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		<title>Minimalist Garden to Your Home</title>
		<link>http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/2010/05/08/minimalist-garden-to-your-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minimalist home garden concept was favored recently. For a minimalist garden is usually located in the narrow land, not all the plants and ornaments worth placed there. Since in the area which is limited, usually about two to six feet square, home owners would want a minimalist garden could be set optimally.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-262" src="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1268748465_80997289_1-Arsitektur-Rumah-Desain-Rumah-Rumah-Minimalis-Gambar-Rumah-Arsitek-httparsitekturrumahcom-021-3333-000-Indonesia-12687484651-300x244.jpg" alt="1268748465_80997289_1-Arsitektur-Rumah-Desain-Rumah-Rumah-Minimalis-Gambar-Rumah-Arsitek-httparsitekturrumahcom-021-3333-000-Indonesia-1268748465" width="300" height="244" />Minimalist home garden concept </a>was favored recently. For a <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">minimalist garden</a> is usually located in the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">narrow land</a>, not all the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">plants</a> and <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">ornaments</a> worth placed there. Since in the area which is limited, usually about two to six feet square, home owners would want a minimalist garden could be set optimally.<br />
To create a minimalist garden, there are several characteristics that need attention. Storey buildings generally <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">minimalist style</a> with geometric shapes or boxes. This form is the impression stuck firm and rigid. Now, the park is expected to reduce the presence of rigid impression.</p>
<p>Minimalist garden with a <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">natural accent</a> should highlight the material that is not too much, especially when building a house has a large window. Besides the health aspect and comfort of residents is very important when creating a minimalist garden. You know not, minimalist narrow residential desperate need of oxygen supply. Well, oxygen demand can be obtained from the process of photosynthesis of green plants. Therefore, multiply the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">green plants</a> in the garden of minimalist. Oxygen can also be obtained from the water element. Therefore, the present pool plus a waterfall or fountain, is the right step.<br />
You can put it on the front, rear, corner, side, even inside the house. If you love the water element, you can put a minimalist garden-themed water park in the front of the house.</p>
<p>If the park was in the back of the house, make a more <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">simple design</a>. Avoid forms that resemble the mountain, because it will foster the impression narrow. If you want to bring lawn, you should select the small and fine-leaved grasses such as Pekinese.<br />
Another case for the minimalist garden are present in the house. Plant the right to park in a house is a palm-paleman family. Green leafy plants with slightly yellow tinge, Dracena fragrans, is also worthy of your choosing.<br />
Not only a decorative plant. Fruit crops could you show on this one type of park. Instead, select slim trees and vertical growth. For example, trees ceremai, Sugar-apple, and pomegranate. Crops such as glodok towering fir poles or wax can also be an <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">ornamental garden</a>.</p>
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		<title>Experience the atmosphere Built Through Window Width and Room Elements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows make the room light and cool. The beauty of the garden can be enjoyed from inside the room.
When building a room, the garden can be the orientation of a room. In this house, garden surrounded by buildings, so that every room in the house has potential area overlooking the garden house.
Of course the existence [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Windows make the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">room</a> light and cool. The beauty of the garden can be enjoyed from inside the room.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When building a room, the garden can be the orientation of a room. In this house,<a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com"> garden</a> surrounded by buildings, so that every room in the house has potential area overlooking the garden house.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course the existence of a garden park is unfortunately missed. The average person to enjoy the beauty of the park directly in the middle of the park, or in the side area. For example by placing benches and tables at the park, or create a terrace with a comfortable sitting area on the side of the building.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In this house, the beauty of the garden can not only enjoy the garden and patio area, but also from the living room. The existence of a row of glass <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">windows</a> and doors to make it realized. That way, when the inhabitants of the house sitting in the living room, they can enjoy the garden atmosphere out there.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Garden figure of a cool and beautiful, seems also not only in outer space. Also try natural atmosphere brought into the room by placing, among others: elephant&#8217;s ear on the park corner. Green plants are also presented to try one of the walls of the room. In the room, natural atmosphere was also constructed using building elements and furniture from wood and plant fibers. That way, the atmosphere inside and out of sight in contrast, was a natural atmosphere can be created and enjoyed in this family room.</p>
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		<title>Three inspiring form of fish ponds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fish ponds in the house believed to provide coolness in the house. Moreover, gurgling sound of water can reduce the fatigue of mind. To create a fish pond, there are some things that should be noted that the beauty and function remain visible.
