More Practical Minimalist Garden

LAND narrow often the reason a home does not have a garden. Added to rush to the owner of the house, which made him not want to be too busy taking care of gardens and plants.

Though the existence of the park, can provide many benefits. Not only beautify the look of a house facade, the garden is also one of the best solutions for air circulation. How to make it on land that is minimal?

Not difficult! Every problem has a solution. For limited land, building a small park minimalist concept. This park is a park concept that demands practicality. Choice of plant species (softscape) tend to be of the type that easily planted and maintained. For instance, daffodils, palm, Euphorbia, and sebagaiya. These plants do not require watering too often. In addition, they also heat resistant and weather changes.

Not only plants, furniture and accessories must also be minimal maintenance. The options could use a sprinkling of natural stone or coral. Dark-colored natural stone, such as rock or stone temple outboard, will not be easy to look dirty, so it does not need frequent cleaning.

While a sprinkling of coral, can be applied as a substitute for grass. But that does not mean minimalist garden should not be planted with grass. It is fine, as long as select grass that is easy maintenance, such as elephant grass or chives mini mini.

Minimalist garden could be applied in various sizes of land. Stay very clever swap the softscape and hardscape, so stay beautiful despite being on land that is also minimal.

To add to the beauty of the park, the park can be combined with elements of traditional Indonesian style. This element can be added in amounts too low, the alias does not dominate the space in the garden. For example, menenam frangipani plants and ornaments to create a Balinese-style feel of Bali. Or it could also put antique furniture to create the feel of Java Java past.

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Hardware Material Shaping Character

However small park land, permanent hardscape elements can be formed in the small garden. The size of these hardscape elements can be customized with an area of ​​land. If the land is large enough, select a rather large size. Conversely, if the minimal land, take the hardscape elements are small.

* Stone. Many stones sold in the market. Among white coral and gray. Application: among others as a barrier between floor terrace with garden grass or plants. We can apply the white and black pebbles in two rows of interest.

* Stepping stone. Beneath this stone is now being sold in printed form circular and rectangular. Application: installed on the grass, forming a road. Coral brushes and a large coral stone we can choose according to the desired design.

* Planchette. Sonokeling teak wood and durable enough to water. Application: wood boards are usually used for the steps to the terrace, or a bridge (a small bridge) that leads, in addition to, or through an existing pond near the patio, as well as corridors and pedestrian paths. Installation of a horizontal pattern with grout around 5cm-8cm will make it interesting. Required coating for durable board surface facing the weather changes.

* Swimming. The pool on the terrace can be made on the side or in front. Although the plant can only contain water, generally in the pond reared fish. It is important to prevent the proliferation of mosquito larvae. Application: swimming is generally a rectangular area of ​​its surface is parallel or slightly higher than ground level.

* Shower. Water fountains can be made together with the pool, thus making installation easier. Application: water fountain from the wall into the pool below it, there is also a fountain of the surface low (with the statues of animals such as fish or frogs), or water fountain from the midpoint of the pool with a certain height. The entire pond with a fountain requires additional electric pump to drain the machine and emit water.

* Pot. There are various pots are distinguished on the basis of material, ranging from plastic pots, cement, clay (terracotta), until the wood and rattan pot. Two of the latter is usually only used as a second container, the plant life and soil in the pot first. Pot size can be adjusted to the broad terrace. For example, a large pot containing a lotus plant can be placed in the middle of the page or in one corner. Meanwhile, the small size of the pots can be placed between the border with ground floor terrace.

* Lamp. Garden lights are mounted lights around the park, providing adequate lighting in the surrounding area. Plants clear figures. Security also helped. Besides these main functions, the lamp with highlight system can also be applied to give emphasis or dramatization landscape.

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This is the Location of Your Garden Fengsui

Well, approximately, how fengsui telescoped toward harmony between the location of a park with physical and mental development of you and your family?

North
- Location of the park in this direction will affect creativity, development, and individual growth.
- Nuances of color tend dianjurkannya dark or black color like croton plant (Codieaum variegatum) or dark purple as in the mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana).
- Elements that good use is water in the form of ponds or water plants, and metal for the various elements of the park. In this way, please avoid the use of rock elements.

Northeast
- It's affecting the development of wisdom and intellect.
- Elements of the recommended park made from stone, be it coral, marble, artificial stone and so forth.

East
- Greetings morning sunshine will give a strong influence on health, fitness, rejuvenation of the household, and family life.
- Recommended Colors are yellow like ornamental peppers (Capsicumanuum) and plant fruit trees like lemon (Citrus sp).
- Plants that are well here are the fruits, vegetables, and traditional medicine plants.
- Elements of good use here come from elements of wood and avoid the use of metallic materials

Southeast
- The direction of this against a symbol of material wealth and abundance.
- Elements of a good used wood and metal materials to avoid.

South
- The position of the area will affect the chances of a good, desire, appreciation, achievement, and happiness of the inhabitants of the house.

- Use of red color is highly recommended, such as roses (Rosa sp.) Or red shelled (Ixora sp.)

- Elements of fire element like the concept of a barbeque or just decorative lighting is used, otherwise the element of water is not recommended.

Southwest
- The direction toward the park will affect the condition of marriage and family harmony, in addition to park here as well as a symbol of love of a mother.
- Elements made from stone is highly recommended, but not to the wood element.
- Plants that are recommended are pink flowering plants such as flowers Butter (Nerium oleander) or Pink Azalea (Rhododendron sp.).

