Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Many people do not associate concrete with beautiful gardens but in fact, concrete landscaping has come along way in the last 10 years or so. Now concrete landscaping is all the rage and can also be very attractive.
You can use concrete landscaping for many different elements of your garden. Most people use concrete landscaping [...]
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
If you look through garden landscaping books and magazines, you’ll find a huge range of garden landscaping ideas. Many of them will inspire you but to find the one that is right for your garden and that is just what your garden needs may take some reading and understanding.
Before you start, you need to [...]
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
One thing that can make any house really stand out, is by having a beautifully cut and shaped lawn. This is a great way to show off your plants to the fullest. Although relatively easily to create by laying turf or by sowing grass seed, a lawn does take a bit if looking after to [...]
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Getting the level of watering correct is important if you are to maintain healthy plants and the overall look of your garden.
As the videos in my previous posts have been so popular, I’m including another, this time explaining how to properly water your plants.
Getting it right is a tricky balancing act, but if you [...]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Last time I wrote about front garden landscaping, so this time I’m heading into the back garden!
One of the places people get most pleasure out of is their back garden. It is a great place to relax that the whole family can enjoy. Whether it be a barbecue or simply a quiet drink whilst enjoying [...]
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
When you drive or walk down any street, the thing you notice above all others is the front gardens of the houses. You don’t necessarily look at the houses themselves first, you look at the front gardens, the trees, the freshly cut lawns, the bright coloured flowers. That’s why having front garden landscaping is crucial [...]
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Sunday, August 5th, 2007
One of the things you need to think about when setting up your garden is the choice of garden tools. You can get carried away with the massive selection available. I’ve just come across a video that gives a bit of a lesson on what some of the main tools are used for.
As you [...]
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
If you are looking for some inspiration for your garden take a look at this video I just found on YouTube. It shows the stages that you should go through when designing a garden.
This looks like a pretty major job to me, but it does show what can be achieved with a little bit [...]
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Last time I wrote about hard landscaping, so I thought I’d talk about soft landscaping this time!
When you think about a garden, you think of plants, freshly cut lawns and well sculptured trees. These types of additions are known as soft landscaping. This basically means that they are not permanent structures. There are literally hundreds [...]
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