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Fish ponds in the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">house</a> believed to provide coolness in the house. Moreover, gurgling sound of water can reduce the fatigue of mind. To create a fish pond, there are some things that should be noted that the beauty and function remain visible.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The main thing is to note the shape and location of the pool. Form should follow the pool of available land. There are two basic forms of <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/">fish ponds</a>, the form of regular and irregular. Is there any regular form of the following forms of swimming symmetrical and geometrical patterns such as square or round. While irregular shape is a flexible form of ponds or land following the shape is not rigid.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The location of the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/">pool</a> is also worth noting that the beauty of the pond can be looked at every moment and not blocked. In addition, the location should be determined carefully so that the pool maintenance easier. Instead, select a location near the pond or tap water sources that do not need to install the pipe is too long.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Choosing a Content Pool<br />
In general, fish pond at home is also filled with plants. To select plants and fish what is appropriate in that pool, you must first consider the dimensions and location of the pool.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Plants that are suitable for fish ponds is a water plant. Choose plants based on location of water ponds to the direction of the sun. For example, lotus and lotus water plants that do not like the afternoon sun directly. Therefore, if the pool directly facing the sun, you should not use these two types of this plant. For information, fish pond plants in one function to increase oxygen content in water.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While fish is placed in the pool must adjust to the size of the pool. Some types of fish can not be maintained in the pond too deep. Koi fish for example. The depth of the pond for koi fish no more than 1m.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">INFO:<br />
If you want to know the ins and outs of fish swimming, reading series titled PARK Ornamental Fish Pond. It also includes about tips and solutions for overcoming problems of the pond and its contents. This series you can get at bookstores such as Scholastic and the nearest dealer in your town.</p>
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		<title>Identification of good quality gardening supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations! At last you have decided to have a nice garden for your biggest house. Now the big question is how to choose gardening supplies, which are useful for your garden at nominal price but with good quality. Identifying proper gardening supplies is an important thing for a garden lover like you.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Congratulations! At last you have decided to have a nice <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">garden</a> for your biggest house. Now the big question is how to choose gardening supplies, which are useful for your garden at nominal price but with good quality. Identifying proper <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">gardening</a> supplies is an important thing for a garden lover like you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Do you know gardening is an art, which requires tender care and deep passion for growing plants? But the part of the art knows how to choose gardening supplies. Just like that of pet care, you pat them on the head, you take them for walks and you talk to them. Your plant also requires same care from you. You should clearly know how to choose gardening supplies- the <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">gardening trade tools</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As you care your plants, you can visually see how they grow? It can be both fulfilling and gratifying and also teach how to choose gardening supplies is a step towards that goal. You should also know that different kinds of garden require different kinds of garden supplies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In general most of the garden supplies are available in packages, which deals with a particular type of garden. Hence the first and foremost tip on how to select your garden supplies depends mainly on the type of garden you own or envisioned. Some garden requires specialized watering system and not a water sprinkler, and some garden may require held shovel instead of ditch digger. It is also advisable that you don’t spend more money on the garden supplies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In case if you are going to make a nice garden, you can contact the nearby garden supply store and may ask them to stock your requirement or in some instances gardening supplies can be made by yourself.  But it is necessary to know how to choose your required gardening supplies won’t pinch out much from your budget.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another important indispensable matter to consider is knowing the garden supply stores that can accommodate your type of garden. There are multi various garden supply stores, which are specialized in rooftop gardens, indoor gardens, and all the other kinds of gardens. Even you can easily identify the garden supplies stores, which offer alternative garden supplies such as ergonomic garden tools, pest control methods, and organic fertilizers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you find no time to visit mortar and stone shops of shopping malls to get your required garden supplies, you can browse and get your preferred garden supplies through online. Online shopping helps a lot to the gardeners by the way of comparing the prices of an individual garden supplies for better tools. In addition to this, online shopping helps to order your garden supplies without leaving your homes, and also get to know the latest trends in gardening supplies. It is noted that some online shops offer discounts for your supply of garden supplies in their shops. So go visit the online garden supplies to get a product at nominal price with esteemed quality.</p>
