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Lutterworth Press

Landscape Garden


Landscapes in Miniature

John Constable (Paperback) Lutterworth Press 1984-07-01


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Dwarf garden/landscape?
Day 25

I'm visually impaired and can't handle a true miniature garden. I'm trying to find info on not-so-small mini-gardens, but all I can find on Google under "miniature landscape" is for model railways!

i have access to a fairly large raised bed at a community centre, so i can afford to think a bit bigger than millimetres - i'd like to create a whole mini-landscape for the centre [and for myself, of course!]

I'm not sure about size: I could manage trees down to about 12" - but i've no idea what scale this would be; how small whould shrubs and flowers need to be to keep the scale?

if i could find out how big a full-size tree would be compared to a naturally dward variety [I don't want to do bonsai], i could work out the ratio and scale everything else, but I'm having probs even with that.

Any kind of advice - or links to where I could get advice - would be extremely welcome

thanks

Frances


Hi:
There are hundreds of wonderful plants you could use to do in your raised beds. I could list several but I will link you to different sections of my website. The website is on landscape solutions and I think many of these sections would be able to help you decide on what might work.

If you need any further help, please feel free to contact me at the website. I will link you to the site map as this has everything that is on the website. Borwse through and see if you can find any useful information. I will link you also to the gallery of plants section. There are a variety of different trees, shrubs, flowers and herbs that have descriptions as well as zones. I will also link you to the Theme Color Garden section as this section has a page on dwarf shrubs. Good luck to you and have a great day! I hope this information will be useful to you!
Kimberly

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2008-02-11 06:30:33 by franl155

Miniature Landscape at Lakeside Grove


A Community-in-bloom project by the Gardening Club of Lakeside Grove Neighbourhood Committee, Taman Jurong, Singapore


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    So I decided to plant something in a fish bowl that had been in a cabin for a while. If you don't have a fish bowl already, they are not that uncommon to find in flea markets or charity shops, and you can always use other things like jars or boxes of course. The plant I use is easy to take care of and is basically many plants wraped together in one pot, I also have some white stones to cover the surface with. It is also good to have extra dirt to plant your plant in.

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    If you have an old fishtank/fishbowl or large glass bottle (such as a bell jar) these can make excellent “mini greenhouses”. A layer or two of gravel for drainage, then soil/compost will give you a nice setting for adding some plants. I find these can be great for plants that need a controlled/humid temperature such as carnivorous plants / bog plants. Fishtanks are also a perfect container for growing mushrooms, you can purchase spores online of your favourite variety such as oyster, shiitake etc. This is something that is the easiest to set up and adds a wonderful feel to any kitchen. Using a trough type planter with tray that fits perfectly on your kitchen windowsill, fill with compost and then either add some herb seeds or plugs. If you put as many different herbs together as you can, you will add a lovely amount of greenery to your kitchen as well as a constant supply of fresh herbs for your cooking! One great reason to have houseplants, is you can select some that will actually remove pollutants from the atmosphere.  Spider plants and English Ivy are well known for being so called "purifiers" in removing air contaminants.  These are often used in office buildings to help combat "Sick Building Syndrome". Both cats and dogs seem intrigued by greenery they can reach and will often “have a chew”. There are ways to deter a pet, from companion planting to sprinkling pepper around the plants base, however consider what plants you are going to have as you do not want to get something heavily toxic to your pets in case your deterrent methods don’t work. When you use compost you will often have flies, this is because most compost contains fly eggs unless you purchase sterilised compost. One method of dealing with insects is when a new plant is brought in, cover the visible soil with sharp sand. This will stop flies from reaching the soil and laying more eggs and should kill any insects that are still buried in the soil.

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