When you feel like tossing a rug over your yard and calling it good, count on groundcover plants. Such plants are an alternative lawn (especially in shaded areas), they fill spaces between flagstone or pavers, control erosion and create a “living mulch” that cools the ground and suppresses weed growth. Today we are sharing the...
English Countryside Garden Design With Classic Black Barns
When the owner of this placed moved to Ulting Wick with her family almost 20 years ago, she found an old farmyard full of rusting machinery as well as a handful of glorious black barns. Black barns are a common feature dotting the eastern edges of the rural English landscape from Norfolk to Sussex, and...
10 Best Vertical Garden Plants With Care Tips
Vertical gardens are super popular now: they don’t take much space, look cool and are suitable for those of us who don’t have a real outdoor garden. The correct selection of plants plays an important role in the design and functioning of vertical living wall gardens. Not all plants adapt well to vertical gardening. They...
How To Choose Mulch And Landscape With It
Mulch is a miracle! Spreading a thin layer of material on top of garden soil smothers weeds, prevents both erosion and compaction, and slows evaporation so much that you can cut water use by 50 percent. Wondering how and which type to use? Here is what you need to know. The Best Kinds Of Mulch...
DIY Industrial Tiki Torch For Any Modern Backyard
It’s so gorgeous outside that I want to stay there all day and night long. If you too, then just make your outdoor spaces comfy to stay. Plant beautiful trees, shrubs and flowers, choose cool furniture, make a cozy fire pit, a pool and maybe a couple of citronella candles and tiki torches. Tiki torches...
22 Best Trees For Bonsai And How To Care For Them
Bonsai is a Japanese art form using trees grown in containers, and all the trees are small. If you want to create such a composition, today’s roundup is for you, these plants are perfect for bonsai. Japanese Maple. The Japanese Maple prefers a sunny, airy position but during great midday heat it should be placed...
How To Grow And Care For Cilantro In A Pot
Cilantro is a highly aromatic herb that is used to enhance the flavor of many South-East Asian and Mexican cuisines and as a dressing to improve the appearance of meal served. Some people consider that growing it is difficult but we don’t agree with that, you just need some smart tips. How To Grow Cilantro...
Krydda/Växer Kit For Indoor Gardening By IKEA
Many people enjoy the benefits of indoor gardening, and those of you that love IKEA can finally enjoy their own product in this sphere. Ikea has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market. The Krydda/Växer series allows consumers to grow their own plants and vegetables inside, without...
8 Cool DIY Pergolas For Your Garden And Backyard
Pergolas are popular for any kind of outdoor spaces because they perfectly defend from sun (or rain?) and make up a wonderful space for having a meal and chatting. Today I’d like to share some cool DIY pergola plans for those who are ready to spend some time building your own pergola. What’s good about...
Cute DIY Upcycled Fabric Twine Planter
There are many interesting DIY ways to renovate a planter, and today we’ll do it with fabric. Prepare a planter or container of your choice, handmade scrap fabric twine – about 4m, a hot glue gun, 3-4 glue sticks. Make your fabric twine, this is the trickiest part of the tutorial, and if you don’t...