Fri 11 Jun 2010

Landscaping Nottingham Gardens For Better Enjoyment

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Is landscaping Nottingham a bit of a tall order? The garden is often the last area for improvement for many householders in Nottingham. More attention is placed on the rest of the house before the garden landscape even gets a look in. In fact priority is normally given to the kitchen and the bathroom before garden design is even mentioned. But when it comes to selling a house a well landscaped garden  can win the buyer over and helps to seal the deal especially if it is a low maintenance design. Professional organisations promote the use of best practices to keep standards high and accountable.

The garden should not be treated as just a totally separate part of the house but seen to be as more of an extension to the living room. During the summer it should serve as a welcoming place where the benefits of sunshine and fresh air serve to lift the spirits and in winter it should be pleasant to look at too with careful landscaping to enhance the appearance of the garden and ultimately the whole house.

When it comes to choosing the style of the garden it should blend in together with the age and style of the house incorporating any period features that are there to enhance the living experience. Any unsightly views can be camouflaged by careful planting. This in addition in some cases at least helps to keep the garden more private especially when it comes to landscaping Nottingham city centre areas where space is at a premium. Sheds which mainly serve as essential storage can also be camouflaged as well as garden fences.

One of the other important items that need to be incorporated is the patio. There are many patio designs but the size and design of this depends on the space available. It should be able to accommodate all the people living in the property. Tables and chairs should fit easily in this space with plenty of room for people to move around especially getting in and out of the patio area should be easy and comfortable for the user. The depth of the patio should be at least 4 metres and the entrance to the garden from the house must not be blocked to accomplish this. Many larger landscaping companies are members of professional bodies and should be able to do this easily.

The quality of the finish is very important for the hard landscaping Nottingham garden. It is best to use the very best materials to accomplish this but as usual in many cases it is down to the budget. In some cases it may seem a bit foolish to use top quality materials for certain things but in others it is imperative to use only the best possible materials to enhance the landscape design. An example of this is using cheap pine decking that looks like a budget finish the very first day it is installed – which will be covered in algae in a couple of years time. On the other hand if the more expensive hardwood deck is used it will look good for many years and hardly require any maintenance. The minimalist garden focuses on hard landscaping Nottingham garden yards to look beautiful but this is very dependent on the quality of materials used.

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Mon 30 Aug 2010

Landscaping Nottingham – Planting and Caring For a New Fruit Tree

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When you have decided on which kind of fruit tree you would like in your landscaping Nottingham garden, and where you would like it landscaped, you can finally start to plant it. If you buy your tree from a nursery, be especially careful when you are taking it from the nursery to your house. I once had a friend who put the tree in the back of his truck, but clipped a sign on the way home. The entire tree snapped in half, and my friend was left a very sad man.

When you have gotten your tree safely back to your yard, look at the bottom of it and see how big the clump of roots is. It may seem like a lot of work now, but you want to dig a hole that is twice as wide as the clump, and just a little less deep. Making the hole slightly bigger than the clump of roots allows there to be room for the soil that you dug out to be put back in. Otherwise you would be stuck with a giant heap of unwanted dirt, and nowhere to put it. After you have dug the hole, line the hole with some compost or fertilizer so that the tree will grow better in the landscaping Nottingham garden. After you have done this you should set your fruit tree into the hole, and spread the roots out evenly so that the tree will be strong and stable.

When all of this business is done, take the soil that you dug up and fill in the hole completely. Unless you want big piles of dirt everywhere, you should be sure you use all of the dirt even if it is a couple inches higher than the rest of your yard. This is because it will compress when watered. Before you firm up the soil, make sure that the tree is completely vertical and will not fall over. After you have checked that the tree is perfectly vertical you can gently firm up the soil.

If the tree’s trunk is not yet completely sturdy and can be bent, you need to tie the tree to a stake with a bit of rope. Be sure not to tie the rope tightly to the tree, as you need to allow room for the trunk to grow. Once the tree is sturdy enough to withstand all types of weather, you can take the stakes off of it. When all of this is done you should mulch around the base of the tree. If you live in an area where wildlife can access your yard, then you should put a fence around your tree, because some animals will eat the bark off of young trees.

Once you have successfully planted your fruit tree in a landscaping Nottingham garden it will start to bear fruit after it is three to five years old. Once your tree starts to carry a lot of fruit you should periodically pick some of the fruit so that the branches aren’t weighed down too much. If the fruit gets too thick, the branches can break off. On some years your tree might not bear as much fruit as others, but this should not worry you. Healthy trees often take years on “vacation” where they produce little or no fruit.

