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How to nurture your terrace garden?

qwcdirect — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:29 +0000

The terrace garden is one of the best hobbies that you can have. It not only gives your fresh organic vegetables and flowers but also satisfies your creative skills.
• Plan what you want to have in your terrace garden. Visualize it and jot it down before getting into it.

• The terrace garden must have a proper drainage system. Install small drain pipes which should drain into the main drain.
• Make your terrace floor water proof before putting soil on it. Baked brick layer must be laid before laying the soil.
• Use peat moss or soil right as the soil as they are ideal for growing plants in the terrace.
• The plants that you choose should have fibrous roots instead of tap roots as tap root can endanger the building.
• Some of the popular plants for terrace garden are palms, sun flower, herbs, money plants and exotic roses and lilies.

Staying Cool with Your Rooftop Garden

Home Developers — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:41 +0000

Rooftop gardens have always been promoted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Besides the various environmental benefits these gardens provide there are certain immediate benefits which the owner enjoys.

In the summer season the garden will remain cool despite the soaring temperature level. This is owing to the fact that the soil would be wet and as we all know water retains its hot or cool quality for a longer span of time. As a result the house will remain relatively cooler even though the temperature outside is very high.

Exactly the same phenomenon will take place in the winter season. Thus, a rooftop garden can help you beat the heat, and that too in a natural manner.

Besides, a rooftop garden also increases the age of your roof. This is owing to the fact that the damage caused to the roof by weather will be shifted to the rooftop garden.

Designing a Roof Garden

Home Developers — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:34:04 +0000

Roof garden has always been considered fashionable and this is the reason there has been a constant demand for it. A roof garden can definitely make your home look much more pleasing and attractive. Besides it is surely going to increase the value of your property. However, you need to keep a few thing s in mind.

The most important thing to consider is whether or not your roof will be able to take the load of a garden. And even if it can, then how much load can you put on it. It may seem that small plants or trees don’t have much weight but the weight of the soil and that too wet one is quite a lot.

Plant the trees in small square containers which are movable just incase you need to move them. Planting flowering trees of various colors at regular intervals would make your roof look even more appealing.