Gardening

Making Your Outdoors More Sustainable

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by OpenMint.net | on January 17th, 2012 | 0 comments

We all want a garden that looks nice and is a resource for peace and beauty, a place we can relax and distress. Yet gardening can have a negative effect on the environment and the biodiversity of your neighbourhoods and ultimately our planet. So here are some tips that you might consider when gardening and planning your outdoor space. Try to keep as much autochthonous vegetation as you can. That will preserve the natural look of your surrounding and give you an idea of continuity with the ...

Wintergardening

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by OpenMint.net | on January 16th, 2012 | 0 comments

We know keeping up with your garden or balcony in the winter is not easy at all. First of all we all lack the motivation to be outside gardening in the cold and gloomy winter days, secondly lack of flowers and vegetations make it a bit more difficult to create a beautiful landscape. Or so we were told. Of course the possibilities and range of plants that you can use to shape your winter garden will vary greatly, and they ...

Planting roses

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by Natura | on June 16th, 2011 | 0 comments

Are roses your favorite plants but you do not know the exact procedures of planting them? It is said that roses are the queens of the gardens but not everybody knows how to plant them and it is not easy to keep them for long. Here we wanted to give you some tips on how to plant rose trees and how to preserve some roses such as the climbing roses for longer. First of all, you have ...

Indoor plants care

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by Natura | on June 9th, 2011 | 0 comments

How to take care of your houseplants? Currently, in a lot of houses there is a growing interest in indoor plants. In the gray monotony of the big cities, they represent nature but as their natural environment is being outdoors, we do not have to forget that they require natural environment, light, adequate temperature and ventilation, adequate humidity, water and nutrients. Summer and winter are the best seasons to buy the indoor plants since these seasons are the most extreme ...

String gardens: a new art in gardening

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by Natura | on June 1st, 2011 | 0 comments

Have you ever seen a string garden? This is the new fashion of gardening: the art of hanging plants. In the website String Gardens you can find a lot of examples of different hanging plants. There is also a facebook page with new pictures added everyday from this beautiful art. Its creator is Fedor van der Valk, a Dutch artist who creates stunning gardens of rope from fruit trees to small plants. A few threads ...

Greener cities: urban farming and urban gardens

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by Natura | on May 26th, 2011 | 0 comments

Urban farming and urban gardens are getting more and more known nowadays. More people with the aim of occupying unused land in the city such as rooftops, walls, planters and sidewalk cafes but they occupy it by planting gardens or even small farms. Maybe it is becoming more known and more institutions are taking part on these programs due to the economic crisis but what it is sure is that it is spreading throughout the world and it is ...

Chelsea Flower Show 2011

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by Natura | on May 19th, 2011 | 0 comments

The Chelsea Flower Show this year will be from Tuesday 24 till Saturday 28 May at London SW3. The grounds of the Royal Hospital of London are transformed every year into show gardens. It has attracted many visitors since its creation in 1913 and the garden area has even increased considerably. It is considered one of the most famous in the world and it is important for observing new gardening trends and new plant varieties are launched in ...

Most beautiful gardens in the world

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by Natura | on May 18th, 2011 | 0 comments

Is there something better than seeing beautiful gardens when you are travelling? There are a lot of different lists on the most beautiful gardens of the world. Indeed, there are a lot of them if we think about the beautiful nature in Canada and USA, where you can find wonderful national parks, but also, if we think about the amazing gardens in Tokyo or the beautiful botanic gardens in London we can see there are a lot of them, equally beautiful ...

Save on gardening

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by Natura | on May 17th, 2011 | 0 comments

How to save on your garden and save on the ecosystem at the same time? There are some things you can do to save on your gardening and to save the environment. 1. Watering at night: You can save water by watering at night in your garden, in that way it reduces greatly the consumption of water since we are watering when there is not sun. The pots will retain the water better than if you water with heat. Also, ...

Japanese Garden Design: some ideas

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by Natura | on April 26th, 2011 | 2 comments

Would you like to make a twist to your garden and you feel like having a Japanese garden style? You can incorporate some of the principles of the Japanese garden and giving your own individual twist at the same time. You can create a space for yourself with an Asian touch. Gardening styles are beginning to spread in the landscape of gardening and one of them is the so called “Japanese Garden”. This kind of style has some aesthetic principles ...

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