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		<title>Gardening tips to avoid fungus during summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us are ready to invest huge amount for landscaping and gardening to give face lift for our home. But we failed to prune when the plants needed it, and then your highly invested landscape looks terrible than ever. So this is a high time to know about the gardening tips for better maintenance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Most of us are ready to invest huge amount for landscaping and gardening to give face lift for our <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/"><strong>home</strong></a>. But we failed to prune when the plants needed it, and then your highly invested landscape looks terrible than ever. So this is a high time to know about the gardening tips for better maintenance of your lawn. Do follow the following<strong><a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/"> gardening</a> tips</strong> for better life of your garden: -</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Gardening tips for pruning</strong><br />
As we discussed in the introduction, pruning plays an important role in the garden maintenance. If you commit any mistake while pruning, don’t lose your heart because it’s like a bad haircut, it is going to grow again.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Avoid watering in the evening</strong><br />
During summer, you may experience high humidity, which might result in lot of problems in your garden. To get your plants nice and dry, tuck them in for night. In addition to this watering in the evening may be avoided to prevent damage to the plants.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Get rid of Powdery mildew</strong><br />
Powdery mildew is the common fungus mostly affects your ornamental plants. This will create white film on the leaves of the plants in your garden. Even other ornamental plants such as Sand cherry and Dogwoods are also getting affected with this fungus. Efficient gardening is necessary to curtail the growth of this fungus. You can easily prevent this by spraying general fungicide in the garden centre.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Prevention of Pythium Blight</strong><br />
If you’re in the north and also having perennial Rye grass, then you ought to be very careful not to leave your grass wet at night. A dreadful fungus called Pythium Blight may take its upper hand, if you leave your lawn wet in the night because this fungus love to grow in high humid condition mostly, in the night.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Pythium blight can easily be seen in the early morning. You can easily appreciate the fungus on the top of the lawn as white cotton candy. You can easily notice this fungus mainly along driveways and walks, where the soil is moist. Pythium blight can easily be controlled by watering in the day at the earliest possible time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Fire Blight</strong><br />
Fire Blight, yet another culprit prefers to grow well during summer than any other season. This fungus prefers to attack Pyracantha, cotoneasters, crabapple trees, and Apple trees. The presence of Fire Blight can easily be visualized once the any one of the branches of the plant turns red and dies. This Fire Blight can be prevented little by pruning the affected branch and removing it from the main plant as far as possible.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is also important that the cut branches should be burnt since Fire Blight is contagious and also wash or dip the projected shears by using alcohol in order to prevent the spread of the deadly fungus to other parts of the branch.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Shotgun fungus</strong><br />
A little gem like fungus, which prefers to grow in mulch and tends to swell, has been termed as “Short gun Fungus”. This fungus can fly up to 8 feet in the air and will spatter your house with tiny brown specks and once they stick to your house or windows, they stick like glue. Most of us suspect the spiders and aliens for this tiny brown speck. You can’t prevent this fungus, but can do something by keeping the mulch loose so air can circulate inside to keep this fungus out. Although mulch is great, don’t allow them to get packed, try to remove it at least once in a year and also rake it flat as if it will look like you’ve just mulched.</p>
