Friday 26 October 2012

Indoor Fountains

Nowadays, indoor fountain is becoming more popular as part of the home decoration.The water flow in the fountain produces sound which could calm and relax our mind. To display the indoor fountain at home is a straight forward task, infact the installation can be D.I.Y. It consists of a water pump,submersible light (optional), a fountain stand and the main bowl with jugs, pots all have been assembled. Just fill in the water in the main bowl until the water has submerged the water pump entirely. At last, all you need is to connect the water pump plug the electricity supply and the fountain system will start to run.
  










Those days, fountains were always meant to display outdoor especially near the garden but nowadays, you will also find the water fountains as a part of the interior decoration too. Considering with limited space for indoors, the water fountains have designed in a smaller version. It is exciting to have a candle light dinner while listening to the sound of flowing water.






According to the feng shui (geomancy), the fountain display in the right position will help in the flow of positive energy and wealth.If the surrounding is too quiet, the silence can be softly broken by the mellow humming water sound flowing from fountain. Indoor are available in various sizes according to the available space. Choosing the right size of the fountain  that can be kept on table tops is necessary.








When you are faced with  the task of looking for the fountain for your house or patio, you will have to get the right kind of size and  must be able to distinguish between the different categories of water fountains. Some of the categories of water fountains are categorized as wall water fountain, table top, garden, floor, pond, and indoor.










According to Feng Shui water that flows
 constantly and gently is believed to release
Chi or positive energy.

The flowing water sound brings a sense of soothing and relax feeling and can help to calm our mind.   In this hustle bustle of life, we hardly have enough time get close to nature and urbanization too has distance us from nature.In order to take a short break off the rush hour, the sense and the sound of the rolling waters of a fountain is quite a good option.







Landscape plants


If you're new to the landscaping and want to know how to start up a garden, you can always refer the readily available landscaping guides or magazines selling in the bookstores. Written by landscaping specialist with vast experience and knowledgeable ideas of various species of plants to various environmental conditions, landscaping  guides offer plenty  of information on not only plants, but also related factors to enhance your landscaping.There are variable factors to considering when selecting the right  plants. Choosing the correct plants has a huge impact on your garden. Taking the time to research which plants will really thrive in your particular garden will save a lot of time and trouble.


Bird nest
The bird's nest fern is a house plant that likes humidity. Despite its name, the bird's nest fern does not look like a typical fern.  The bird's nest fern thrives on high humidity. The higher the humidity, the longer the leafs but they rarely reach more than 18 inches in height indoors.


Terminalia mantaly also known as Bucida
Bucida is an evergreen tree reaching 10-20 m in height if grow on ground with an up straight stem and multi layered branches. Leaves smooth, bright green when young.


Caesalpinia
Leopard tree trunk
The colour of the flower is red and yellowe

Caesalpinia is also known as the Leopard tree grows up to 15 meter, forming a broad, flat-topped crown. The trunk is typically short, branching often close to the base and the tree bark looks like leopard skin.

Ficus lyrata
The Ficus lyrata is a suitable for indoors and outdoors plant. The plant features have a very large round green leaf like water cabbage ,the leafs that grow upright.  This is a tough plants  that can take on full sun light for faitly long time. Finally, F. lyrata are really meant as larger specimen plants and will grow up to 2 meter or more. Because of their large leafs, these are not advisable to trim down to a manageable size.

Ficus microcarpa

This tree is ideal for indoor growing, tolerating a wide range of indoor conditions and surviving hot weather condition. It has good tree character with reasonable sized leaves, strong rootage. This tree can grow up to 15 meter to 20 meter. Width generally greater than height especially for mature trees.


Juniperus chinensis
Juniperus chinensis also known as Chinese Juniper (圆柏) is a juniper that grows as a shrub or tree with variable shape, reaching 1-20 meter tall. This native of northeast Asia grows in China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea. It is a non flowering plant with only green leafs and can take on full sun light.

Loropetalum chinese var. rubrum
Loropetalum chinenese, commonly called Chinese fringe flower, is a pink color flowered round reddish leaved. Flower through out the year with moderate sun light and this plant may be grafted to look like a bonsai.

Censation
This plant can only be described as large foliage is dark green and tough, with an attractively ribbed texture on the leafs surface.Interval blooming cycles will have large, well shaped white flowers.This flower is the most stunning and widely admired plant. Spathiphylum sensation is available in a variety of sizes.


Crinium
Crinum(Crinum spp.) are large, heat and moisture loving plants. It is known as 发财算 (fa cai suan) in Mandarin. Crinium has regained  popularity in the landscape, the plant  is usually started from large bulbs, although growing plants can be found in nurseries as well. The crinum plant reaches at least  1 meter at maturity. Trimming of the plant is recommended, removing bottom leafs  for a better appearance. As moisture enable  this plant become established, to have  water retention pellets in the soil are helpful when planting crinum. Create a mound of soil around  the outer edges of the crinum will be helpful  in directing water to the roots. Water should not stay around the bulb, thus the soil must  drain well too.

