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Flower gardening is a great hobby. It is really rewarding and satisfying to see the flowers blooming and enhancing the charm of your garden. Well! Before I proceed further, let me tell you that it requires dedication and hard work but the task is really enjoyable. (more…)

A cactus can be widely used as an indoor plant, and do perfectly well even when put in small pots, but do not forget the three essentials: food, water and light. This is one plant which resents pampering. They often thrive better under neglect than they do when too carefully tended. (more…)

As one of the simplest forms of life, plants have the immense power to bring life and movement to every part of your house. You can let your imagination and taste decide how to lay out your plant decor. The first and foremost thing, before starting any kind of planning, is to take the size of the room into consideration. Everything else will follow accordingly. (more…)

Your hedges are an integral part of your garden and not just a contraption to hide your ugly fences. Pruning your hedges in the right fashion is imperative and can offer many benefits, such as creating wind protection, acting as an adequate host for birds and useful garden insects, and even adding value to your property. Although the best and most preferred method of selective pruning is by hand, automated trimming is also gaining popularity due to convenience and time saving benefits. (more…)

The saying goes ‘love thy labor’, but how about ‘eat thy labor’? There is nothing like doing things yourself and enjoying the results rather than buying ready made produce. Be it cooking or sewing, the real fun is in doing it yourself. So why not cook with home-grown vegetables? It will save you the labor of going to the grocery and save you from the rocketing food prices. So here are some vegetable gardening basics that will help you grow fresh plump vegetables at home. (more…)

Weeds are fundamentally unwanted plants, which grow alongside your desirable garden plants. Don’t think it can’t hurt to have a few extra plants in the garden. Weeds are generally fast growing, as well as fast spreading, like an infectious disease, and they will choke your garden plants out of water, nutrients, sunlight, and growing space. They affect both plant yield and quality. A number of different methods for weed control exist for ending this nuisance. (more…)

Landscaping adds value to your house and makes it attractive. This effect is not achieved in a day. To get that perfect landscape you need a vision. The first step is to decide what you want. You can’t start building that perfect garden or landscape at random without having a perfect picture in your mind. If necessary plan it on paper, it will give you clarity and you will know where to start. (more…)

A few fundamental rules should be obeyed when watering the plants in your garden, in order to conserve water and avoid damaging the plants. The most important rule says: it’s better to water plants rarely, but on these occasions to water thoroughly so that the water penetrates most locations, than to water frequently and only water the immediate surface. Because if only the surface is sufficiently watered, then the plants do not grow any deep roots, with which they can extract water from deeper below in the soil during dry periods. (more…)

“Our new petrol powered machine is elegant, versatile, and usable on most types of terrain”, explains Antonio De Filippo, the manager of Hobby and Garden at Al-Ko: Anyone who is thinking this describes a car, is mistaken – he is describing a petrol powered lawnmower. Of course the similarities between the two aren’t coincidental. The garden device manufacturer took a few tips from automobile manufacturers while designing the Silver 520 BR Premium. (more…)