Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, universally known as ?Donatello?, was born in Florence around 1385 and was laid to rest there in 1465. The powerful nature of his art made him the greatest sculptor of the early Renaissance A fountain by Donatello, carved of granite and decorated with ornaments of marble, adorned the garden of the Medici Palace in Florence, Italy. As the most elaborate and monumental example of Florentine fountain sculpture from the entire century, this wo...

Most gardeners consider the azalea shrub as an easy plant to grow, if located in the most suitable environment. Azaleas can be divided into two recognizable groups, the evergreen azalea and the deciduous azalea, which drops all of its leaves in the fall during cold weather. Most deciduous azaleas grown in an ornamental garden are native plants of the American forests, and the group consists of approximately 16 species that vary in color from: white, pink, yellow, red and bi c...

There are three different ways of gardening. One is to have your garden inside your house. The other is to use whatever space your garden has and plant your crop outside. The third way is to do your gardening under glass. This is called greenhouse gardening. Greenhouse gardening is not that different from your average outside gardening. The main consideration that you need to think about is controlling the temperature of your greenhouse. Remembering that plants thrive at t...

When you go to the supermarket you can see fresh herbs for sale. These same herbs can be grown in your garden with a minimal amount of trouble. You can grow them from cuttings or seeds. You can divide the heavy growing herbs and plant new herb plants. Whatever format that you decide to use, herb gardening adds zest to your world. Herbs are annuals, biennials and perennial plants. Herbs like Basil, Coriander and Dill are annuals that bloom for one season only and then die. ...

What do the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Floating Gardens of China, and a popular science fiction television program have in common? Hydroponics gardening! You may have heard of a hydroponics gardening system before this, in which case you?ll understand what I?m talking about. If you haven?t heard about hydroponics gardening, don?t worry. Hopefully by the time we reach the end of this article, you will have a clear idea of what a hydroponics garden is, and if someone as...

Being able to eat and drink outside in the privacy of your garden on a summer?s day is a truly delightful experience. In the UK, our summers can be short-lived, so we?ve got to make the best of them when we do have good weather. That?s why choosing the right furniture for your outside space is so important. One of the most crucial considerations when choosing your garden furniture is how much you can afford to spend on it. Think about how much use the furniture will get be...

If you?re living in the middle of the Amazon jungle, the last thing I would recommend for you to do is try your hand at indoor gardening. After all, why try to compete with mother nature and come out looking like an amateur? But if, like most of the population of the western world you don?t actually live at the foot of a rain forest then I would really recommend looking into indoor gardening. As a jungle substitute of course. Why would you go for an indoor garden - as oppo...

Landscape gardening is to the gardener what the Sistine Chapel was to Michelangelo. A vast unblemished surface, to create and design upon in a way that is unique to you. As with all gardening forms, before you create your masterpiece you?ll need to have at a least a rough idea of what it is you want to create. Vast rolling hills and expanses of land stretching to the horizon might be all well and good in theory, but to work it properly a plan must first exist somewhere, ev...

When you own a battery powered lawn mower, you will want to pay close attention to the lawn mower batteries you purchase. Therefore, the first thing you will need to do is understand about all the different types of lawnmower batteries that are available and which ones you should be buying. There are two general types of lawnmower batteries available for lawn mowers; these are the nickel cadmium and the lead acid batteries. Each have their advantages, however, many people are...

I make my living developing layouts for other peoples yards and making it a reality, that's right I'm a landscaper. Now keep this a secret just between you and I, but my opinion on landscaping is that I don't think anyone really needs to higher a landscaper they could do the work themselves. Of course I don't share this secret with my clients, I need to earn a living somehow but if you have good landscaping ideas, you'll enjoy the fruits of your labor that much more if you do...