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		<title>Gardening Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because gardening has evolved into such a popular activity, gardening products are not hard to come by.  You can buy gardening products in various stores or nurseries, or you can order gardening products from catalogues, or even order them online.  Gardening products can range from equipment too fertilize to the actual plant itself.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Because <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">gardening</a> has evolved into such a popular activity, gardening products are not hard to come by.  You can buy gardening products in various stores or nurseries, or you can order gardening products from catalogues, or even order them online.  <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">Gardening products</a> can range from equipment too fertilize to the actual plant itself.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You will obviously need the basic <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/tag/gardening/">gardening</a> products no matter what you are planting, such as a hoe, spade, and maybe even a shovel.  You must have watering supplies, like a water hose and perhaps a sprinkler.  Other possibilities include a spade, a pot (if you are pot planting), and a pair of gloves for comfort, some secuturs, or a rake.  When first starting a garden you will definitely want some type of mulch or potting soil to get your dirt ready.  There are a few types of potting soil to choose from, including organic potting mix, seed starting potting mix, cactus potting mix, and root development potting mix, just to name a few.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once you have your garden planted, you must have gardening products so that you can add nutrients to the soil to ensure a healthy plant life.  Miracle-Gro is one of the most popular growing enhancements for plants.  There are many different types of Miracle-Gro to choose from and what kind you choose will depend on what you are trying to grow.  You will also want to add fertilize, such as 10-20-10 or triple 13, depending on the needs of your soil.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are growing vegetables or herbs, you may need different gardening products than regular flower gardens require.  If you are growing tomatoes you will need a tomato cage and ties to protect the plants against the wind.  Many plants, mostly vines, are designed to grow on something and you will have to have a fence or trellis of some sort.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Gardening products are not limited to just the gardening necessities; they can also come in the form of decoration.  There are decorative flower pots, sundials, plastic figurines, stones or bricks for a pathway or looks, and even lawn furniture.  Decoration will add to the charm and uniqueness of your garden and are an excellent way to give it a personal touch.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The winter months will bring a whole new set of gardening products to store shelves.  When the frost hits the prime place to put your plants are in a greenhouse.  However, if you do not have a greenhouse for whatever reason, a tarp of some sorts can be used to cover plants up at night.  You also might need a light source, like a heat lamp, to both keep plants warm and give them extra light.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">New and upgraded gardening products are always popping up on the market.  It seems like every day there is some gardening product that claims to be bigger and better than the last.  While many gardening products are not a necessity, they sure make the job a lot easier and more enjoyable.</p>
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		<title>Gardening Plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to gardening plants, there are too many to name.  Gardening plants can refer to flowers, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and many more.  There are also gardening plants that are in season at different times of the year, some in fall and winter, others in spring and summer. Whatever type of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">gardening plants</a>, there are too many to name.  <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/tag/gardening/">Gardening </a>plants can refer to flowers, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and many more.  There are also gardening plants that are in season at different times of the year, some in fall and winter, others in spring and summer. Whatever type of gardening you decide is your forte; there are plenty of gardening plants available to suit your preferences.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you want gardening plants that you can actually use instead of just look at, vegetables, herbs, and fruits are all very satisfying.  Edible plants add an excitement to gardening because of the produce available at harvest time.  The main vegetables grown in smaller, home gardens as well as larger ones include corn, peas, cucumbers, potatoes, squash, peppers, onions, carrots, spinach, lettuce, and beets.  Popular fruits are pears, plums, tomatoes, blueberries, apricots, cherries, and strawberries.  Herbs are used for their wonderful fragrances, to spice up a salad, and in cooking.  Herbs that are often home grown include thyme, sage, dill, mint, lavender, and chives.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is fairly easy to have a colorful garden in the spring and summer months, but it is a whole different ball-game during the cold, winter months.  Even though it is difficult, with planning and a little more care you can have a colorful garden year round.  One gardening plant that thrives in the fall and winter months is the Rudbeckia, a beautiful yellow perennial.  Others include the Christmas rose, the Japanese Anemone, and Cosmos.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When you think of flowers you automatically think of a spring garden full of many different, beautiful colors.  