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Deciding Your Buying Factors With Water Fountain Tips

Owning a water fountain sounds really good. But how good you will feel when you will actually have it. I know you always wanted to add on the beauty of your house, garden or business area by a water fountain. The trickling sound of water spell bound you and takes you away from your worries. You can walk around the incredible natural beauty, collect the ever pleasing moments and can have the joy of being surrounded by the dreams only staying at your cozy home.

So do you really find a water …

Guidelines To Building Perfect Garden Buildings

Need an extra room or a private office, garden buildings may provide that room for you. It’s an inexpensive way to add extra space in your backyard. They are fairly easy to build mostly because the instructions are provided to you and lots of the equipment comes with easy snaps. So with just a little knowledge of a working hammer your building will be done in no time.

The building parts are delivered to your door usually in a packed down flat project in a box. It does not come with insulation or any …

How to Make a Flower Pot Chair

Make a Garden Flower Pot Chair

While ‘dumpster diving’ I found the cutest little chair. It needed a little repair but instead of fixing it so that it could be utilized as a child’s chair, I made it into a darling flowerpot holder… and you can, too!

First I made sure the chair was clean and dry. It was in pretty good shape, with no rough edges or nails sticking out. It had all four legs and a good seat, but was missing a support strut for the legs. Since I wouldn’t be …

Garden and Outdoor Lighting Ideas

Garden and outdoor lighting can extend the use of the garden into the evening, as well as providing the reassurances of safety and security for the outside areas of the home. In recent years fashions have moved away from garden lighting being limited to the single halogen floodlight set high on the rear wall of the home, throwing a uniformly bright illumination over the garden, or the functional bulkhead light fixed to the side of the front of the home’s front entrance, but when fitted with a suitably adjusted sensor, these lights will still have …

Fairy Decorations Add Enchantment to Homes and Gardens

In times of austerity and economic downturn, we all need a little extra happiness and joy in our lives, and these can come from the simplest of things, such as home-made cookies, hand made gifts and expressing our creativity through our homes and gardens. Fairy decorations appeal to adults just as much as to children, evoking, as they do, buried memories of childhood innocence, stories, fun, and unquestioning faith that fairies, sprites, pixies and elves do exist to enchant our world. Their very elusiveness makes them more magical, more enticing, more fun.…

How to Plan for a Major Landscaping Project

Planning for a major landscape design or garden design project is important, as it’s the only way to be sure that you have everything that you need. If you’re going to be doing a major project, it’s essential that you are prepared for a number of things:

Costs

The first thing that you’re going to have to do is create a budget, as that will set a limit on what you will and won’t be able to do. You no doubt have a certain amount of money to work with, so determine …

Inspiring Gardens For Growing Food In Small Spaces

If you do not have enough space to create a full fledges garden, indoor gardening would be a rewarding experience for you. With the help of hydroponics systems you can easily grow flowers as well as vegetables you desire without worrying about the outdoor setting or soil problems. Even the smallest of balconies, patio gardens or even window boxes can provide an abundance of foods for you to enjoy through hydroponic gardening methods. You can use small container to grow food in areas where it would otherwise be impossible to grow plants. …

Garden Route Travel Options

Few coastal stretches in the world can claim the beauty of the Garden Route, so named for its lush, green, indigenous forests, golden beaches and rushing rivers. An abundance of bird species and wildlife can be found here and the area’s pristine beaches, lapped by azure waters, are home to seals, dolphins and whales (the latter from June to October to calve in the warm Indian Ocean).

Occupying a slender coastal plane from the Gouritz River near Mossel Bay in the west to the Storms River mouth east of Plettenberg Bay, the Garden Route meanders for …

Getting Started With a Starter Greenhouse

With portable greenhouses becoming cheaper and more easily available, there are many people who have become interested in owning one. Whether you are planning to build or buy a starter greenhouse, you should first consider your space requirements and your budget. These two important factors can help you make the right decision regarding the type of structure to be constructed or purchased. You will also need to think about heating and ventilation requirements, and make sure there’s a handy supply of water. From there you can decide what your structure should be made of …

How Can I Use Fencing To Transform My Garden

Gardening is a great hobby, and there are plenty of ways for homeowners to turn their landscape into an inviting oasis. Using fencing to create separate areas is one approach that is often used. This can be used to build private areas that are screened from neighbours and nearby traffic. The materials that can be used in the fences will also lend a hand to the home’s appearance. Cedar and redwood are two common materials that are renowned for their durability and appearance. Metal and chain links are other options, and …

How to Create a Vegetable Garden

It is not difficult to plant a vegetable garden, but you do have to understand the few steps that are involved. The first thing to do is to plan where you will be placing your garden plot. The next step is to get the soil prepared, and set the seeds or starter plants in place. After that, all you have to do is tend to the plants in your garden and keep the weeds at bay. You will soon be excitedly waiting for your first harvest.

Vegetable Garden Plan

When you are planning the …