With the pandemic going on around the world, lots of people are taking gardening as part of their hobby. It brings them to feel calm and relax, helping mother nature by planting more greens on Earth. Many people have trouble landscaping their garden at home. They either do not know what to display or how to display their greenery. Here are some tips and tricks you could do while gardening.
1. The Newbies
Ever since gardening interest increases, there is an increase in the number of new gardeners. This set of newbies are trying to find ways to start growing their own food or plants. Here are some of the things that they should look out for or know of:
- Always pre-planned your garden design
- Learn more about gardening basics, such as tree pruning, soil, fertilizer and pests
- Adding easy to grow flowers to your garden will makes it brighter or have a mood boosting bouquets
- Tackling garden challenges, like turning shady corner into lush are with the right set of plants
- If you’re ever stuck on gardening or landscaping ideas, feel free to google for your landscaping services companies in Singapore.
2. Make your garden your fantasy dream
Make your small balconies and backyards a place where you can enjoy, relax, escape and unwind your stressful mind from work. Here are some tips to ensure that you can get the fantasy garden you want.
- Create space for a tabletop fountain or build a small pond to add the sound of water.
- Choose a low-maintenance plant that brings beauty. This type of plant does not require any unmanageable work from you for a year.
- To make it more cozy and extend your time outside by adding fireplace place or fire table
- To keep the place cool on a hot day, add some shade like the umbrella or a shade sail.
Tips: For those who still feel that your garden is not what you want it to be, you could call a Landscape Service to help you with that.
3. How to sustain your garden
The sustainable gardening movement is gaining momentum. We are pleased to see that our readers are interested in learning more about how to make their garden more ecologically friendly. This are some of the ways to get started:
- Make your own compost. It is better for the environment, for both your garden and your bank. This will let you learn more about composting, which includes Do’s and Don’ts to get the right balance and how to use it on your garden
- Plant trees. The beauty that they give out alone is worthy, the most important is that their ability to absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. Trees als provide food, protection and shelter. When planted strategically, the shade can cool your home, and save money and energy
- Using organic methods. There is so much benefit by just using organic methods. Learn way how to deal with pests, weed, and fertilizer the safest way possible
- Apply mulch. Mulching regulates the soil temperature, thus reducing it to dry out. It adds nutrients to the soil, prevents erosion and also saves money.
- Practice water conservation. Always put plants that need more in spots where the soil is moist or collect rainwater and use it for the plants.
4. Learn and Buy online
By work shifting at home, many gardeners have found a way to learn and get their garden to be fixed online. Here are some tricks for gardeners who have not ventured out or could not venture out on their own.
- Learn. SInce the pandemic, there is limited in-person learning. However, you can now learn things at your own pace and from the comfort of your home.
- Get design advice. Technology has been very helpful, thanks to technology it makes impossible things possible. There is online design service which gives homeowners the ability to get a professional landscape designer
- Buy plants. Buying plants online might be a hindrance to gardeners as they are not sure what the plants will turn out to be but with the help of technology and reviews from customers, you could buy it.
- Take a virtual tour. Search online for your favourite garden to see what they are offering and see whether they provide a virtual tour since there is a pandemic going on . Many botanical gardens moved it to virtual tours.
If you are still scared do not hesitate to to contact any landscaping service in singapore and see what they could help you with.
5. Get creative with pots/containers
Pots and containers are not something new in the gardening community but it is something that is rising up. Not only pots and containers, there is also an increased demand in the plants that are wanted. This are some of the plants:
- Tropical like caladiums , elephants ears and canna
- Dwarf hybrids/small trees like japanese maples and olives
- Dwarf fruits and citrus trees
- Shrubs Pruning
6. One colour fits all
Since the flowers and trees bring out the colours to the atmosphere why let a non living thing to be colourful too? Let the plants do their jobs! Before saying that it's boring here are something you should search up and take a looking:
- Give monochromic container try, start small
- Bring on the night with moon garden full of shades of white and silver
- Make a statement with foliage combination from the color palette
- Having a single colour does not mean it can only be neutral, you can include a bright colour palette such as purple, blue and pink.
7. Growing your spices
More people tend to cook at home nowadays and there is growing concern about food scarcity. Many had grown their own food at home, at the same time they found out that you don’t have to have beds in a dedicated vegetable garden. Here are some ideas that we saw:
- Creating aesthetic edible garden by mixing edibles into existing ornamental beds and order
- Make use of small space by growing food in a container or vertically
- Grow plants that provide big yields in small space such as tomato, herbs and peas
8. Get kids involved
Children now spend more time at home due to the pandemic. Parents are looking for ways to get them to go outside and keep them busy. Being involved in gardening will bring more opportunities to the kids to gain new knowledge and be healthy at the same time
- Plant vegetable together as a family
- Combine reading and gardening into one, which leads to children book about gardening
- Get their own gardening tools for kids and let them take care of their own raised bed
9. Adding more houseplants
Houseplant has been trendy these days and will not die anytime soon. The increased amount of home office and the desire to make home space more comfortable to work in. Here are some things you can do!
- Watch and learn with informational and entertaining houseplant videos that you can find on YouTube. There’s a variety to choose from
- Make your home look like a jungle theme with the idea of indoor gardening
- Learn more about what plants will do well at your home with a consultation from a houseplant expert