Greening Your Space – Part I

Prior to commencing on your garden-venture it is necessary to contemplate various key factors like watering and drainage issues; soil, water and weather conditions; settling on the component of the green space; weeding, maintenance issues amongst others.

If a novice in the area, one can congregate basic know how from sources involved in creating greeneries and start off with an initial secure number of 10-15 plants after gauging the watering source. If residing in an area with significant water issues, one needs to forgot the idea of a lawn. If one’s area is not receiving ample sunlight, it can be a hindrance to growth of flowers, in such cases one can opt for indoor plants like Arica palm, Chinese palm, golden fern or Nephrolepis which can thrive in shade. One can employ a professional help if one cannot spare the time to maintain it.

Factors like soil-water constitution, dampness quotient and temperature all play an essential role. If one resides in a significantly polluted zone, then the plants need to be consigned in a way that one can sluice the leaves on a daily basis. To escape the view and pong of urbanization, cultivating blossoming bushes like hibiscus, Easter lily, plumbago that can be intermingled with pleasant smelling climbers like jasmine.

Normal grass can be grown from seeds or one can buy the inch thick ready grass rolls which can be custom cut to suit various sizes and shapes and can be spread out like a carpet. Once watered the grass will spread the roots downwards and are less susceptible to weeds. Some grass varieties need to be planted in clusters near each other and are best suited for small patches which need vigilant tending as treading on them can crush the grass blades. These varieties needing gentle trimming as their roots do not grow far downwards. In sheltered areas one can grow the Mexican grass variety. Grass is sucker for water and sunlight, hence if both factors are in adversity one could opt for the Japanese method wherein one can lay out paved stones in an asymmetrical manner and cultivate grass within their spaces, thus forming a walking track.

The miniature sized chums of trees, Shrubs are mostly bushy, evergreen blossoming or non flowering varieties, ranging in heights of up to ten feet, can be moulded into desired shapes to add assortment to the scene. The Coleus, red leaved euphorbia, hibiscus can spruce up any crook of the garden. One can blend in varieties like long island plant, golden duranta that can be utilized as hedges, or plant blossoming shrubs like rhondolesia, plumbago with its pretty blue flowers along the gallery fence.

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