Gardening and plants

Gardening is a planting of fruits, berries, flowers, vegetables, grains, spices, herbs, or other plants for consumption or as landscaping elements.

Gardening is not just a method of growing your food, it is also very relaxing and enjoyable. More and more people are beginning to appreciate the little things around them and use their resources such as their garden.

In US and British usage, the production of ornamental plantings around buildings is called landscaping, landscape maintenance or grounds keeping, while international usage uses the term gardening for these same activities.

Gardening types

Residential gardening takes place near the home, in a space referred to as the garden. Garden typically is located on the land near a residence, but it may also be located on a roof, in an atrium, on a balcony, in a window box, on a patio or vivarium.

Indoor gardening is concerned with the growing of houseplants within a residence or building, in a conservatory, or in a greenhouse. Indoor gardens are sometimes incorporated as part of air conditioning or heating systems. Indoor gardening extends the growing season in the fall and spring and can be used for winter gardening.

Indoor gardens is most often used as an element of the internal design of the premisses.

Water gardening is concerned with growing plants adapted to pools and ponds. Bog gardens are also considered a type of water garden. These all require special conditions and considerations, therefore, it usually requires the presence of ponds in the garden, it possible to use artificial reservoirs or waterfalls.

A simple water garden may consist solely of a tub containing the water and plants. Typically, the water garden combines not only plants, but also water living creatures - fish, frogs, etc.

Container gardening is concerned with growing plants in any type of container either indoors or outdoors. Common containers are pots, hanging baskets, and planters. Container gardening is usually used in atriums and on balconies, patios, and roof tops.

Container gardening is most often used as an ornament and element of landscape design, although vegetables, herbs and berries can be easily grown in containers.

Hugelculture (Hügelkultur) is concerned with growing plants on piles of rotting wood, as a form of raised bed gardening and composting in situ. An English loanword from German, it means "mound garden."

Native plant gardening is concerned with the use of native plants with or without the intent of creating wildlife habitat. The goal is to create a garden in harmony with, and adapted to a given area. This type of gardening typically reduces water usage, maintenance, and fertilization costs, since plants are adopted to the environmental growing zone.

Organic gardening uses natural, sustainable methods, fertilizers and pesticides to grow non-genetically modified crops.

Gardens for party is a good place for low-key BBQ party, a fun-filled afternoon with all the family or a picture-perfect garden tea party.

You don’t need a big area or expensive tools to make a garden of your own. You can plant your favorite vegetables and fruits on a small land where good sunlight and rainfall shower exists.

This place should be beside your window or near your home so that you can take good care of your garden. You can grow your plants in hanging baskets, containers, and bags. So, if you do not have land for gardening, do not worry. You can even turn your balcony and window into gardens.

Here you can find suitable creative ideas how to arrange an inexpensive backyard garden, how to choose plants that do not require much effort to care, create an amazing landscape design or just create a cozy place to spend time with children, family and pets.