Do you also like Japanese gardens and do you want one? Despite disappointing weather, there are some who enjoyed visiting some Japanese gardens, including in Kyoto. The often great age of these gardens, the perfect composition of natural elements and the philosophy behind them make a visit to such a garden a special experience. History…
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Help animals like birds, bees, frogs, butterflies and hedgehogs by rearranging your garden. Support your animal friends with specific plants and by feeding them and providing shelter in your garden. Help animals by planting food sources. Bees and butterflies find less and less nectar, and the birds can also use some extra food. The coneflower…
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Butterflies need flowers to eat from, host plants to lay eggs, plants to shelter and wild corners to hibernate. With these 10 tips you will attract butterflies to your garden! Set native plants and leave nettles and thistles. Offer nectar in your garden from early spring to late fall. Create heights and lows in your…
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Feng shui has been known for centuries as a method to improve your life. It uses chi, “the breath of life” which is encouraged through feng shui to work positively and harmoniously to promote prosperity, happiness, health, career and other areas of life. Not only the interior, but also the environment around your house, the…
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Apples and pears complete an authentic yard. Fall/winter is the time to plant fruit trees. Country life helps you get started with the construction of your orchard. Plan your orchard in a sunny place. Prepare a plant plan and a scale drawing in advance. Choose local as well as old varieties. Choose trees on a…
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In any garden, pests can occur in the form of sap-sucking insects, leaf eaters and root eaters. If nothing is done, the plants will soon look ugly. Pests can be controlled in a chemical or environmentally friendly manner. It is of course better to prevent problems as much as possible by intervening quickly if there…
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Different insects (larvae) see your garden plants as a tasty snack. The easiest way to combat them is by luring natural enemies, such as ladybugs, birds and hedgehogs, into your garden. Tips against feeding insects. 1. Make your garden attractive to the natural enemies of pests, such as ladybugs, hedgehogs and birds. Provide varied planting,…
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When you start sowing and planting all kinds of delicious vegetables, preparing the soil in your vegetable garden is very important. What you should pay attention to? Here are some tips! How to prepare soil in the vegetable garden? A fertile soil is crumbly and airy in structure, permeable to water and contains a lot…
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For avid gardeners, winter is a time when hands start to itch, but there’s nothing left to do but wait for spring. However, there are still things to do in the garden in winter. Here and there, even a shrub or plant can bloom, and of course there are still the necessary garden jobs to…
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It is important, when you have decided to do exotic gardening for yourself, that you know that exotic gardening is new and that you will have to gather or look up a lot of information. But fear not, many are already working on it and a lot of information is already available via the Internet…
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