Spring and summer gardening plants are some of the prettiest things on earth and give inspiration to all who grow them.  Some of the most grown spring plants are tulips, daffodils, and violets.  Favorites of the warmer months of summer are lilies, dahlias, and roses.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When gardening, many people will opt for decorative grasses or shrubs.  Monkey grass is an all time favorite, especially for a sidewalk.  These will gardening plants can be for looks, can act as a border or fence, and can be used for privacy.  Shrubs are easy to take care of and add a defining look to any yard or <a href="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com">garden</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There are so many different kinds of gardening plants available.  Many gardening plants actually have a purpose and can be used, whereas many of them are just for looks.  The kind of gardening plant you choose to have in your garden is completely up to you, but remember, no matter what kind it is, it will require some maintenance and without proper care you will end up with a garden full of just dirt.</p>
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		<title>Beautiful Sakura Flower</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Then, why Sakura is in Cibodas Botanical Garden can bloom twice a year? According to Dwi, Cibodas Botanical Garden has the same height with the original habitat of Sakura.
“Also in Japan, right, there are 4 seasons, while here only two seasons. After the rainy season, summer switch. Well, Sakura will look better in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-26" title="sakura_medium" src="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sakura_medium.jpg" alt="sakura_medium" width="200" height="150" />Unique Sakura Indonesia<br />
Then, why Sakura is in Cibodas Botanical Garden can bloom twice a year? According to Dwi, Cibodas Botanical Garden has the same height with the original habitat of Sakura.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Also in Japan, right, there are 4 seasons, while here only two seasons. After the rainy season, summer switch. Well, Sakura will look better in summer. Contours of land, how to care, and climate causes flowering Cibodas 2 times. ”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cycle through which Sakura is diawalai with the growing leaves around branches of the tree first. When the rainy season, the leaves will turn yellow and fall. When summer comes, then will grow flowers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“From bud to blossom, the flowers will last for a week. Unfortunately, the weather conditions are difficult to predict, sometimes accompanied by hot winds and rain, Sakura flowers will easily fall out. But then the leaves will grow again.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In Japan, Sakura propagation can only be done through cuttings and seeds. The botanical garden Cibodas, protracted Dwi, Sakura can be reproduced by transplanted. Even if Sakura wants to plant in a location that tends temperature heat, such as Jakarta, Sakura will only grow leaves, but will not bloom.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sakura will only bloom and grow well if planted at high altitudes and low temperatures (cold). “The Japanese who come here claiming wondered why it could Sakura bloom twice. Finally, they become challenged to grow Sakura here, and given the initials of their names,” said Dwi.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not Growing Simultaneously</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 2002, Ir. Holif Immamudin who was then serving as head of Cibodas Botanical Garden, began to see the uniqueness of Sakura. He finally asked Sakura to be reproduced by distek, transplanted, seeds and seedlings.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Propagation through cuttings results for some time. Cankok way proved most successful, while the seeds are not very good results and quite slow,” said Holif which took a visit to Japan to learn more about Sakura.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, the number of Sakura in Cibodas Botanical Garden 300 increased until it reaches the tree. However, continued Holif, there are some weaknesses of Sakura planted here, which is not growing in unison. However, on the other hand it is precisely this which was the excess.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In Japan, according to Holif, when Sakura flowers had fallen out, had to wait another year to go back to enjoy the beauty of flowers. While in Cibodas Botanical Garden, Sakura growth that does not simultaneously make Sakura flowers are blooming in turn, although only a little flower grow. In Japan, Sakura saun will fall in March-April, to then be replaced with the emergence of a blooming flower.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another disadvantage, autumn leaves, there is absolutely no Sakura, but Sakura flowers will easily fall, especially if exposed to rain and big wind. However, Holif very grateful, because it did not have to masyakarat so far traveled to Japan and the expensive cost to enjoy the beautiful flowers Sakura. “Enjoy it keindannya of Cibodas,” he said.</p>
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		<title>Fences Plants Beautiful and Healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One trend that is now popular is the concept of gated house plants. In addition to beautiful, too many types of plants provide other benefits, such as medication.
