Miniature garden are referred to as small garden. The concept of miniature garden was brought by Japanese. They do not have large and sufficient space for gardening thus they introduced concept of miniature garden.

Mini crops
Any very small seed can be grown as crop in miniature garden. These seeds include Arugula, Flax and Chia.

Materials used for miniature garden
Materials required for miniature garden are simple and cheap. They include wide-mouth glass container or a tray, plastic cover to cover the jar top plastic wrap or tray, a pane of glass or wooden spoon, potting soil,  small plants or micro plants, pea gravel and for watering  purpose  a spray bottle. Use top-quality, sterile potting soil and to avoid insect and other diseases wash the container or the tray with hot water. For choosing the container fishbowl or aquarium are the good choice as they have wide mouth.

Steps for making miniature garden

Seed preparation
All the seed do not require seed preparation but small seed need to be examined properly before poured in to the soil.

Water soaking
Supply adequate amount of water to the seedling. Seeds require huge amount of water at this stage for growing up. Mix the water with the hand properly so that every seed gets water for its growth. For mixing water even wooden spoon is recommended. Do not full the area with supplying excess of water.

Rinsing and draining
Rinsing involves the process of providing moisture to the seeds for germination. Draining is the process of removing of excess moisture from the seeds. For miniature garden there is no process of rising but miniature garden requires watering so that each felt pad get moist and seeds grow properly. Miniature garden comprises of small plants thus there is need of watering the pads from the side edge of tray.

Sprouting
The green micro plants grow at room temperature without any direct sunlight it is called sprouting.

Plants selection for miniature garden
For miniature garden select the plants which have same growing needs like water they need to grow, the type of soil and light they need for proper development of garden. Place tall plants at the back side and slow growing plants like moss in front of garden. Other plants for miniature garden include  Moss and lichens, Miniature orchids, Baby tears, Begonias, Miniature ferns ,Hepaticas Spider plants, Wintergreens, Gloxinias, Small palms ,African violets, Coleuses.

Miniature garden can add to decor of your room or your backyard.

Garden could be a great asset to the house and if it is properly designed and maintained it would add value to the property and pleasure for years. Garden decoration comprises of plantation and furniture used in the garden. Garden area should be open and proper fencing should be done. Garden inherently comprises of flower, vegetable and herb garden. You should decorate your garden area as a place where one can get peace and enjoyment.

Decorating garden in Kent and Sussex design

• Kent is full of cottages, as is Sussex and most cottages have a garden. The garden in form of cottage gives the rural look. This style of garden comprises of informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and a mixture of ornamental and edible plants. The plantation is full of colors.
• These garden style emphases on vegetables and herbs and also on some fruit trees, even on beehive.
• Now days these garden styles include regional and personal variations with plant materials such as ornamental grasses.
• These gardens require flower plants which hollyhocks, pansies and delphinium.
• Gardens also provide vital habitats for wildlife, as a result of changes brought in farming methods due to increase in use of chemicals.
• Transforming the cottages into the elegant and inviting spaces is the concept of Kent and Sussex design for garden.

Garden furniture
Light chairs and a centre table should be recommended as garden furniture for home. They should be simple and comfortable for use. Garden benches can beneficial in making the garden look more natural. Wooden benches are recommended for proper look.

Garden Lightning
Garden lightning should contain the lantern to blow off the light in garden area. Some more wooden bulb holders made of different design can bring natural look to the area. Garden could be provided with small pond to demonstrate the required theme in the garden area. Around this small pond the small bulb lighting would produce the bright look to the garden.

The wall around the garden area should be made up of stone or should exhibits the stone look. The garden shed should be in the hut shape. The material used to make these shed should be purely natural like wood pieces, jute strips and straws.

These gardens require lot of maintenance. Thus proper timely maintenance is required for garden design on Kent and Sussex Gardens theme. There should be proper varnish on the garden furniture and garden shed should be covered with sheet to avoid damage due to excessive rain.

