Category archives: Gardening & Farming

Best Way to Build a Formal Roof Garden

A formal roof garden elevates the gardener heavenward and makes the most of a small, sunny area. From being a potentially dull, overlooked and boring corner, the area has been turned into a beautiful and restful garden, far above the busy streets, where you can escape, entertain and relax.

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Best Way to Build a Formal Pool Garden

Reflection and geometrical precision are the key elements in formal pool garden. The inclusion of two small pools, which mirror each other in shape and size, provides a rela­tively large surface area of water without dominating the garden, as a larger, single pool would do. Although softened a little by… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Use Herbs for the Bath

Herbs have always been used for hair and skin care. If you want to look good, though, your first priority should be the pursuit of good health. Follow the commonsense rules: avoid becoming overtired or stressed, eat a balanced diet, and get adequate rest. Control your intake of caffeine drinks… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Build a Corner Garden

Corner plots are a challenge to the garden designer because they generally offer a larger than average amount of space yet incorporate a wide turn. The problem is how best to combine both parts of the garden and impose a feeling of unity on the entire area.

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Best Way to Build a Children’s Garden

Practicality, value for money and safety are priorities in children’s garden, which is one in which children will play. It is important that children are safe and feel safe in their garden and that they learn to enjoy and respect their own environment. This garden is ideally suited to a… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Brighten Garden Walls and Fences

Even a small one-storey house has enough wall space for a few climbers, and invariably there are walls and fences throughout a garden that need brightening with flowers or attractive foliage.

Here are some suggestions for other climbers which lend themselves particularly well to walls and fences, with ideas on… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Brighten Awkward Corners in Your Garden

Few gardens do not have a difficult corner; perhaps cold and draughty, shaded for most of the day, or where the soil is cold and wet. Fortunately, many plants survive – even thrive – in these places. Here are a few quick and easy ways to brighten awkward corners.

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Best Way to Benefit from Celery

Celery was cultivated in ancient Egypt and China. The cultivated form, Apium graveolens var. dulce, requires moist, well-drained, fertile soil, which is piled up around stems to blanch them. If grown only for its seeds, celery tolerates poor soil. Celery growing wild or in poor soil has a darker stem… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Benefit from Angelica

Angelica is a stately plant in a woodland garden. It has a beguiling aroma, and its essential oil is used in aromatherapy and perfumes. Its foliage is scented when dried, its seeds can be used as a fixative for potpourris, and the tiny flowers also have a sweet fragrance. It… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Treat Different Kinds of Digestive Disorders with Herbs

Constipation

The seeds and husks of psyllium are an excellent remedy, recommended by conventional doctors as well as herbal practitioners. First soak the seeds or husks in water, then add a small pinch to a glass of water — at least 1/2 cup (110 ml or 4 fluid ounces), and… Continue Reading…