After you’ve planted your tree you might start to have some problems with pests. To help keep these pests away, always rake away old leaves, brush, or any other decaying matter that could be holding bugs that could be harmful to your tree.

To make sure that your tree always stays healthy in the long run, you should prune it during winter or spring. Water your tree every two weeks during dry times, and be sure not to hit your tree with a lawn mower or a weed eater because it could severely damage the growth process. Also just make sure that your tree gets plenty of water and plenty of sun, and your growing experience in the landscaping Nottingham garden should be just great.

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Wed 25 Aug 2010

Easy Front Yard Landscaping

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Having a low maintenance front yard is the goal of many people. You can get easy to manage front yard landscaping done by any of the professional landscapers in your area or you can do it yourself. Either way you can have front yard landscaping done that will take minimal work to keep looking fantastic all year round. If you are going to get a professional in to do your front yard landscaping though, be sure to tell him that this is your over all goal, that you want to have a yard that will not take a lot of work to keep up.

If you have less grass in your front yard landscaping then you will cut out a lot of maintenance time right there. Mowing the lawn can take up a lot of time and energy so keeping the grass to a minimum is a great way to save on work. Talk to the front yard landscaping expert about alternative that you can use to keep your yard look good with little lawn area.

Some people choose to use clover instead of grass. Using a clover lawn in your front yard landscaping is a good idea because it will save you money and time. You will not have to mow it very often at all and a clover lawn is even good for front yard landscaping in area that is prone to droughts. They do well virtually everywhere. And best of all for those who want to get out there and enjoy their front yard landscaping, bugs hate clover.

Watering the yard can be a big hassle as well. That is why many people incorporate automatic irrigation systems into their front yard landscaping designs these days. This can save you tons of time and money. This is one of the easiest ways for you to keep your yard looking healthy and well watered during the hotter months of the year. No more hooking up the sprinkler or having to drag out the hose. You can get a professional to install one of these systems for your front yard landscaping design quickly and easily or you can get a kit and do it yourself. I would recommend getting in a professional however, unless you have experience with this kind of thing. If you were to cause a leak then you could face some flooding and rotting and neither of these is going to do anything for your front yard landscaping, do you know what I mean?

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Mon 23 Aug 2010

Installing a Drip Irrigation System

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If you’re looking for ways to keep your garden watered without wasting too much time and money, you’ve probably gone through a lot of options in your mind. Maybe you’ve considered a sprinkler, a hose, or a good old-fashioned watering can.

All of these methods might be convenient, but most of the time you will end up wasting water on plants that don’t need any more. When you install a drip irrigation system, you can choose one of two varieties: above ground and below ground. The above ground version drips small amounts of water continuously onto the ground, and allows it to soak in. It is all regulated from a pressure controller, which ensures that the water just comes out at a drip

instead of a spray or a stream. These pressure regulators are very inexpensive. The whole drip system can be set up with a pressure regulator and a garden hose with holes poked in it (although it is ideal for you to get a pipe designed for this type of use, I’ve found that the hose method works acceptably).

The underground system is a bit more of a pain to install and maintain. But if you’re really into the aesthetic aspect of your garden and don’t want any visible watering system, then you might consider it worth it. It’s essentially the same as the above ground version, only a small trench is dug for the hose or pipe prior to any planting. This allows the water direct access to the roots for the most watering efficiency. Plus, you can impress your neighbours by having a beautiful garden without ever going outside to water it! They’ll be baffled.

To choose between the two systems, you need to take several things into account. Do you have the  same plant layout year round? If it is always changing, you probably won’t want to bury your hose. It can be a pain to dig it up and re-align it with all your new plants every year or so. Even if your plant layout never changes, you need to consider how much you really mind seeing a hose in your garden. If it really bothers you to the extent that you’re willing to work for a few hours to get rid of it, then by all means bury it. But otherwise I would suggest staying above ground if for nothing else than the convenience of repairing and rearranging.

One of the main advantages of the drip irrigation system is its efficiency. Instead of spraying large amounts of water willy-nilly like a hose does, it makes the most of your precious water by putting it exactly where it is needed. It can also provide your garden with constant watering, instead of just having to go thirsty whenever you’re not around to water it.

So if you’re looking for an easy, cheap, convenient, and efficient alternative watering method, you should go out to the gardening store today and purchase the necessary items to install a drip irrigation system. I think you’ll be surprised at how much easier it is to maintain a garden after you have it.

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