The entire world, consist of different climate throughout the year and offers different plantation. Water is quite essential element for most of the plants. Gardeners today are trying to plant these plants such that they require less of water for their growth. Gardeners are now proposing the ways and method for planting drought tolerate plants. Droughts tolerate plants means the plants that can survive in deadly hot summer and in scarcity of water.

Benefits of planting the garden with drought tolerate plants

• This type of garden saves lots of water. The plant can survive with less water and remains as green as normal plants. The water bills could be reduced to large extent while planting these plants. One needs not to worry about garden plantation when you are out of station for long holidays.
• Such type of garden plantation is free from growth of pests. There is no need to check out for preventing the growth of pests in your garden. It reduces the cost of various pesticides that are required for the growth of pesticides.
• The garden having drought tolerate plants are less prone to diseases. Thus garden remains green as well as plants are healthy.

Types of drought tolerate plants

• Drought tolerate plant does not mean only cactus and succulents but also American natives and other introduced plants.
• Drought tolerate plants consist of silver or grey foliage or small and hairy leaves. These plants could easily adapt the irregular water supply factor but it is important to supply them with bucket full of water during their plantation time or when they are newly planted.

How to plant drought tolerate plants

1. Some of drought tolerates plants suitable for your gardens are Black Eyed Susan, Yarrow, Perennial Sunflower, Poppies, Evening Primrose, Fountain Grass Mallow and Purple Coneflower.
2. Prepare the soil well for plantation before planting any Drought Tolerate plant. Mix natural compost or humus to the soil and mix soil well.
3. Tickle the roots out and press hard around the plant so that it gets stable in the soil. Use soil as a wetting agent. Allow Water to sink quickly into the soil around the plant roots.
4. Supply each plant with bucket full of water during the time of plantation.

Thus make your garden beautiful while planting drought Tolerate plants. These plants are suitable for any type of soil and their plantation does not dependent on the water supply in your community.

Garden gives natural beauty to your home. Garden decoration comprises of plantation and furniture used in the garden and even presence of water bodies. Water bodies give your garden natural beauty and look of garden becomes cool. A sanctuary is a private place where you can feel better and relaxed. This is place where there is no noise of outside traffic. Sanctuary provides a calm and peaceful setting.

To create a sanctuary in the garden

• If garden is large in area you can choose some of its area whereas if garden is small use whole of its area for creating sanctuary. Hence the area of garden higher to privatize it.
• Add water body to the garden in form of water fountain and small pond. The presence of water provides a natural and soothing feeling to one’s heart. The sound of falling water makes mind relax.
• Candles and other soft lightning sets sanctuary mood. Sculptures and freestanding statuary supplements the sanctuary mood.
• Fire pits and chimneys could be added to provide warmness in the garden especially during winters.
• Plant flowers that attract butterflies. Butterflies are symbols of bright colors. The plants include cosmos and lilacs. They both have flowers provided with ample amount of nectar and attract butterflies in large number. Plant asters or coreopsis to attract the buckeye.
• Create a path that provides proper meditation while walking on it. A simple meditation path involves path of strewn pine needles, a winding gravel path.
• Plant the plants having soft colors like cream, green and pastel color to provide cool effect in the garden area.
• If you had large areas in your garden then use a metal gazebo frame
• or a portable pavilion to enclose certain area. You can put curtains, mattress and use pillow.

Maintenance of the sanctuary
Sanctuary needs proper cleaning and other maintenance like cleaning of the water bodies at regular intervals. Using of proper natural fertilizers and regularly removal of pesticides from the garden.

Creating a sanctuary at your backyard gives you opportunity to relax at home after coming back from work at your home. It can be done without paying much. It provides proper space for playing for kids. It provides the right place for doing yoga and other exercises for better health. For morning and evening walk sanctuary is the best option at your backyard.

Green house kits are regarded as good option for your home as they provide proper decor to your exterior look. Thus greenhouse kits are available in different size and shapes. A person can build a custom structure and even purchase them ready made.

