By Chirag Sharma
Add a dash of greenery to boxy apartment living
with a personalized indoor garden. Here are some tip-offs on how you can
accomplish an easy care garden – in style!
Your garden should ideally be an extension of
your home, both practically and visually. Evolve a style you would like to
adopt and character you would like it to embody. Be aware of the limitations of
your plot. Or shall we say your windowsill, or grill base, or balcony?!
What kind of foliage would you like? A flowering
nook bringing sunshine and spring indoors? Creepers that cool, adding that
elusive touch of whimsy to your décor? Or better still, an herb garden that
serves you with a dual purpose of shaping up as well?!
Well, no matter what you choose; tick off the
availability of time needed to tend to your garden and off with those creepy
shivers that inadvertently creep up your spine when you see a wiggly worm or
two! Next, get yourself a pair of good shears, a spray bottle, and a trendy
yellow watering can that you can leave around adding to the element of outdoors
as a natural extension of your living style.
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Now to get those green fingers into action with
these hands-on pointers:
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Always
remember that the choice of plants and the accessorizing material is
essentially related to the overall décor.
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The
scale and shapes that you choose in the little pieces of marble or granite that
you may pick up as base, or the polished pebbles that lie waiting in your
basket to add the finishing touch, mark a link to the surroundings relating
interiors to outdoors.
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The
most common problem with balcony gardens as with open window patches is their
exposure to cold winds. A screen is therefore necessary to shield the plants on
the windward side – glass, slatted wooden verticals, bamboo… take your pick
with careful attention to the overall aesthetic.
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Exploit
the vertical space available to the extent possible, training creepers up
towards the light. These will soften the harsh structural outlines of the
building, coordinate with grills, and obscure the city views creating your own
privy niche. Also, try the readily available vertical garden options that can
be installed anywhere.
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Hang
planters in wired baskets or little coloured ceramic pots. Flat-based
pots hanging from a wall or from overhead beams are also recommended.
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Good
old wooden boxes and odd pieces of useless furniture can be innovatively
adapted to troughs for planters, plant stands, and other embellishing
components for your garden.
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Always
consider the sitting of containers. Different materials often make an effective
display and emphasize the shapes and textures of plants.
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Buy
or better still, make a potted table display, nurture a bonsai or grow a
terrarium!
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totally my kinda thing, green living!
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