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Gardening, 10 Ways To Make Your Garden More Interesting
by Francis Kilkelly
Here are 10 ways to transform a boring garden into a place of interest: * Attract Wildlife Who doesn't love to see birds and butterflies visit their garden? Try to mimic the natural landscape within your garden and you will have lots of little visitors that will delight the senses.
* Add a Secret Area An area that is not immediately visible to the eye when viewing a garden can prove a delightful surprise for visitors. Clever design can hide the entrance, i.e. camouflaging, illusion of depth.
* Add a Garden Pond A garden pond is virtually guaranteed to spark interest from all. Also if installed correctly little maintenance is required. Combine with a waterfall feature for extra novelty.
* Add Garden Junk Everyday objects can be used to create artistic and unique garden junk that will definitely make heads turn i.e. bowling balls, scrap metal, clay pots, anything really. Prepare to get messy and creative! * Add a Focal Point Direct eyes to an area in your garden using a focal point. Try using simple additions like a birdbath or a large pot or add lighting to bring attention to an otherwise plain object.
* Plant with Colours that Complement Nobody likes to see a garden with one colour. On the flip side no-one wants their eyes to hurt when looking at a garden! So design your planting areas to contain plants whose colours complement each other. A colour chart will come in handy here.
* Use Height Effectively Adding plant sizes of various heights to your garden will entertain the eye. Add a peak here and there with a tree, go mid-size with a few shrubs and finally add some groundcovers to cater for the low points.
* Add a Patio Need some where to sit out on and view the fruits of your gardening labour? Look no further than a patio. It serves as the meeting place between your garden and your home. Make it a bit more of a mixture with a spot of patio gardening.
* Plant for Scent Scents can add a new dimension to your garden. Some plants give off a scent when brushed against and some give off scents as their flowers open. The sense of smell is said to be the best for memory recall so scents in your garden make sure that visitors remember it long after they visit.
* Add a Garden Gnome (or Two) A slightly controversial point seeing as though gnomes are viewed as tacky in some circles. But I say go for it, pick out a few entertaining gnomes and place them strategically around your garden. They may just lend a hand sometime.
About The Author: Want more? Visit the gardening community at http://www.gardenstew.com/ to share gardening knowledge with members from all over the globe. Also visit our new daylily forum http://www.gardenstew.com/forum-34.html
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Here are 10 ways to transform a boring garden into a place of interest: * Attract Wildlife Who doesn't love to see birds and butterflies visit their garden? Try to mimic the natural landscape within your garden and you will have lots of little visitors that will delight the senses.
* Add a Secret Area An area that is not immediately visible to the eye when viewing a garden can prove a delightful surprise for visitors. Clever design can hide the entrance, i.e. camouflaging, illusion of depth.
* Add a Garden Pond A garden pond is virtually guaranteed to spark interest from all. Also if installed correctly little maintenance is required. Combine with a waterfall feature for extra novelty.
* Add Garden Junk Everyday objects can be used to create artistic and unique garden junk that will definitely make heads turn i.e. bowling balls, scrap metal, clay pots, anything really. Prepare to get messy and creative! * Add a Focal Point Direct eyes to an area in your garden using a focal point. Try using simple additions like a birdbath or a large pot or add lighting to bring attention to an otherwise plain object.
* Plant with Colours that Complement Nobody likes to see a garden with one colour. On the flip side no-one wants their eyes to hurt when looking at a garden! So design your planting areas to contain plants whose colours complement each other. A colour chart will come in handy here.
* Use Height Effectively Adding plant sizes of various heights to your garden will entertain the eye. Add a peak here and there with a tree, go mid-size with a few shrubs and finally add some groundcovers to cater for the low points.
* Add a Patio Need some where to sit out on and view the fruits of your gardening labour? Look no further than a patio. It serves as the meeting place between your garden and your home. Make it a bit more of a mixture with a spot of patio gardening.
* Plant for Scent Scents can add a new dimension to your garden. Some plants give off a scent when brushed against and some give off scents as their flowers open. The sense of smell is said to be the best for memory recall so scents in your garden make sure that visitors remember it long after they visit.
* Add a Garden Gnome (or Two) A slightly controversial point seeing as though gnomes are viewed as tacky in some circles. But I say go for it, pick out a few entertaining gnomes and place them strategically around your garden. They may just lend a hand sometime.
About The Author: Want more? Visit the gardening community at http://www.gardenstew.com/ to share gardening knowledge with members from all over the globe. Also visit our new daylily forum http://www.gardenstew.com/forum-34.html
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You may want to try these articles on gardening
Gardening, The Garden Bench - An Invitation by Liz Norman Approximately 405 Words
Gardening, Gardening – Is This Your Favorite Past Time? by NamSing Then Approximately 471 Words
Gardening, All About Gardens And Gardening by Adam Walters Approximately 363 Words
Gardening, Choosing Easy-care Shrubs by Ted Roberson Approximately 770 Words
Gardening, Give Sprouting Seeds A Head Start With Hydrogen Peroxide by Becky Mundt Approximately 384 Words
Gardening, Create A Backyard Haven by Bob Blick Approximately 733 Words
Gardening, Herb Gardening by John Smythe Approximately 498 Words
You may want to try these websites for additional information
http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/gardening/index.html
http://www.organicgardening.com/
http://www.webindia123.com/garden/index.htm
The information provided in this article is the express opinion of the author. Exchangenet is not responsible for the content!