How to select right green house

• Make the list of plants you require to plant at your place. Make the note about the weather conditions and climate suitable for them.
• Growing tropical plants in warmer climate is much easier than planting them in cold season.
• Calculate the space required to plant all the plants and choose the greenhouse slightly larger than it. You can even choose the greenhouse and accordingly decide what to plant inside.
• Decide the space for establishing greenhouse and consider the amount of light reaching at that space as light is important factor for growth of plant. Choose the place having no shading structure within the location. While deciding the location of green house it is important to consider the angles of Sun during all the seasons.
• Choose greenhouse kit, which is portable. As if some shed blocks the sunlight there would be option for replacing it to some other better location.
• Choose the material of green house carefully as there are many wooden varieties available in market which rots and gets development of mildew and mold on them. PVC coating is provided on them in order to prevent it from rotting and is affordable too. Aluminum and steel coating are more expensive but are durable.
• Some of the greenhouse kits are available with simple and reliable frame not do not contain any shelve in it. Thus you can choose less expensive greenhouse kit if you have low budget. On the other hand buy expensive greenhouse kit provided with additional features for your home.
• If you are building it yourself calculate cost of drilling and other practices before making it.

There are various companies that provide green house kit for home. You can choose any of them according to their shape, size and your budget.

Healthy soil is important factor of any garden. Garden soil is important for whole cycle prevailing in the garden which includes the garden plants, birds, aquatic life in the water pond.

Healthy soil is important for garden

1. Healthy soil makes the garden full of colors and provides natural beauty to the garden space.
2. Healthy garden soil attract the birds and butterfly as healthy soil is home of flourishing juice flower and various small organisms. The flowers with large amount of nectar are only possible when these flower plants are provided with healthy soil. Various small organisms which are feed by birds are only present in healthy soil.
3. Organic matter in the soil also ensures a continuous food source for soil organisms. As the organisms decompose the organic materials, they help maintain good soil structure, making the soil a more favorable place for root development.
4. Thus it is important to supply natural fertilizer to the plant instead of artificial fertilizers. Artificial fertilizers consist of harmful chemical which can make the soil acidic. This acidic soil can harm the plants, birds and other organisms.

Use of compost is necessary for garden

• Use of natural compost is recommended universally. Compost can be made by mix all organic kitchens’ waste and waste of garden together in the bin or in the pit. Kitchen waste include rotten vegetables, egg shelves, water etc and garden waste include leaves, straw, small organisms etc.
• The use of compost makes the soil rich in nitrogen and other useful nutrients. Compost is natural thus do not harm any plant or birds of garden.
• Yard waste which include shredded leaves, crop residues, straw, and similar materials should be tilled into the soil in the fall to allow decomposition through the fall and winter.

Other tips for making healthy garden

• If garden soil is very rocky, use large rock formations and plant a rock garden. You can also improve the soil for healthy growth of plant and then plant them. Rocks can be raked out by hand or by a tractor for large areas. Incorporate lots of organic matter to the soil.
• Firstly dig the top soil of the garden and then add fertilizers to the soil after summer season as the soil become hard. Digging the top soil makes the soil respiratory and well drained.

Thus follow these tips to make healthy garden soil for healthy atmosphere.

A Flower is composed of three inner petals, three outer petals, and a cupped petal distinct from the rest. Orchidaceae is the most stunning and elegant family of flowering plant which is popularly known. Since many years, the orchid family has thrived and expanded, defying evolution, Mother Nature, and the exploitation of its greatest opponent.

History of Orchid
Orchid is magnificent flower that came into existence when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Orchids are of well adaptive nature and could survive in mountain region, on the hill, grass lands.  There are 35000 species of orchid that are well known.

These orchid needs lot of care during each season for exploring their beauty.

