. 1. Adopt a Cat Cats have long been known for their ability to hunt mice and other rodents. A great … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Getting Rid of Rodents in Your Garden
Five Fall Gardening Tasks You Mustn’t Forget
Many of us give up on our gardens at the end of summer. However, even though the leaves may be falling off and the sun may be disappearing, there are still many gardening jobs to be getting on with in fall – many of which will help to preserve your garden throughout winter. Below are just five gardening tasks that are worth doing in the fall. Fertilize Your Lawn Fertilizer helps to give your plants an added growth boost. It’s often not necessary to fertilize shrubs and flowers, however it’s worth adding some fertilizer to your lawn. … [Read more...] about Five Fall Gardening Tasks You Mustn’t Forget
5 Ways to Add Excitement to Your Garden
When you’re looking to create a gorgeous outside space, you may think that you need a huge budget to do it. And sometimes, when it comes to building the dream house and yard, that is the case. But it doesn’t have to be. It is possible to get some really great curb appeal on a budget or by cutting back in some places and splurging in others. I love the yard and garden at our current home. It was actually the deciding factor, for me, on saying yes to this house because of all the various flowers that bloom from spring to early winter. It was … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Add Excitement to Your Garden
Fast and Easy Ways to Make the Garden Look Great
Creating and maintaining a gorgeous garden doesn’t have to be difficult, nor does it need to take up a lot of your precious time. There are numerous fast and easy fixes that will make your garden look great in no time at all... Get Some Artificial Grass If you’re often found enviously staring at the neighbor's lush and green lawn, but you simply don’t have the time or inclination to tend to your own rather sad looking grass, cheat. Artificial lawns are becoming increasingly popular and it’s hardly surprising because they ensure that your … [Read more...] about Fast and Easy Ways to Make the Garden Look Great
How To Grow an Edible Garden With Your Family
Growing an edible garden is a fun experience for both parents and children, and can be a great way of spending more quality time together as a family. The experience itself will teach kids about where food comes from as well as offer short time success with the fruits of their labor. For all the newbie green thumbs out there, here are a few tips on how to have a thriving edible garden. Design Phase Best Places to Plant Edible plants do best under full exposure of the sun, however also benefit from some coverage to block potential winds … [Read more...] about How To Grow an Edible Garden With Your Family
Garden Landscaping: How You Can Create Your Dream Space
If you are looking to do more with your outdoor space this spring, then it is a pretty exciting prospect. When you can make the room more like a room in the home, then weather permitting, you can enjoy the great outdoors much more. But often it is neglected, and not cleaned up or tidied as much as room indoors is. But if you want to create a space for the children to play in or for you to relax in, then being able to landscape your garden and yard is a good way to go. But where do you start if you are new to landscaping and have not had to deal … [Read more...] about Garden Landscaping: How You Can Create Your Dream Space
This Year, Don’t Desert These Parts Of Your Home
Whether or not it always seems to be true, your garden is actually one of the most important parts of the home. If you are keen for your home to look its best, and to feel like the kind of home you can love, then you will need to pay at least as much attention and respect to your garden as to the other parts of the house. But there are a number of parts of the garden which are routinely overlooked by many people, and in so doing the whole home can suffer. Make sure you pay attention to these parts of your garden this year, and in so doing … [Read more...] about This Year, Don’t Desert These Parts Of Your Home
