Saturday, October 20, 2007

Wire Topiary Frames To Create Your Landscape Centerpiece

Wire topiary frames are becoming quite popular, especially as centerpieces in the front or backyard. They are even used for special events like weddings, parties and other social occasions.

These days, it is easy to make a shape of an animal or a person or a chosen design using wire topiary frames and topiary plants. You do not have to be a full time sculptor, to create these wonderful shapes.

Many of us love the look of a manicured landscape adorned with artfully designed topiary plants. Years ago, you would have to be a skilled plant sculptor to achieve this look. Today, wire topiary frames provide a way to create a beautiful scene on your own.

I have recently created a couple of new shapes to look like active animals. These help keep birds from eating too much fruit from my fruit trees. I do not mind birds eating some of the fruit, but recently they came to my fruit trees and ate all of the fruit.

After I placed a number of animal shapes in wire topiary frames, the birds seem to come less often. As a result, I have more fresh fruit to feed my family and friends.

As you can see, wire topiary frames can be used in ways other than decoration.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Plant Stand For An Indoor Garden

Plant stand helps with keeping an indoor garden in your home. You can also use plant stands in the yard of your home, this helps when you have space restrictions and no room for a garden.

A plant stand helps you place your plants above the ground, so the plants are not overtaken by weeds or eaten by slugs, snails and other garden pests.

I now grow a lot of my flowering plants in pots in a number of plant stands around the house. They look so beautiful, just like the flower beds you get in a well landscaped property, except these flower beds are in a series of pots on a plant stand.

I have started to grow some of the small vegetable plants like pepper plant in large terra cotta pots placed on the plant stand. The large pots allows room for the pepper plant to grow and they seems very healthy and produce a lot of tasty peppers for my salads and meals.

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Monday, October 15, 2007

Swing Set Backyard For A Childrens’ Playground

Swing set backyard should be a part of every family home. You want your children to be able to enjoy the backyard and have time outside the house. To participate in active pursuits and have fun. You do not want your children to be stuck inside the family home playing computer games and watching mindless television.

Especially during the summer, when the backyard can be a fun yard for children. The neighborhood park may be too far away and one can never be sure of the security of your children in a park.

Having a play area in your backyard gives you assurance your children are easy to supervise and you know their exact location. Keeping you with a peace of mind.

Once the swing set is completed, I am considering adding a slide to the play area of the yard.

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