As in nature, the rules of design, not to be confused with personal taste, follow laws that have universal application, not because certain groups of people like architects, artists and fashion designers have decreed what’s “in” and what’s “out”, but rather because of the known effect certain stimuli have on…
The word bonsai means “tray-planted” where the word bon refers to the tray-shaped pot the tree is planted in. Today, bonsai trees are mostly grown inJapan, but can be found all over the world. In the West, bonsai is often used to indicate all small plants being cultivated in pots…
The first step to a success gardening season comes with the preparation needed to get your garden ready. How many of us have enthusiastically jumped full swing into the garden scene in mid May, only to be abandoning our efforts by early July with the vow to do it differently…
Garden can actually be of different types. Some people choose similar kinds of plants to create the garden while others choose from a wide range of plants to make the garden. If you are unable to select the right design for the garden you can surely take the help of…
A good extent of open lawn space is always beautiful. It is restful. It adds a feeling of space to even small grounds. So we might generalize and say that it is well to keep open lawn spaces. If one covers his lawn space with many trees, with little flower…
A lot of people do not spend much time thinking on a flower garden design. The moment the name comes to their mind, they start digging and planting random trees with the hopes that they will flower properly. But this is not true. Things might turn out to be completely…
Before you start your design, take a look at the garden itself. Even if you’re not a seasoned gardener you can make one or two decisions based on simple logic. For example, if your garden doesn’t get showered with sunlight because it is surrounded by trees, fences or anything else,…
Modern garden design has a very long history and all the years of garden design have played into the current trends. The first gardens that were planted purely for visual enjoyment date back to the 1500s in Egypt. There are paintings on Egyptian tombs that reflect gardens that were simply…
