Tag: simple
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Looking for Zen garden ideas on a budget? This garden style is all about bringing tranquillity into your outdoor space. Luckily, many of the best Zen garden ideas involve materials which are cheap to source – think gravel, cobbles and sand – and it’s a minimalist concept, meaning you won’t have to worry about splurging…
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CORVALLIS — Snipping cuttings from the garden this time of year can set you up with a private nursery of plants by spring. Whether you plant the results of your “snip and stick” project or share them, propagating by cuttings is a rewarding process. Although some sources can make the process feel intimidating, Neil Bell,…
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There are near-countless garden fence ideas that can delineate outdoor space, provide privacy and security, and add some design flair. There are many options ranging in style, height, materials, structure, and appearance. You can build a fence out of wood, metal, vinyl, wire, lattice, bamboo, or other durable materials. Many garden fences can even be…
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The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in July 2024. Until 2016, Pritpal Singh’s family in Chandigarh had been cultivating wheat and paddy for 50 years. “The culture of monocropping is prevalent in Punjab and Haryana, where most families grow paddy and wheat throughout both Kharif and Rabi seasons. Sticking to specific crops…
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Joel Bird, artist, builder and garden designer on BBC’s Your Garden Made Perfect, can reinvent the smallest of spaces with the tightest of budgets, which comes in pretty handy because we’re always on the hunt for ideas to maximise compact spaces – especially when it comes to small gardens. If you’re thinking about transforming your…
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An outstanding front yard instantly boosts your property’s curb appeal. However, not all front yard landscaping ideas are cost-effective or easy to do on your own. If you want to enhance your front yard but you’re working on a budget, there are plenty of affordable and easy projects that will make an impactful exterior design.…
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Knowing how to make a small garden look bigger can be a particular challenge in urban gardens. That said, some period properties in the country, especially cottages, can come with small outdoor spaces too, meaning that there really is no such thing as having too many small garden ideas to try… When making the most…
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Garden ideas from Olivia Laing’s Suffolk garden. Olivia kept some of the original shrubs below an old medlar, including a variegated euonymus and a spotted laurel, adding hellebores, Tellima grandiflora, Ornithogalum nutans and Tulipa ‘White Triumphator’ Howard Sooley Garden ideas come in all shapes and sizes, varying hugely depending on climate, soil, local planting traditions,…
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While I can’t imagine a summer without growing courgettes, at a metre wide, this is a plant that seriously needs its space. Plus, beware the glut and lurking marrow. They are one of the easiest vegetables to grow for beginners, but wow – courgettes are real garden-hoggers. Umbrella-like leaves mean prolific and delicious sausage-sized fruits…
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Starting a garden from scratch as a beginner can seem daunting. One of the best ways to ease into gardening is to break your project down into manageable steps. Whether you want to start a vegetable garden, a flower garden, or maybe even both, this step-by-step guide will soon have you enjoying delicious flavors and…