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Natural Stone For Unique Landscaping

by CoolGarden January 1, 2020 No Comments

Natural stone is a great option for unique landscaping. Lots of house owners love the way landscaping that includes natural stone looks. And they surely would like having it in their backyard, but getting this type of design is not an easy thing to do. Luckily, stone is very versatile and can be transformed in many ways. All you have to do is make sure that you have a trained and creative eye which can help you make the right decision. This is a sure way to make your landscape be envied by everyone.

Types of natural stones. First of all, you have to think about the kind of stone that you want to use in your yard. There are various types available when it comes to natural stones. So what should you do? You should learn more about the features that characterize each type, and then use them in order to create unique designs. Hopefully, the following options will help you decide.

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Winter Plants: Cyclamen

by CoolGarden December 31, 2019 No Comments

Cyclamen are a seasonal flowering plant, available during the winter months. Cyclamen are ideally suited to growing in a shaded rockery or naturalized in the light shade of woodland borders. As well as shapely, marbled foliage, Cyclamen have the most elegant, sweptback flowers in shades of pink, white or carmine, often accompanied by a seductive fragrance. With cool temperatures, bright light, and a feeding every two weeks, Cyclamen can reward you with several months of beautiful flowers.

Cyclamen are very popular flowering houseplants that are exceptionally beautiful and very striking. If possible, keep your cyclamen in an unheated room that maintains a daytime temperature of no more than 68°F.

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Improve Your Garden Privacy With Fencing

by CoolGarden December 30, 2019 No Comments

Fencing can improve your garden privacy and keep good neighborly relationships at the same time. Privacy is a big issue these days with social media making us more open every day, but we still want to maintain our privacy at home. While there is no guarantee that this is so, proper fencing can help improve your home privacy, security, and provide a pleasant living environment.

1. Cut off the cut through. Sometimes, especially in neighborhoods without fenced in yards, people can walk freely cutting through property lines rather than sticking to sidewalks or roadways. By fencing in your yard this makes it less accessible for those wandering by.

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Bamboos

by CoolGarden December 29, 2019 No Comments

Bamboos belong to the grass family (Gramineae). They are evergreen with woody hollow stems called culms and narrow, handsome foliage. Bamboos make excellent architectural plants; even when used as screens or hedges, they make a dramatic statement in any garden.

They will grow in any dry, sheltered, shady spot and can create a lush tropical effect together with other evergreen shrubs. The tall vertical culms make interesting contrasts with the fronded foliage of ferns. Japanese anemones can be grown nearby, especially white ones such as Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Joubert’.

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Making Small Structures In The Garden

by CoolGarden December 28, 2019 No Comments

Pergolas, arbors, gazebos and other small structures open to the air provide pleasant places for shelter or simply to sit in and enjoy the view of your garden. They can also provide interesting and attractive focal points in the garden.

It is important to make sure all these structures are generously proportioned but not too large or grandiose for the size and style of garden you are creating, otherwise they will be overbearing and detract from the beauty of the garden itself.

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When To Plan The Garden Structures?

by CoolGarden December 27, 2019 No Comments

When to plan the garden structures? Winter is definitely the best time to be planning what you may want to do to make your garden more fun for the coming season. Winter is perfect period to plan your garden as well as viewing your landscape and making decisions about what wonderful effects you want to create in your garden next year. When the leaves fall and the flowers are gone, you can see the vastness of your garden and imagine just where a nice arbor or water feature might go.

Think about the room for lots of lovely additions to your garden. This leaves room for lots of lovely additions to your garden. One might question how anything could add to the beauty of flowers, trees and shrubs. The idea is not to surpass, but to enhance those beautiful natural plants.