All Entries in the "GARDEN DECOR" Category
Garden Decorations That Bring Your Backyard to Life
One of the best parts of having your own backyard is the fact that you get to decorate in any way that you would like. It seems like there are an endless number of garden decorations to choose from these days, and you can find rather specific types of decorations that seem like they were [...]
Spruce up Your Garden for Summer BBQs
Summer is finally on the way and that can only mean one thing – it’s nearly BBQ time! But it also means that now is the time to start sprucing up your garden to ensure you can make the most of those lazy days and long, light evenings. Many Brits herald the arrival of warmer [...]
Upgrading Your Deck Is Easier than You Think
The deck is your private space outdoors and a little sprucing can go a long way in adding beauty to it. Upgrading your deck may not be as difficult or as expensive as you may think it to be. Simple but practical changes can make a lot of difference to your deck. Let’s start with [...]
Hummingbird Feeders for a Lovely Garden Ecosystem
Some people would like to have gardens in order to have nice flowers, to have a place to go out to and enjoy the fresh air. For other people the garden has something different to offer: animals and birds. In case you want to make your garden friendly for them, you can be sure that [...]
How to Transform Your Garden Into a Social Hotspot
With this year’s warmer weather starting to appear on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about changes you can make to your garden space. If you’re the sociable kind, your garden is often the perfect space to hold an impromptu get-together or a full-on summer party. Transforming an ordinary looking space into a social [...]
Garden Dwarfs – The Smile and the History
Those of us owning a green space around the house are tempted to hide behind the trees and the flower beds one or several colorful garden dwarfs. Where did these cute statues come from and how did they linger till day? The answer is one related to history but also to the fairytale realm. It [...]
History of Clay Pots – An Important Element of Gardening
The humble clay pot has been around in the gardening world ever since the reign of Ramses III. The Roman senators considered the clay pot a trend and Cosimo di Medici brought it back into the public’s attention. Luc della Robbia decorated it and made it look like a piece of art. Thus goes the [...]
Rock Garden – Landscaping Tips And Flower Choices
Rocks, pebbles and stones can be used in an economical and attractive manner to create a number of different effects in your garden – for instance you can use them to create borders for flower beds, to create interesting color contrasts in the garden and in non flowering seasons the rock arrangements can create their [...]
The Principles Of Tree Penjing – The Literati Style
Shumu Penjing or Tree Penjing, like the art of Bonsai, places great emphasis on the proper cultivation of the trunk of the plant – tree Penjing of the literati style or Wenren Mu as it is known in Chinese is an art form that seeks to create the distinctive long, thin branches that are tapering [...]
The Importance Of Having Bird Houses Or Bird Feeders In Your Garden
If you think that having bird houses, bird baths or bird feeders in the garden are purely for decorative purposes then think again. There are many reasons why you should try and attract birds to your garden: They keep the insect population under control in your garden. They can be something of a natural pesticide [...]
