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Do you wish you had an exiting well designed easy care garden to call your own?
A Colourful Container Garden Can Transform Your Surroundings – you can add colour with the containers ( and great shapes as well) – and you can complement the containers with great plants – imagine – colour coordinate container and flower – or ‘go for broke’ and have screaming colour differences – it s all up to your imagination….
You don’t need a lot of money or time to transform your garden.
Here are a few tips for adding decorative elements that will punch up your garden in a fast and easy way.
Purchase container or pots in variety of sizes. You can purchase coordinating pots, or you can decorate and paint your pots on your own. Choose a spot in your garden that looks drab and could stand from a facelift, and arrange your colourful containers in this area. Arrange the composition of your colourful container garden in way that is eye pleasing and easy to maintain.
Look Up – here’s a Hanging Container Garden
Hanging container plants add charm and interest to your garden. This is a great solution if you have only limited room for placing planters, pots or containers. Find a space where the hanging container will receive plenty of sun and where it will be easy to access for watering. Accentuate your hanging plant with wind chimes and other decorative elements, such as bird feeders and houses. These add charm to even the smallest gardens. – and attract wildlife . You might consider adding plants with lots of nectar to attract butterflies as well.
Add a Lawn Sculpture to Act as a Focal Point in Your Garden – turn a problem spot into a feature
If your lawn looks boring and sad, perhaps what you really need is a focal point. Choose a space in your garden or lawn that you think could stand from more attention. Perhaps there is an elevated spot garden or lawn that appears empty or like it is missing something. This is an ideal spot to draw attention. A garden sculpture is a great way to liven up a spot that could otherwise use some attention. You can build a cement or stone foundation, purchase a pedestal and have a sculpture installed. Once you have chosen the right sculpture, you will find that this is a great spot to plant flowers.

Create Your Own Garden Water Music
Water provides a soothing and pleasing ambience to any garden
Many gardeners swear that a garden is simply not complete without the sound of nature, or more specifically, the sound of water. It is a fun and easy way to liven up any garden.
There are many sources for pleasing garden water music. You can have a pond installed, or install one yourself. You can also purchase a working fountain, or create your own fountain using decorative pots, or adding a water pump to a decorative barrel. Make sure that your water fountain is re-circulating water properly in order to avoid stagnant water and insect populations.
Don’t have a lot of space?
Not to worry – there are many small beautiful fountains that can be mounted on a wall- even in the smallest backyard.

There are many ways to improve your garden….justa have a look in our Home & Garen Improvement section – you’ll find the right book for you!

Tags: container gardening, garden, hanging container, pots, water garden

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