Some people claim that the garden should not only improve the aesthetics of our house. There is also the practical side of the garden. Vegetables and fruits can replace bushes and plants in a small part of the garden and provide us their valueable products throughout the year. Continue reading “Fruits and vegetables for your garden.”
Herbaceous plants can be positioned anywhere in the garden and either in pots or directly in the soil. They vary in colors and sizes, create a beautiful scenery and fill the garden with colors and scents. Continue reading “Herbaceous plants”
Shrubs and bushes are used in order to create imaginable corridors in your garden. Most of the times you can give them the shape you prefer. They are also used in order to seperate different sections of the garden or hide a spot which is not aestheticaly correct with the scenery. Continue reading “Shrubs and bushes”
Both this and the next few posts will present you types of trees and plantation in order to be easier for you to choose the most suitable for the aesthetics and functionality of your Mediterranean garden. Continue reading “Trees: a must-have for a big garden.”
It is finally time to talk about the types of plantation for a Mediterranean garden and the right spots for them to be planted. Even if you already have designed a rough plan of where you want to plant everything, you have to make another one which will include plants that already exists in your garden. Continue reading “Plant selection for your Mediterranean garden.”
Most people think that the creation of a garden from scratch is a very difficult and complex process for a beginner and up to a certain extent they are right. However the will to create something beautiful by yourselves along with the combination of modern technology can reduce your effort. Continue reading “Mediterranean gardening: points of attention”
When I had to leave my place of origin in order to begin my studies at the university I had to live for an extended period of time in an urban environment. That environment of course had nothing in common with the life in the countryside where I had spent my entire life until then. Continue reading “How I created my own Mediterranean garden.”
The Mediterranean landscape is directly connected with the climate around the Mediterranean sea where it got its name from. The main characteristics of this climate are the mild winters, warm summers, smooth temperature changes and the lack of extreme high or low temperatures. Continue reading “Life in the Mediterranean landscape”
Τhe type of my job gives me the opportunity to visit many houses and get familiar with many people. What I realized as times went by is that not only Greeks but anyone regardless of the type of their house is interested in having some type of garden in its surroundings. Continue reading “Why my garden got its Mediterranean style.”