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Even some perennials keep their leaves in winter, which remain fresh green or red.
Evergreen shrubs are all called to lose their old leaves with the sprout the following spring. Some of them, the cooler temperature leads to stain their leaves in winter, slightly reddish.

These include Bergenia and Bugle (Ajuga reptans), both are well suited as ground cover or under planting for high-growing potted plants. Of delicate beauty is the flower fairies (Epimedium), with its decorative small white or yellow flowers. In the cold season, its leaves remain green and show a red figure. A rare treasure from the realm of perennials is the Christmas Rose (Helleborus). She keeps in winter not only their green leaves, but even bloom for Christmas. Her large bowl-shaped, usually white, sometimes pink tinged flowers shine out from their magical dark green leaves.

Many young couples are looking forward to their first house. However, the discussion about the parking for the car can be infinite and in the end one has yet not able to agree. It is important to properly resolve only a small thing: carport or garage? Usually wants the lady of the house easy, convenient carport. The Lord, however, do not suspect his car into a garage with a goal and four solid walls. Now the solution is simply to Gewa Manufacturer: How can their carports and in hindsight, to expand easily to a garage.

This is the classic carport the basic module. Overall, production of three other models in the range, and ranges from the elegant and practical “arch-roof carport, and the innovative” butterfly carport “transparent to” Lux carport. In particular, the design-VARIO.Carport (see picture) can also subsequently develop into a “proper” garage. If you like, can be fitted properly to the carport. But DIYers can do this even in self-assembly. This is confirmed by the manufacturer.

There are screen options hedges, edging hedges, evergreen hedges, form hedges, fruit bushes, flowers, hedges – and to which hedge you think? The more precisely the purpose of a hedge is considered the easier the selection of plants.

Reasons for the strictly formed hedge. Is it because the space for a free-growing is not enough or because they would like to see opaque limit for the land.

Where there is good in the summer of privacy protection, but in winter will certainly want more light, is a deciduous hedge correct. Always appropriate and simple beauty of red beech and hornbeam are. Both provide the right framework and any garden in late winter to reveal her finely branched, interesting interior. For flowering shrubs flower enthusiasts bring life to the edge of their own little garden world.

Low hedges and flowering shrubs
For low edging offering Along with the traditional boxwood and dwarf barberry growing even semishrubs to, for example, lavender, Santolina, germander cinquefoil or low grades. These plants are characterized by the fact that they sustain themselves by cutting small and compact can be, without losing their beauty.

If you cut a hedge with an attractive floral or fruit to wish jewelry, for example, selects the evergreen Barberry bears the golden yellow flower spikes in May, or the inextinguishable fire of thorns, which sways in the autumn in the red, orange or yellow berries. Many other flowering shrubs can also be uncomplaining coalesce that as blood currant, forsythia, red and white thorn, or the snowball.

Playground and flower beds are tolerated, if the garden is well structured. We show you how a garden can grow and change and how to create great play areas for children.

A family garden should take into account the needs of all: the children, as well as those of adults. Fill up the desires of all family members and bring them onto paper. The illustration (below) shows an example of planning a new garden. He grows and changes with, if the children are bigger.

From the wooden deck in front of the living room (left in the graph) lead levels on the paved terrace section. A small Herb patch in three stages and is laminated to Basement stairway dry foot reach when you need to cook a little chopped parsley or other herbs. Flowering shrubs and perennials on one side and a thick green hedge on the other side of the garden offer privacy and varied vegetation. Another limiting element is a living willow fence.

The long narrow garden is divided by a play area in the middle: A game structure, which slide into a soft sandy hollow ends and a children’s wooden and after the stern was a living willow wigwam from the right (bottom of chart), whose entrance to the Scaffold match points. This creates its own small garden and sheltered world of adventure for the children, the parents still have a look.

Behind the play area, a small vegetable garden can be created with beds for the children. Or do you sow where a herb garden for children. In addition, there’s room for the compost heap and a small garden shed for the equipment.

If you like, are paving the guardians of the garden: they structure the plot, frame beds, connecting terrace and pond – and that in such a stimulating way that created real works of art.

Stone, depending on the weather looks, natural light and age always different, but always visually blends into its surroundings. Most common are hard natural stones like granite, in addition to Gray, in almost every color from dark red to yellow and even blue and green colors are available. The reddish porphyry stone or tinted gray to blackish basalt like to be used.

In addition to designing with color, the arrangement of the stones shall decide on the subsequent outcome. Route stone pavement in sheets, as a circle or mixed together. Beginners can best lines: making it easier to go out of hand, do you put an equal-sized pieces. Mosaic paving stones come with a side length of 4-6 centimeters, the minis under the stone. There are also small patches with 8-10 and gross pavement with 15-20 centimeters in length.

An outdoor fountain is a lovely addition to any place in the yard. The gently soothing sound of the running water flowing creates a calming effect on the atmosphere. With the gentle sounds of nature provided by the outdoor fountain, anyone can sit back and relax to the tranquil sounds releasing themselves from the stress of the everyday life. Add to the appearance of the fountains by embellishing the area with beautiful polished stones, colorful beach glass, shells, flowers, and different plants. Make the outdoor fountain area spectacular wherever it is in the yard.

Use clay pots to make the fountain instead of the expensive outdoor fountains available. It is easy to create a clay fountain and it is far less expensive than the store bought fountain. The best part about using the clay pots for the fountain is it can be customized to the personality of the creator by using creative touches to make it a special part of the outdoor living area.
To make the outdoor fountain use three clay pots of various sizes with matching clay saucers, and a larger waterproof saucer. Use the larger sauce as the base for the fountain and to place the submersible pump for the fountain. Use a large colorful saucer made out of plastic or any other nonporous base large enough to hold the water from the fountain. In addition, get high quality submersible pumps with tubing, an electric drill, a masonry bit, grinding bit, and a waterproof sealant.
Create the design of the outdoor fountain before drilling the holes and grinding the notices in the pots. Turn the largest pot over and place the matching saucer on the pot. This will be the top of the fountain when the project is completed.

Turn the second pot over along with the matching saucer, placing it next to the largest pot. The water will flow from one pot to another with aid of the pump to create a continuous circulating motion of water.
Once you have determined how the fountain will operate, grind notches in the edge of the largest saucer but not at the base, along with five larger notches along the edge of the larger pot. One of the notches in the edge of the pot is used for the electrical cord of the pump, the other notches allow the water to flow under the larger pot for the circulation needed for the fountain.

Now carefully drill a hole in the center of the bottom of the largest saucer. Thread a piece of tubing through the interior of the overturned pot and through the hole of the matching saucer. Fill the gaps around the tubing with the clear waterproof sealant. Allow the sealant to completely dry. The hole must seal the tube for the fountain to work properly.
Repeat the process of grinding the notches in the top edges of the clay pots, and arranging the overturned pots with matching saucers so the water has a nice even flow starting with the tallest pot and working down to the lower pots.

After setting up the pots with the matching saucers, fill the base saucer with about ½” from the top with water. Add the pump and place in the saucer. Add the decorative items to the outdoor fountain area. You now have the beautiful soothing clay pot fountain that will provide much pleasure in the yard.