West
- His position was good and would make a great son activity - your daughter, because this position has a big influence on the development of creativity. The direction is also well used as a means to socialize and entertain guests.
- Elements which are suitable metal material, otherwise the element of fire should be kept away.
- White color is recommended as the shades of color in this garden, like plant jasmine (Jasmimum sp.) Or gardenia (Gardenia sp.).

Northwest
- The direction of this symbol as a father in the eyes of family, both as a major supporter and as a mentor. Position hadapnya circumstances affect your business as homeowners and life's journey you and your family
- Elements of a good used are metal, and stay away from the elements of fire.
- White and fragrant jasmine fragrant highly recommended in this park.

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Nostalgia Spirit in the Park

Take advantage of your backyard to greet the guests when gathering. Use a cloth collection in a closet, then play games with creativity.

Backyard is transformed into a lively and unique entertainment. Look at the warehouse, who knows there are bamboo chairs that have been long forgotten. Sprinkle a piece of beautiful brightly colored patterned fabric as a base, add a little pillows with colors and shapes are interesting as a backrest.

See, in an instant garden you already have a couch that is ready to welcome the arrival of relatives and friends. Put a chair under a shady tree as a shade, and do not forget to add a touch of flowers here and there as a sweetener.

Furthermore, do not be confused to find the appropriate tools. Bamboo stalk or handle of the torch can be used as a unique place as a background, as well as bucket watering of plants that can switch the function of a vase of flowers to strengthen the atmosphere of the park.

Spirit Gifts
Serve drinks in cups old-fashioned to give the feel of nostalgia, and use cinnamon sticks as a flavor enhancer. Also tuck a tiny leaf on a saucer and a flower on the tray as a sweetener.

To serve small snacks, use a tiered bamboo containers and pinned the tiny flowers on top of the lid. Then, put on a tiny table with a matching base and woven coconut palm leaves. Not hard, right?

At the banquet, use a long table for decoration to perform optimally. Small tables can be compiled into one if you do not have a long table. As a substitute for table runner, use a woven palm leaf and leaves above the neutral-colored tablecloth to give atmosphere Lebaran.

As a binder napkins, winding piece of leaf on a white napkin roll widths would give the impression of modern nan at your banquet. Charm for joy at the banquet feast more prominent this time, put a fresh flower on top of each bowl of soup.

Centerpiece of a series of twigs and a variety of brightly colored flowers will certainly become a byword among the invitation. Tie the twigs to form a triangle along the desired by using a wire or glue, colorful flowers and tuck here and there.

For dishes buffet table decorations, use a woven palm leaves and coconut to appear similar. Nan earthy pottery containers look nice on it. Use a serving spoon for the more traditional match. Flower arrangements are inspired by the Balinese offerings, pajegan, complement the overall decor of this dish.

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Modern Tropical Garden, Simple But Gorgeous

Modern tropical garden concept widely applied in Indonesia. This concept combines the diversity of tropical plants with modern elements. Park also looks simple and still captivating.

The concept of the park can be combined from two different elements. For example, combining elements of tropical plants with modern hardscape elements. The combination of two concepts is made much simpler tropical garden, still beautiful, and more simple in its care.

One example of modern tropical gardens built by Andrie trial of X-otic Garden, in the backyard of a house to live in Bandung. At the park, Andie combining tropical plants such as tabebuya, frangipani, banana-pisangan, nejin bamboo, and orchid, with hardscape elements of modern nuances.

"The design of this park is made by taking into account the desires of the house," says Andie. Previously, the backyard is not ordered. Virtually in the form of an orchard, where in some corners of fruit trees planted sporadically. Seeing his garden, the owner was willing to make the park a more orderly, beautiful, and minimal maintenance.

As a landscape architect, Andie replied that the homeowner wishes to deliver a modern concept of tropical gardens. Who try to offer modern elements such as the design of hardscape. The pool is made to follow a geometric pattern. L-shaped pool and placed his elbows on the point of cylinder-shaped water fountain, set in the back wall three meters high. Effects strokes highlighted on the wall and water fountain to give the impression of rustic.

Not only that, modern nuanced elements also obtained from the use of crystal strung together to form water droplets. This imitation of water drops look more prominent at night when the park lights highlighted. Lighting effects are also used to expose the water that pops up in the middle of the water fountain. "This is to give the impression like fire," says Andie.

In concept, the idea of ​​an artificial garden Andie quite brilliant. On the other hand, Andie did not forget about ease of maintenance as the homeowner desired. Rather than alleviate the homeowners take care of his garden work later, Andi close the garden area with grass Gaja mini. It is known as a lawn grass that minimal care.

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Rise in Housing Park

Houses have always been craving citizens to go home, rest or gain inspiration. Therefore, the house always tastefully arranged for rnemberi comfort, tranquility, and health for the residents.

Especially for the residents of Jakarta, a comfortable home feel more important. Citizens Capital of working all day, sailed the ocean pollution and congestion. Residents tired and cramped, so we need a house that really could be a place relieve fatigue, and annoyance by traffic congestion.

The developers are required to produce housing that is really comfortable, healthy and open access. Three important aspects of this translates to a healthy home, yard full of plants, and easy access in and out.

This picture was taken in Morton Grove, Chicago suburban area, the United States, recently. Housing is furnished houses of worship, libraries, health centers, and sports arenas is very green. On the front page and back, made ​​pedestrian path width of one meter.

The remaining green grass and plants with flowers of different colors. On the terrace above, residents are still add some kind of beautiful flowers. Fresh air and the atmosphere is not playing. It would be elegant if the average Housing in Indonesia on the path like this.

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