Dracaena

Dracaena frangans
Dracaena fragrans is propagated by cutting segments of old stems  and then inserted into moist soil for few days until the root starts to grow. You will notice the new shoot  comes from old leaf scars at the top of the stem.
It is easy to grow as an indoor plant and  tolerates a wide range of indoor temperatures. Place in bright indirect light which is protected from direct sun. Tolerates some low light. Recommeded to use peat soil,  or well-drained potting soil. There is no serious insect or disease problems. Watch out  for spider mites and scale. Leaves may turn  brown if soils are too moist or too dry.

Money plant
 Epipremnum aureum is easily propagated from cuttings. This plant also known as money plant in Chinese     ( 黄金葛). The plant needs a rich, well-drained soil consists of peat moss, sand and perlite. Growing this plant is trouble free and durable with little maintenance. The plants are well watered and allowed to dry slightly before watering again and apply fertilizer twice a month with a balanced fertilizer. This plants is best  grown in bright indirect light or in part sun locations with protection from afternoon sun. There is  no serious insect or disease problems but  roots may rot in poorly drained soils. Scale and mites may appear so have to watch for fungal leaf spot too.

Yucca
Yuccas are not only grown in pot but could be used as landscape plant in gardens. The yuccas plant’s sword-like leaves add a distinctive look to any landscape. When planting yuccas in a garden, it is advisable to keep them away from sidewalks as the leaves are extremely sharp and can cut someone if they walk pass and may brush up against the sharp leaves. The yucca plant is tough and can easily adapt when it comes to soil types, as long as it drains well. Planting Yucca must  be sure to leave plenty of room for  it to grow, as a mature plant, it can reach up to 3 feet across. They also have extensive root system and another new shoot can appear a short distance away. Even if the plant is removed, it can be difficult to get rid of the entire root system as it will regrow from root left in the ground.

Chinese New Year Plants



Chrysanthenum

Dracaena

Gusmania

Chrysanthenum

Chrysanthenum

Chrysanthenum

Dragon willow

Four season lime 2 m height

Four season lime 1 m height

Pineapple

Pussy willow

Pussy willow

Solanum

Artificial grass












Thursday 25 October 2012

Potted Flower

Anthurium

Azelia


Dessert Rose

Gloxinia

Impatient



Poinsettia

Outdoor garden



Walking at the garden can be relaxing

Tropical garden with bamboo tree design

Stepping stone  installed to create a walkway

Gardening can be a very satisfying hobby, but it can also be very taxing one at the same time. There are so many things that you need to learn when doing gardening that it would not be that easy of a task for someone who has no background in it. That should not serve to discourage you from trying it out though.
Some of the most important things that you have to learn when you are doing gardening for the first time are the kind of mistakes that are commonly made by people who are new to it. There are many reasons why they make these mistakes, it could be because of their lack of knowledge or they could have been misled by some myths. The important thing is for you to avoid following these wrong moves.
· Planting your garden with invasive plants which can quickly take over it, killing the other species there. You might be tempted to buy those plants because they are usually advertised as fast growers. There is no doubt that they can grow fast, too fast in fact that they can choke the growth of others.
· Using products without knowing what they do and what their effects are. Using pesticides and herbicides without really having the need to do so can be a wasteful practice. On top of that it can also harm some of your plants.
· Planting at the wrong places. Before you plant anything you should find out how big that plant can grow and if the place would be able to handle it. It would need full space in order to develop well and be healthy.
· Using too much fertilizer. Burying your plants under a load of fertilizer will not benefit it and it in fact is sure to cause harm to the plant. Too much of fertilizer material can burn off the plants that you have.
· Planting the wrong plants for your zone. Plants need different conditions in order to grow well. Some would grow well in cold conditions while others cannot, so you ought to know what the right plants for your area are.
· Giving too much water to plants. This could be just as bad as giving too little water. You should know the exact water requirement of the plants that you have in your garden so you don't kill them by overwatering.
· Getting too many plants. This could be a temptation for new gardeners and you should avoid it. You should only get enough plants that you can really take care of.
· Killing all insects and bugs in your garden. If you are new to gardening, it might be hard to distinguish between the beneficial and the harmful insects. You should take time to learn it however because it can do a lot of good for your garden.
· Not taking out the weeds in your garden. Weeding might be an unpleasant task but there is no getting around it. You have to do weeding in order to clear your garden and let your plants have a clear run.
These are just some of the practices that you should avoid.
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