1. Orchid care in spring season
In spring season create a schedule for watering the orchid timely without failure. Supply the orchid with sufficient amount of sunlight as they should not be exposed to the sun for full day or under the shade for full day. Use fungicide while repotting and clean the pots with Clorox.

2. Orchid care in summer season
Supply more of water as soil gets warmer and warmer. Arrange proper shades during mid of day time in order to prevent direct sunlight to reach to the orchid. Repot the orchid like Phalaenopsis or Moth in the bark and charcoal mix orchid after their blooming. After repotting allow them some shade for their recovery. The plants like Paphiopedilum or Slipper Orchids require more sunlight and water than normal for their proper growth.

3. Orchid care in fall season
Check for fungus, insects and pests growth. Maintain the watering schedule. Plant more of orchid in fall season. Allow temperature of water supplied to be maintained. There should be proper air circulation where these plants are kept.

4. Orchid care in winter season
Reduce the supply of water to each orchid during winter season. In case of indoor plants check the light reaching to these orchids. If there is improper air circulation in the area where these plants are planted use fans and heaters for maintaining the atmosphere suitable for growth in winters. Check for pest and mold are highly recommended.

While buying these orchids from nursery it is recommended to read all the information about their maintenance like water supply, soil, moisture and sunlight for each orchid. These orchid are beautiful and easy to plant but require proper look after in each season. You can buy the orchid from nursery and even from shops online.

Garden without natural look is unusual. The natural look to garden is provided by presence of living as well as non living things like water fountain. According to feng shui water bodies in the garden is essential. Use of electric fountain adds spender to the environment of garden. Presence of electric water fountain will produce a sound of water falling that will make you relax. Thus garden fountain requires proper maintenance to sustain the beauty around it.

Water capacity of the fountain
Water capacity of the fountain depends on the dryness in the air and type of fountain. Thus in summer fountain requires more water than in winter. For water filling, read the instructions carefully about the certain artificial fountain and then fill the water accordingly.

Problems that occurs usually to the garden fountain

• Sometimes the water flow is uneven in the garden fountain due to uneven sinking. Thus garden fountain should be constructed on strong and stable and leveled ground. Add silicon sealants to the garden fountain to control the flow of water.
• Water sometimes does not flow down the fountain. The reason would be, water pump socked is not plugged. Water will not flow if it is trapped by fountains heavy weight.  If water is not flowing down it would affect the electric motor and even destroy it. For this problem plug the socket and check if any pipe is blocked due to heavy pressure. Replace the electric motor if it is not working properly.
• Check properly for any solid blocking the water hole and remove it.
• Add the medicine to avoid the growth of mosquito and other insect in the water of fountain. The medicine should be safe for animal and especially birds as birds often drink water from fountain. Do not use window cleaning fluids, scouring compounds, gritty cloths, household scouring compounds, lacquer thinner, benzene, leaded for fountain which is coated with metals.
• In case of having electric fountain in the garden, avoid the visit of the pets for drinking water in the garden. Properly fence the garden to avoid any outside animal inside the garden. The flowing water in fountain produces the shock that would be harmful for any pet.
• Regularly drain the water of fountain and refill it with fresh tap water. Before filling new water scrubbing is required. Dirty fountain water produces foul smell not fit for the garden area.

Proper maintenance is required for providing its real beauty to the environment.

Gardens are a perfect place to relax and absorb the beauty of nature. An exotic and well maintained garden can calm you mind after a hectic or busy schedule. If you want your garden to look more warm and inviting, then you should consider the use of garden accessories or accents. The right kind of garden accents can personalize your garden and turn it into an oasis of beauty and tranquility. There are a number of garden accents ranging from fountains to lightings to garden statues and many more. So, choose the right accessory for your garden and transform your ordinary garden into a paradise.

Here are some of the garden decor items which can be installed in your garden.

