Garden Centers Can Help Keep Your Home Beautiful


Homeowners everywhere like to show their pride by making their home a neighborhood showpiece. One of the ways many of them do this is with custom landscaping. But not just any landscaping, they generally want landscaping that will highlight and accentuate their personality. Where do you go to get the advice you need to make this happen? Where do you go to get the plants and equipment you will need to make this an easy do it yourself task? Garden centers are where you need to go. A well stocked and appointed nursery and home store will have all the materials you could ever dream of to make your landscaping vision a reality. In addition to the products and plants available, these businesses are staffed by extremely knowledgeable associates that will have all the information you need to make your dreams a reality.
One of the more common questions asked about landscaping is information on different types of flowering plants for a flowerbed. This question actually contains some rather broad answer categories initially. Flowering plants can be divided into two categories annuals and perennials. Annuals are just what they say they plants that are plants that are planted every year. Annuals also tend to flower longer than perennials and they often flower the entire growing season. Annual plants include such varieties of flowering plants as the daisy, the marigold and the geranium. Perennials are planted only once. Once the growing season is complete perennials often die back but the roots remain alive. At the beginning of the next year the roots send out new shoots and the cycle re-starts. Some of the more popular perennials are the lavender, the coneflower and the peony.
Another popular item with many homeowners is the Koi pond. This ornamental pond is a very popular addition to many homes because of the beauty and tranquility it exudes. These ponds are used as a habitat to promote the health and growth of the Koi fish or the Japanese Ornamental Carp. These fish are extremely beautiful and very peaceful to watch. Building a habitat necessary for the fish's health is not as daunting as it sounds and a garden centers knowledgeable staff will be able to help you with any information you need to make it a reality.
Some of the equipment you will need to acquire to build a Koi pond can be found at many garden centers. These include the skimmer, which allows water to be drawn from the surface of the pond. Its function is to collect leaves, twigs uneaten food and other floating debris to keep the pond clean. The debris is collected by the skimmer and deposited into clean out basket. Your pond also needs a bottom drain. These are very beneficial in Koi ponds as they allow heavy solids to be carried to a mechanical filter. A mechanical filter and a biological filter are also items to consider. The mechanical filter traps solids while the biological filter converts the nitrogen-based waste of the fish. Both these filters are critical for the health of the fish. A water filter and pump are also necessary to recirculate the pond water and to add oxygen to the water.


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