GARDENING

Gardening is practice of growing fruits, flowers and flowering plants. It is an art that requires skill and sense of creativity. Making a garden is not tough job but deep interest and involvement is must. Gardening is not just activity of growing it also includes maintaining the garden.

A garden can be located in or around residence, in roof, on balcony, on vivarium, patio, in atrium or windowbox. Deep planning is must for developing and maintaining a garden. Depending on types of soil, water, climate or sunlight of area types of plants to be planted should be decided.

Indoor gardening refers to growing houseplants within residence. They sometimes are incorporated as part of heating or air-conditioning systems.

Water gardening concerns growing plants adapted to ponds and pools. This manmade water gardens are combination of aquatic plants, artificial rocks, waterfalls, mountains, and fishes. Water gardens are primarily divided into three sub categories: submerged (completely under water as water lily), floating (not anchored to soil as clover, ferns) and marginal (roots under water and rest of plant above surface as taro, pickerelweed). Water gardens can be in natural ponds, containers, lakes, man made lakes, bogs or wild rivers.

Container gardening refers to growing plants in any type of container either outdoors or indoors. Containers as pots, plastic mugs, teacups, planters or hanging baskets can be used. This method is used for ornamental purposes mostly ion balcony or roof tops. Many decorative flowers, herbs, vegetables and small trees can be grown in containers. Container gardening is also useful in area where soil is unsuitable for plantation.

COMMON TYPES OF PLANTS IN GARDEN

Flowering plants in variety of shapes and colors adds beauty to garden.

• Perennials
• Dahlia
• Bougainvillea
• Ground orchid
• Cat’s tail
• Lotus
• Orchids
• Jasmine
• Rose

Annuals

• Zinnia
• Football lily
• Balsam
• Carnation
• Marigold

Trees and shrubs

• Bleeding heart
• Hydrangea
• Fire cracker
• Pentas
• Oleander

Croton

Croton is evergreen shrub grown indoors as well as outdoors.

• Petra croton
• Banana croton
• Mammy croton
• Gold dust croton

Vegetables

Types of vegetables most commonly grown in gardens

• Beetroot
• Bitter ground
• Potato
• Egg plant
• Pumpkin
• Okra

Herbs and spices

• Basil
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Cardamom
• Pepper
• Mustard
• Clove

Palms

Palms are evergreen wood like stems with mostly leaf structure.

• Majesty
• Ruffled fan
• Fiji fan

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Ferns

Ferns are Indoor long living flowerless plants

• Christmas
• Spleenwort
• Northern maidenhair
• Boston

GARDENING TOOLS

Tools required for developing and marinating garden are Trowels, Shovels, Hoes, Pruners, Rakes, Garden forks, Wheel barrow and carts, Water cans and hose, Shears, Cutting tools, sprinklers, trimmers, leaf sweepers, leaf blowers, fountains, cultivators etc.