Gardening Tips

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Garden screens

Filed under: Landscaping ideas — GardeningVet at 4:48 pm on Thursday, February 22, 2007

Okay everyone of us has those items in the backyard or garden that are just an eyesore. My rotating clothesline is one of them. Utilitarian it may be, but still in amongst all my plants it just stands out like a sore thumb. I guess the best way to get around this problem is to screen the problem area off. You can grow screening hedges which would be lovely but then you have that age old problem of waiting for the plants to grow large enough to act as a screen. Lattice screens are a great alternative and there are many options out there which are aesthetically pleasing.

Here are just a couple I’ve found from Plow and Hearth.


I like the wrought iron nature of this screen coupled with the softening effect of the pot plants. Click here for more information

Hide your garbage bins with these lovely white lattice panelsClick here for more information

Tri fold lattice panel that’s durably crafted of all-weather, oiled keledang.Click here for more information

Garden show pictures 2

Filed under: Landscaping ideas — GardeningVet at 4:49 pm on Wednesday, February 14, 2007


This display of cacti caught my eye because it was simple and yet very effective. Mass planting cacti on raised beds to ensure great drainage is one way of creating drama in the garden. I must say that in the arid climates it would work very effectively.