The designs of our homes are ever-changing. Sometimes we follow trends or come up with fresh ideas on how to reconstruct, rearrange, or redecorate our space. But one thing remains constant, and it is the need to make our place feel homey and comfortable. There are many features a person could install in their home, but one type that is considered as one of the most beneficial features is a landscape garden.

But as urban areas develop, backyard gardening is under threat. As cities expand, empty lots are becoming towering buildings to be occupied as offices and commercial and condo units. And having an extra area for a garden in the urban areas can only be attainable by affluent families.

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Most yards in suburban areas are adorned with plants and landscape garden. Aside from aesthetics, some of the essential reasons why homeowners grow horticulture at home are because of its numerous benefits. It helps purify the air, they balance the temperature within the vicinity, and most plants are edible and can provide helpful home remedies. Knowing about the basic things to do when tending a garden can be innate to some people, while others learn their gardening skills through instructions from elderlies at home.

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Since the beginning of modernisation, retailers found ways to cope up with the modern world through the use of plastic packaging, to aid us through our fast-paced lifestyle – to avail convenience. But the strategy backfired and became another factor of pollution. Although there is a movement that bans single-use plastics, the issue doesn’t stop there. Pollutants are still everywhere, which is why the best way to fight contamination is by taking care of our planet. 

Rainforests are our natural solution. But since there is no rainforest anywhere near the city and urban areas,  people are encouraged to install landscape gardens and any greeneries in their lawns, or even on the insides of their homes.

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Our backyard serves as an extension area of our house. It can be an open area or a covered court, grass-covered, or concrete pavement. The number of people partaking on home improvement projects has increased in the past decade. It is because of the influence and the popularisation of “Do It Yourself” or DIY tutorials found on the media.

Home renovations vary from repairs to landscape garden installation. It is rendered as beneficial for individuals to learn DIY for many positive reasons. People opt to do home projects aside from hiring a professional to do it because it:
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Although it has a prickly and robust structure, a cactus plant can look harsh and intimidating. But if you take a closer look, its rigidness is only a defence mechanism, and most cacti have a soft and fragile body. Due to a misconception, it has made others conclude that maintaining a cactus garden is difficult, but contrary to popular belief, starting a cactus landscape garden has never been this easy. You’ll only need to plant them according to their specific environment, water it a few times to let it settle in its new environment, and then you are good to go!

According to researchers, it was hard to determine when and how exactly the fad of cacti gardening and collection started. Humans have been using cactus for consumption purposes as early as 15,000 years ago. Today, succulents have a wider variety with purposes that range from alcohol manufacturing, pharmaceutical concocting, to ornamental gardening.

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In this generation where everyday living is a form of challenge, the majority of the people frequently experience stress. According to SBS News, “Australians are feeling more stressed than ever, with a lack of sleep, work pressures, and even social media playing a role, a survey has found. The number of stressed Aussies has jumped by about a third to 4.9 million during the past decade, research by health fund Medibank shows.”

From the type of work to environmental factors and the food we eat, it all contributes to the causes of many health problems including stress.

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Whether you want to create your first landscape garden or you need renovation, the health of the soil is critical when preparing for this. One way to determine the health of the soil is to check if there are lacking or abundant minerals in it. Usually, soil tests are done to measure the levels of soil magnesium, pH, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and often nitrogen. The test may also check the soil’s micronutrient content.

Here are some essentials to consider when preparing garden soil:

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