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Garden Trends for 2025
In the midst of the holiday craziness thoughts start to extend to the new year ahead. Just around the corner, it makes us start thinking about new plans and goals. What will our garden trends for 2025 look like? What should we be planning for now?
Flowers for Cutting
There are so many beautiful flower arrangements and florists taking over Instagram lately, that it makes sense for people to start growing their own. Having fresh flowers in a home is certainly a luxury, but growing these yourself makes it a creative, economical hobby.
Even this simple bouquet featuring cosmos and love in a mist (Nigella) creates a classic arrangement. These two flowers are just a single example of very easy to grow flowers for creating floral arrangements.… Read Full Post
How To Truly Modernize Your Gardening
If you are keen to improve your gardening, there are always lots of ways that you can hope to do that, and it might actually be a simpler thing than you think to achieve. The truth is that there are always lots of changes in the world of gardening, just as there are in every area of life. And if you are keen to try and keep up, then you will find that there is quite a lot you need to consider here all in all. If you are keen to do that, you’ll want to think about some essentials.
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In this post, we’ll take you through some of those essentials when it comes to truly trying to modernize your gardening procedures.… Read Full Post
5 Ways To Use Plants To Boost Curb Appeal
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Whether you’re planning to sell your house or not, the curb appeal is a crucial factor in determining its attractiveness and value. This is a sentiment echoed by real estate agents, who understand the significant impact of curb appeal on a property’s perceived value.
Improving the visual appeal of your home and making it look attractive to visitors and passers-by can be a great way to show off the property in its best light. There are multiple ways you can do this, but adding plants to the exterior of your party can be instantly uplifting and give your home an appeal that boosts the area and is appealing to many people.
So, how can you use plants to boost your home’s curb appeal?… Read Full Post
Ways to look after your garden
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Your garden is so important to the overall appearance of your property, but unfortunately, a lot of people neglect their garden, as it’s only used when the weather is nice! More often than not, people make upgrades to the inside of their homes and keep their gardens in the back of their minds. But, this shouldn’t be the case.
Keeping your garden nice, can help improve your mental health, it’s a fun hobby to have and when you know it’s an appealing place, it’s an area where you can socialise with your friends and family members – why not get a BBQ and host everyone, once your garden is ready.
Looking after your garden can be done in so many ways.… Read Full Post
Welcome to Your Green Beginnings: How to Start a Pristine Lawn from Scratch
Hey there, green thumbs and garden newbies! So, you’ve decided to transform that barren patch of earth into a lush, vibrant lawn, huh? Well, you’re in for a fun ride! Starting a lawn from scratch might seem like a hefty task, but it’s one of the most rewarding adventures you’ll embark on. Imagine sipping your morning coffee while gazing out over a sea of green that you planted yourself—pretty rewarding, right? Let’s not waste another minute; I’m here to guide you through every step of your lawn transformation journey.
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Step 1: Let’s Talk Dirt
Okay, first up, understanding your soil is key. Before you do anything else, it’s crucial to get to know what’s beneath your feet. You can pick up a soil testing kit at your local garden store or order one online.… Read Full Post
How to Find Success in a Low Maintenance Garden
If you are someone who’s too busy to be in the garden all the time, or you simply just don’t like the garden very often, then a low maintenance garden could be the right thing for you. The trouble is, just like any garden, you still need to find success with it to know that it’s the right way to make your garden look. You want your garden to grow the right way, and the low maintenance garden means you can spend less time and less money out there, making sure that it looks good.
A paved garden, for example, is still going to be as healthy as one that is covered in lawns and flowers. As long as you are looking after your space, you’re going to find it being much more successful than if you decide to let it overgrow.… Read Full Post
Building My Raised Bed Garden
It rarely happens that we are 100% happy with how a project turns out. But my new raised bed garden is a dream come true! It sounds a little crazy, but sometimes having so much space can be intimidating. This raised bed garden is a combination of nine raised beds in a single, cohesive design that I love.
I attended a conference in February where a presenter shared her formal garden comprised of raised beds, pergolas and trellises. In Iowa. Yes, this is what I am talking about! Spurred on by her success and successful design, I started sketching out possible ways to lay this out on notepads. It is hard to picture how a raised bed garden will look when you are drawing it on paper, but after 8-10 different versions this is what we settled on.… Read Full Post
How To Prepare Your Garden For An Outdoor Wedding
If you’ve ever daydreamed about your lush garden as the backdrop for an enchanting outdoor wedding, then this one’s for you! It’s not just about having the perfect roses or the greenest grass; it’s about adding that sparkle and preserving what you love. Let’s dive into making your garden a dream wedding venue.
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Part 1: Focus On The Big Day And Make It Magical
1. Dream, Sketch, And Plan
Visualizing a wedding in your garden is like embarking on a whimsical journey. Think about how the sun will hit those blossoms, where the ceremony will be, and the perfect spot for those memorable photos. Play around with different layouts, considering the natural flow of the garden. Don’t be shy to sketch it out!… Read Full Post
6 Tips To Add A Burst Of Color To Your Garden
Gardens are living canvases that reflect our tastes, dreams, and sometimes our whimsical impulses. They’re soothing to the soul, but what if we want to add a dash of excitement? Let’s explore these fabulous ways to introduce color to your garden, making it not only a peaceful retreat but also a vibrant celebration of life.
Play Around With Perennials
Perennials are the constant friends of a garden, always there to please the eye. Think of Coneflowers, with their sunset palette, or the elegant Annabelle Hydrangea that blooms in magnificent white. The charm of perennials lies in their staying power; they come back year after year. And because they bloom at different times, they keep your garden looking fresh throughout the seasons.… Read Full Post
How To Make First-Time Gardening A Little Less Intimidating
Any new hobby with a storied history and accomplished practitioners can feel scary to indulge in for the first time. For example, when writing a first novel, you might feel implicitly worried that throwing your hat into the ring will invite comparisons to every other novel written since the dawn of time. That’s big competition.
The same goes for someone trying to become a chef for the first time – there are so many opinions on what constitutes great and necessary food, how cuisine should be treated, and of course, cooking food correctly to begin with that it’s hard to know where to start.
Gardening is a wonderful hobby, deeply satisfying, and better yet, is more than welcoming to newcomers. But as a newcomer, you may still feel a little worried.… Read Full Post
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My name is Keri and I am as comfortable speaking to a group about color in the garden as I am covered in dirt.
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