1. Any accessory chosen for the garden should compliment its’ beauty and bring out its’ versatility. Garden accents should be placed in such a manner that they give a neat and uncluttered look to your garden. For example, one garden gnome may look really nice but an entire set of gnomes may be an over kill. Therefore, you need to choose the correct place or spot for placing the garden accents.
2. As far as the garden accents are concerned, a water feature such as a water fountain or waterfall or a pond may have a very soothing, calming and mesmerizing effect in your garden. Moreover, according to Feng Shui, water is considered to be the collector of wealth and prosperity. So, why not have a water fountain in your garden? There are many designs and styles of water fountains to choose from and the right one can become the focal point of attention in your lawn or garden.
3. Statuary items are also amongst the most popular garden accents. Statues add a lot of depth and meaning to any garden and if placed rightly can transform your ordinary garden into a haven for nature lovers. You can have sculptures of Gods and Goddesses or those of whimsical creatures like gnomes, fairies or angels. Many people also like to place statues of animals in their garden.
4. A Gazebo is also a popular garden accent. A gazebo can range from a small, quaint structure to something that is large enough to provide an outdoor dining space. There are a lot of ready made gazebos in the markets and you can also construct them on your own if you are a nature freak. Sundials are very fun garden accents and if aligned properly, they can be a beautiful addition to any garden.
5. Another important accent that you can have in your garden is the right kind of landscaping or stepping stones. There is no reason why the pathways of your garden remain dull and boring. There so many exquisite stones available ranging from the simple, flat ones to the ones that can serve as large boulders for your driveways or entry ways. You can create floors with nice mosaic designs or pictures.
6. Lastly, fencing and edging can do wonders to your garden. They can help you to separate different section of your garden and add bold, beautiful lines. With the right fencing you can rejuvenate and accentuate many beautiful parts of your garden.

Well, the right kind of garden décor can give your garden a refreshing, mesmerizing and flamboyant appearance.

Garden bulbs are best option for providing the yard proper nourishment and important nutrients. The plants that are called bulbs are of four type’s namely true bulbs, corms, tubers/tuberous roots and rhizomes. These bulbs make the environment bright and supplies feeling of peace and joy. There are huge varieties of bulbs which are used in garden.

Plant the bulb according to their height
While planting the bulbs their height is an important factor. Thus to give a diminish look to your garden plant the bulbs whose height is less in front of bed and plant the higher heighted bulb in the back side of the growing bed area. Small in front of border bulbs include garden snowdrop, dwarf iris. ‘Rubra Maxima’ and giant ornamental allium are the bulbs of 24 inches height and are planted at back of border bulbs.

According to time
Crocus, aconite, anemones, hyacinth and early-blooming narcissus are tiny bulbs that can be planted under deciduous trees as they blow out the garden before shade occurs in the garden.

Bulbs needs water
Bulbs have a self-contained, highly developed food-storage mechanism that has been adapted by bulb to life underground. Bulbs are not dependent on other sources for their growth and are able to provide proper nourishment for themselves in adverse condition of the garden soil. Even when problems like, enduring drought, frost or searing heat occurs bulbs could spring back to life. They continue to their species when conditions improve again.

Kinds of bulbs

• Spring flowering bulbs includes Tulips, Daffodils, Crocuses, Hyacinths and Alliums. All the spring flowering bulbs need to be planted 3-4 weeks before the frost is in the ground. They need the cold season to start their biological process. Hence in general spring flowering bulbs will grow in climate.
• Summer flowering bulbs comprises of Dahlias, Begonias, Lilies, Gladiolas and Callas. Summer flowering bulbs are planted in late spring season.. Summer flowering bulbs will bloom in throughout the year but most of them are not winter hardy. Hence it is advisable to store most summer flowering bulbs in cold climates for coming season.
• Autumn flowering bulbs includes Autumn Crocuses and Colchicums. Autumn flowering bulbs are planted in summer season. These plants are basically used to add colors to the garden.

Some bulbs comprises of important nutrients to nourish the plant, blossom and leaves throughout the flowering period in the garden soil. They make the look of garden more green and colorful.