Want to be the envy of all the neighbours in the avenue then a water feature has to be placed into the garden. What ever fancy garden ornamentation that is to be - is entirely up to your own choosing. Because of the many designs and fixtures you may come up against problems in trying to decide what water garden feature to have. The pond is a water feature found in most gardens today in all shapes and sizes and enhanced to the full with added extras to set the scene. Water ...

The sounds of the water from your garden feature and the effect it can have on you is an experience not to be missed. Pump up the volume with the sound of splashing water. For instance listen to the sound of running bath water and to the constant dripping of a tap - which can be annoying to say the least. However, if we change the word dripping to trickling and replace the word running with flowing then that is another kettle of fish (excuse the pun if you have a pond. If ...

Running Bamboo is the most widely grown, fast growing type of bamboo plant in the world, and is comprised of over 700 species. The most widely used and possibly the 'King' of the running bamboo in the Phyllostachys genus, which is comprised of approximately 80 species. The most fast growing, popular bamboo species are Phyllostachys aurea (Golden Bamboo or Fishing Pole Bamboo); Phyllostachys bambusoides (Giant Timber Bamboo); Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo); Phyllostachys n...

In centuries past, ancient man noticed that grapes hanging on vines lasted for months, and even though seedy, the fruit was sweet to the taste. These grapes dried out in the sun and were called raisins. The raisins could be stored for months to be eaten at a later time, centuries before advanced civilizations learned how to preserve foods artificially by canning and freezing. Other fruit items such as palm tree dates, figs, apricot, prune-plum, pear, and peach could be preser...

Clumping bamboo is composed of over 500 species, and is less adaptable than the running bamboo species. The vast majority of clumping bamboo species grow in the tropical, and sub-tropical regions around the world, however, several species will grow in the southern United States, zones 7 ? 10. Clumping bamboo, as the name suggests, grows into large grass-like clumps with the stalks growing tightly together, and expanding 360 degrees outwards, to reach a diameter of 10 ? 15 fee...

Landscape shrubs are divided into two main categories: Evergreen shrubs grown primarily for the green leaves, and shrubs that are grown for flowers. Some of the flowering shrubs that are grown for flowers are also evergreen, such as: Albelia, Azalea, Banana shrub, Bottlebrush, Bridal Wreath, Gardenia, Ligustrum, Oleander, and Tea Olive. Azaleas and Camellias are the most important of the flowering shrubs. Flowering Evergreen Shrubs Azaleas are perhaps the most well know...

Next to the landscape importance of trees is that of shrubs that grow in our gardens, parks, landscape foundation, street borders, and commercial landscapes. Thousands of different varieties of shrubs are grown to ornament lawns, yards, and borders, but only a few varieties are available to buy at your local nursery for planting, and growing. Many shrubs are selected and grown on a basis of intelligent buying of flowering hedges, evergreen cold hardiness, non-flowering hedges...

Container gardens may be more nominal than in-ground plantings, but they usually recompense creative design and a broadminded willingness to change. With container gardens, you can experiment freely with combinations as well as new plants, considering that you can simply redecorate these planters the following season. It?s not prudent to use garden soil if it drains badly or is infertile. You can surmount locations of shade and add pizzazz with perked up dark corners simply b...

A functional design layout can be kept extremely easy for an indoor garden. For a small indoor garden, all forms and shapes work to create whatever ambiance and comfort-level is needed. No matter how small, any indoor space will do whether it?s in the ranch-style home, a farmhouse, an apartment, in a townhouse or condominium, a precise, unique design and style can be transformed for your delight. When one thinks of a ?garden?, it invokes images and visions of carpet smooth...

Many modern day American homes, especially those located in the suburbs come with a beautifully landscaped lawn like a sparkling green carpet laid out in the front. In fact, there are many who simply cannot dream of a home without a lawn, mowed, watered and trimmed. And maybe with tulips raising their glorious heads here and there as added charm. Gardening has become a favorite pastime and for some it is a serious past time. But do you know the secret behind that sylvan sp...