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Landscape photography
With a focal length of between 60 mm and 300 mm, this is also a perfect
lens for the sport enthusiast. The telephoto lens allows you to capture
the far away object and can also be used for landscape images
There are many different types of photography. You can take pictures of
anything and there is someone out there somewhere who would like to
see the pictures that you take. So, photography is a great field to get
into.
Landscape photography is a great field of photography, especially if ...Read the rest of this entry »
Improving Our Landscape Images.
Landscape photography can be a challenge, but with the right
composition and good natural light it can be made a bit easier.
All the world's cameras, films and other photographic equipment
are no more than tools for making landscape pictures. Cameras
don't think for themselves. Whether we use digital or film
camera, the same photographic principles apply.
We don't have to stick to many rules to produce great landscape
images, but knowing what they are will make your pictures more
successful. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Cat Repellent or How to keep Cats out of your Garden
Do cat repellents work? How to stop a cat from using garden as
litterbox? Tell me how to keep cats out of my garden. These are
common questions of concern to all gardeners but is there a real
answer?
The first line of defence is to ensure that your yard boundaries
are secure. Any gaps in your fence should be blocked to deny low
level access. But cats can jump so fix a taut wire or string
some six inches above the top of your fence to deter this
approach.
Once inside your garden many people say ...Read the rest of this entry »
Contemporary Landscape Design
Contemporary Landscape Design is a melding of the old and the new.
Unlike modern-it utilizes traditional approaches to space with newer finishes or applied technologies. Without realizing it, contemporary design exists everywhere such as in a 60's home remodel or a new classic home with modern finishes-the slicker look of all stainless steel appliances. It could be thought of as reinvigorating the old with clearer function new materials, technologies while creating the simplicity and beauty ...Read the rest of this entry »
Butterfly Garden Basics
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Butterfly Garden Basics by Deborah Shelton
Cultivating a special home in your yard for butterflies will
introduce your children to a world of beauty and wonder. It's a
project ...Read the rest of this entry »
TOMATOES IN YOUR GARDEN
Not having at least one tomato plant in your garden is like a
day without sunshine. The choices are unbelievable but taste -
it can't be beat. Warm, fresh off the vine, washed in cool water
and sliced - whether on a hamburger, a sandwich, or in a salad,
a tomato adds that 'something special' to any meal. A
vine-ripened tomato is not only good-tasting, but to see these
red globes on a plant that you started from seed or from a tiny
purchased plant, is satisfying all by itself.
There is an ...Read the rest of this entry »
GARDEN DELIGHTS
When the weather is warm we try and spend a lot more of our
leisure time outdoors. A good idea is to decorate your garden
area with all the comforts of home - just outside of home. A few
touches will give your outdoor space a feeling of welcome and a
beauty all its own.
Color is certainly one aspect of the great outdoors that lends
itself to limitless ideas and possibilities. You can pick one of
the most intense colors or bring into play the lighter less
prominent hues. A white fence or gate ...Read the rest of this entry »
A Family Garden for Nature
Each year we look forward to creating a special habitat for for
all of our wild and natural friends. Spring has arrived and we
have been busy welcoming the season by preparing the garden for
all of our summer visitors.
Anyone can create a garden - even you! When some people think
about gardening, they think they need a lot of space or a big
back yard. Even if you live in an apartment and have no yard at
all, you can still create your own natural space with container
gardens or window ...Read the rest of this entry »
Japanese Garden Design
A Japanese Garden is full of mystery, nature and serenity. Just as landscape gardens of the West followed historic points of reference such as Classical Garden Design, Traditional Garden Design, English Garden Design on up threw Modern Garden Design, the Japanese garden tradition has a history that followed the trends and lifestyles of their location and times. It would be very pretentious to copy directly a Japanese Garden for Houston, although there was actually a style of Japanese Garden ...Read the rest of this entry »
Herb Garden Design
Herb garden design should take into account how easy will it be to get to your herbs. If you plan to have a larger home herb garden, you might want to build a few small paths to reach all the herbs in your garden. Paths can also guide a user through a variety of fragrances produced by the herbs. A popular design resembles a cart-wheel with the wheel spokes translating into the garden paths. Gravel, brick or paving make good path material. Here the different herb types are grouped in rows. The ...Read the rest of this entry »
Tips On Your Herb Garden Design
Many people get really discouraged when it comes to gardening. Even thinking of building your own personal garden can be stressful. The truth is, though, that creating and designing your own herb garden can actually be very relaxing. If someone had a long day at work, working in a garden can help relieve some stress. Seeing your work efforts grow is truly an amazing feeling.The first question that may come to mind is how much time should one devote towards maintenance to help keep the garden ...Read the rest of this entry »
Small Garden Design
The small garden design begins and ends with thoughtful, precise planning. However, small does not mean limited. A small garden design can still deliver a huge "wow" factor.
Small Garden Design: The Problems
A small garden design comes with big challenges. Perhaps your property abuts the two-story blank wall of a neighbor's townhouse. Maybe the space is all straight lines and right angles. Or you've remodeled your home, changed the elevation, added a new room and reduced the size of your ...Read the rest of this entry »
Italian Garden Design
A client in the Heights contracted Exterior Worlds to create an Italian garden with a number of complimentary, classical elements to the front and rear of their home. Their house had a classic Old World appearance to it. It was a two-story structure with a porch and an upstairs balcony. Steps led up to the porch, and shuttered windows with arched tops lined both the porch and the balcony. A stately, old, and very large oak tree grew just next to the house, reaching up and over the top of the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Zen Garden Design
Zen gardens are very unique landscaping designs that are also known as "Japanese Rock Gardens." . The word "Zen" means "dry" and the Japanese word for this type of garden is karesansui, meaning dry landscape. Consisting almost exclusively of stones and sand, this type of garden became very popular in Japan during the Shogun era (1185-1573AD), when feudal lords sought to landscape their estates in emulation of Buddhist temples. Monks frequently used such gardens to represent complex Universal ...Read the rest of this entry »
Mediterranean Landscape Design and Garden Designers in Houston Texas
Every garden has a bit of fantasy in it and, for Houstonians longing for the look and feel of, say, Tuscany or the Italian Renaissance period, no garden fills that desire like a Mediterranean landscape design.
Combining elegant elements of nature with the relaxed Mediterranean culture, the Mediterranean landscape design can go from simple, yet cultivated to elaborate lavishness. Crystal clear water and outdoor water fountains, sweet herbs right off the vine to be used in outdoor kitchens, ...Read the rest of this entry »
How to Design a Wildflower Garden
With the increasing reduction of wild habits for many plants, many people have begun to look afresh at what they are losing and have gained an appreciation of their native flora. This has encourage them to create areas within their own garden in which wild flowers can flourish, partly to help preserve these flowers and partly because they simply enjoy them. What is a wildflower garden? A wildflower garden is one in which native flowers are grown in as near wild conditions as possible. The ...Read the rest of this entry »