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landscaping ideas on the front yard

 Look for landscaping ideas in the front yard Real estate agents claim that landscape designs on the front yard will add value to your home. In terms of sales, they enhance the curb appeal of the home by beautifying the home. They are a great way to focus on the important architectural structures of the home. These include garden beds, arches, entrances, driveways, and windows. Does this mean you have to wait until your house is put up for 'sale' before maintaining your front lawn? No way! Despite your real estate plans I truly believe that a few front yard landscaping ideas are a great gardening project. They give you the opportunity to take a break from your backyard gardening to pursue another side of gardening. You can create a focal point with a water feature or some small trees or design the front yard garden to increase the curb attraction even in the small front yard. Many do not know where to start. 1. Medieval charm Technically, this film does not show the...

How and what to plant under a tree

what to plant under a tree You are not stupid enough to want to set up a garden under a mature tree. It is natural for a gardener to close his eyes and turn the hard earth, rare weeds, and bud roots into a shady corner with hostas, astilps, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Nature is good when it comes to gardening. As with many endeavors, there is a right and wrong way to set up a garden under a tree. My training as a professional horticulturist has taught me that when planting under mature trees care is needed not to damage their roots. I also know that the plants I choose have to deal with dry soil, shade, root competition, and ever-changing humidity and light conditions. Look for plants that work well with dry shade. Even if you are not a horticulturist, knowing the root system and cultural needs of the tree will allow you to create a garden with new plants and trees. See Tips for Planting. Meet the needs of your tree first Not all trees are created equal. Each one needs specifi...

6 Perennial Climbing Plants to Train

 Best Evergreen Climbers - 10 Perennial Climbing Plants to Train Whether you are redesigning your backyard or want to introduce some screening for privacy or shade, adding green climbers is a must. Ideal for digging and closing walls, fences, and trusses - extending the boundaries of your garden year-round, green climbers can add much-needed color, texture, and shelter to wildlife if trained on pergolas and arches. The best evergreen climbers These are perennial climbers among the best climbing plants you can walk on. 1. The best green climber for shade Hedera colchica 'Sulfur Heart' AGM - The pride of the paddy is an excellent Persian ivy with large heart-shaped green leaves sprinkled with lime and gold. It can be used to decorate walls or to make floor coverings, and if you are looking for garden shade ideas it is perfect because it will wear thicker than any truss. 2. The best green climber for pots Sollya heterophylla - The Bluebell Creeper is an Australian clim...

Tomato catfishing

 Tomato catfishing: how to diagnose, treat and prevent it One of the deepest pleasures of home-grown tomatoes is that we can grow a wide variety of tomatoes with unique colors, flavors, shapes, and sizes. We are no longer limited to the mostly bland, spherical, red toms found in the store. We can explore many types of colors from bright yellow to deep purple from small to large. But, once in a while, we grow a tomato that has turned from unique to ugly. What happened? This may be the case when the cat encounters the tomato. Let’s find out exactly what it is and how to avoid this false tomato phenomenon. What is CatFacing? Catfaced is different from some fruit and flower problems that tomatoes face. If the tomato ripens with deep indentations, rough scars, blisters, random ripening, and sometimes limited areas it is called cat face. The reasons the cat faces are still a mystery. This is not the end of the world, it only affects some tomatoes in general. But it is often f...

10 Showy Red Flowers

 Beautiful houseplants with spectacular red flowers Here are the 10 best beautiful red perennial flowers collected to help you find ideas that will attract attention in your home. The ones that are sure to add serious visual interest to your indoor living space. From bright flowers like chenille to dramatic shaped-heart like flamingo lilies and beautiful daisies, each of these red flowers is easy to buy and grow at the plant store. If you want something bigger and brighter or are looking to use small flowers as accents, there is something for you. Red flowers are an eye-catching color that adds energy, vitality, and brightness to your home as well as a passion for working well with other interiors. It is a very attractive color that will attract the attention of everyone in or around your home. Each type of flower will vary in shape and shade, so there are plenty of varieties for you to choose from to make every corner of your home look special. With this guide, we will...

tips to do raised bed gardening Amanda Shiffler Contributing Writer

 6 Essential Tips for Setting Up a Bed Garden Raised bed gardening has become popular over the past decade or so. An elevated garden bed is, in essence, a large planting box used for gardening instead of the traditional method of sowing plants directly into the ground. Raised beds, or "garden boxes", add an aesthetic appeal to the landscape, while at the same time providing many benefits such as facilitating gardening, better weed and pest control, creating a longer growing season, and creating greater heights. Yield. If you are playing with the idea of ​​trying out raised bed gardens or already using them, check out these great tips to make your gardening even more successful! 1. Build with lightweight materials When you start planning raised garden beds, the materials used to build them are important. If possible, stay away from heavy logs, railway ties, and cement blocks. Instead, stick to thin wooden planks because they will be lighter. The beds are still heav...

6 Secrets of Growing Zucchini

 6 Secrets of Growing Zucchini for Your Biggest Harvest This Summer If there’s one vegetable that everyone jokes about eating too much, it’s zucchini. But what happens if you feel like you're doing everything right, and you're not getting an abundance of those crisp, green summer squashes? Believe it or not, it can sometimes take a little extra effort to get this popular cucurbit. But once you know the tips and tricks for growing tons of zucchini, you will be sending them to your neighbors in no time. In this article, we are going to look at some of the things you can do to get your biggest zucchini harvest. The secrets of plenty of zucchini go from spring to the first frost. 1. Start them correctly One of the best things you can do for your zucchini is to make sure they get a solid and healthy start. The easiest way to do this is to add a mulch full of two mulches of manure and worm molds to the soil where you plan to plant your seed or your alternative. Mix compos...