Each of us sees colour differently, and one person’s idea of bright harmonies may be another person’s chamber of horrors. Nevertheless, there are certain basic guidelines which will help to produce harmoniz¬ing colours. Thereafter it is up to the individual to satisfy his or her Read more...
There is a far wider choice of plants for cool, moist, woodland-type shade than for the dense dry kind, but in both cases the same planting principles apply. Since shady areas are usually sheltered from the wind, plants with large, soft leaves can be selected, with special attention to Read more...
These have become popular in recent years in the wake of such famous examples as the white garden at Sissinghurst. They represent an extremely disci¬plined form of gardening in that the gardener has to work with a very limited palette. This can have its advantages: the emphasis is thrown back on Read more...
Texture works with shape and color in a garden to create movement and harmony for the eye. In contrast with themselves and each other, these three elements produce a constantly changing variety of in¬terest, bringing the detail of the garden to life. The greater the range of textures, the Read more...
The color wheel shows how the principal contrasts in color are made – red with green, blue with orange and yellow with purple – but countless bold com¬binations can be used. These are strong effects, high¬lights to be used in garden design in a similar way to harmonies, but more Read more...
When planning your garden, once you have accepted the size of the site, begin by considering these four factors: shape, topography, division and ambience.
Shape – This influences design considerably. Few plots are symmetrical but that really does not matter. Indeed, an L-shape or a Read more...
Many countries in Europe, especially in Holland and Sweden, the liliums and other bulbous flowering plants like licianthus are signs of new beginnings.
In fact, most are associated to spring, a season when life starts anew with the awakening of plants from winter dormancy.
Lilium Read more...
When the economy is bad, we must take a message from the Japanese art of flower arrangement called “Ikebana” where minimal turns into metaphor for meanings instead of a symbol for austerity.
According to an expert in flower arrangements, landscaping and bonsai, as well as Read more...
Pollution is a serious problem that we are now facing due to the modernization of science and technology. Man doesn’t seem to be contented with what he already has, his cravings show his greed for material enrichment. Thus he tends to overlook the problems modernization will bring Read more...
Every year, almost everyone is in search of something to do to improve life. There are many superstitious practices our ancestors have handed down to our generation and in turn we would onto the next one. Almost every year, we add something new to the rituals and superstitious Read more...