Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Are creepers and climbing plants bad for feng shui? Recently, my mum came to the UK to visit us and she noticed that I had a climbing plant outside my son’s room (he lives in an annexe, away from the main house) and wasn’t very pleased with it. She told me that according to feng shui masters, climbing plants is a big no-no for a house. They not only damage our wall structure, but they will also create a strong negative force for everyone living in the home.
How to Create a Beautiful Balcony Space
Gardening requires a large area of fertile land with the ideal balance of sunlight and shade, good drainage, enough rain and little chance of frost. Right? No! Of course not! Gardening requires two things to succeed: a small space and enough patience to see the possibilities available. Even a window box is enough space to grow a few herbs or flowers.
With a balcony, you may only have a couple of square meters but there are lots of ways to create a fun outdoor space. Adding some colour is always a good start to any outdoor space and even with a small space, you can create a spectacular display. You don’t even have to be into gardening!
It seems more and more people are choosing to have their existing turf removed and replaced with fake grass instead. It’s not something that I had given a lot of thought about until a couple of years ago when my sister-in-law did exactly that.
Winter Gardening
Hopefully, you’ve been maintaining and enjoying your garden throughout the summer and you may be thinking that now that it’s November, you can relax. However, there are still plenty to do! Here’s a checklist of jobs for your garden:
Recently, Ronseal set us a ‘Get on with it Challenge’ to encourage us to get the job done before the summer comes! I am so glad that I did it last weekend as we have put it off for almost two years now as the fence panels were looking rather dilapidated!
I want to add colour to my garden! I am so pleased to take part in Homebase’s Garden Goals challenge where I need to complete two tasks! First is to write about why I am adding colour to my very dull garden and tell you what I am going to do about it. My second post is to show you the transformation I have made using the Homebase’s Garden Goals instructions.
How to Take Care of Your Plants in May
May signals that we’re well and truly into spring, an exciting time for everyone as it means better weather is more frequent! We can finally say goodbye to the dark mornings and hopefully begin looking forward to pleasant weather to enjoy. For many people, spring also means you can start working in the garden again if you haven’t already.
Whether you’re an avid gardener, or you’re just looking forward to restoring your flowers after the cold winter weather, now is the time. Mary indicates the time of year when your garden can really come back to life, but not without some important jobs to complete first! If you’re wondering how to nurture your garden this month and into the rest of spring, let GetPotted.com help give you some guidance, from general garden maintenance to looking after your plants!
5 Reasons Your Garden Is The Place To Be This January. January might just be the most important month of the year. It brings with it new beginnings, fresh starts and some amazing yet cold weather.
As spring is here, now it is an ideal time to make sure your garden is in good shape. This is especially true if you are looking to grow fruit and vegetables, re-invigorate your flowerbeds with new plants or help your new bulbs and seeds get the best start in life.
Recently, we had to dig up many dead lavender plants that perhaps should have been dug up last year. While we decide on what plants to replace them with, we are going to give the flowerbed some new compost to ensure the new plants have a good heathy start.
Adding compost to your garden can give it that extra boost to ensure plants stay heathy and strong, but trying to figure out which is best can be confusing. Ecoscape have designed this simple guide to composting infographic which breaks down what different types of compost there are, what is used to make each different type and what compost should be used for and when. This is a very easy to follow guide.
My Fairy Garden is a range of collectable activity kits designed to encourage an interaction with nature through play. This Fairy Flowerpot is their latest range. This can be used indoors or outdoors and is suitable for ages 4 years and over. This is available to buy from Interplay, good stores and Amazon.
No time to water your plants or going away this summer? Kärcher Rain Box is the ideal starter kit for efficient, economical and needs-based garden watering. Along with Kärcher’s range of timer control units, it help you to water, even when you are away.
Do you believe in fairies? Like other young children, both of my children still believe in them and they were so excited to build this fairy garden! Fairy Garden is part of the Craft Box range which is one of the many ranges from Interplay. It is suitable for ages 4 onwards.