The fence is intended as a barrier. Barrier between the owner of the house or yard that one with another owner. Therefore, every house built fences to taste [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-22 alignleft" title="tanaman-pagar_medium" src="http://www.stylecraft-homes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tanaman-pagar_medium.jpg" alt="tanaman-pagar_medium" width="167" height="115" />One trend that is now popular is the concept of gated house plants. In addition to beautiful, too many types of plants provide other benefits, such as medication.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The fence is intended as a barrier. Barrier between the owner of the house or yard that one with another owner. Therefore, every house built fences to taste and individual needs. There is a magnificent wall, there is also a rigid iron fence and sturdy. There is also a combination of walls and iron, so impressed solid. Reasons for such a fence, among others for the sake of safety factors, and reasons related to social status. Fences and luxurious stately home owners would be raised to the title as a modern person.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, now began to emerge back to nature movement. All-natural. All-natural. Beautiful charm. Environmentally friendly. And his form is one of the hedge-making. What is interesting? In addition to natural and cool, the hedge also pretty artistic impression. After sprouting buds grow, plants and regulated and trimmed to form the “building” beautiful. There is also a flowering hedges, flower, until the show lively and energetic impression.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, our ancestors had actually practicing a hedge, and not just meant beauty, but rather as an alternative treatment ingredients. Javanese and tempo, for example, likes to plant a hedge beluntas. Everyone knows, beluntas also be used as a vegetable and traditional healing. The Sundanese, for example, have a tradition of planting a red HANJUANG as a hedge. And red HANJUANG “trusted” as a starting plant repellent reinforcements evil spirits.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Select Small Seeds<br />
How to plant a hedge? Hoe the soil as deep as 20 cm and form planting holes, depending on your taste. Can be made as simple as a rectangle lengthwise, or cut cubes or hexagons but connect, for example. Let the planting hole is open about 2 weeks, while the soil organic fertilizer cangkulan given as much as 2 to 4 kg / m 2, also 30 grams of NPK (15 15 to 125) / m2. Or Urea, TSP and KCL each 10 gram/m2. after 2 weeks, given cangkulan soil fertilizer is inserted back into the planting hole, then leave again for 2 weeks.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Next, select the seeds from which plants will be planted. Should select the seed that is still smaller than the already large. Make a small hole, and enter the seed. Press the soil around the base of the seeds, berries stake and tie the seedlings at stake. Afterwards, flush to wet.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In order to grow lush hedgerows, should be given fertilizer every month. For flowering hedge, use a fertilizer NSK (15 25 – 15) the content of his P-high. As for the leafy hedges, use of NPK fertilizer (25 15 – 15) that its N content high. In addition to fertilizing, watering to do well, especially in the dry season could be watered 2 times morning and afternoon.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Razor-Shaving<br />
Beauty hedgerows can also be obtained by trimming, ie, activity-shaving razor stems and leaves of plants. Lazy pruning, the plant will not grow up poor karuan crosswise and add to the impression dirty. Original purpose to create beauty, bsia-could produce the opposite, unkempt slob.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Why have shaved? First, that always grow new shoots, and make a leafy plants regularly. The second is to get the form beautiful hedges, neat and healthy. Pruning should be done at least 2 weeks or 3 weeks. Do not be too long (over 1 month), because in addition to more difficult to cut, too difficult to establish the plant.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">How to cut the right tips? Prepare 2 pieces of bamboo and rope. Bamboo plugs at the ends of the hedge. Tie a rope to a bamboo fence at the end of the tall plants with dependent taste and needs, then withdrawn and the rope tied around the bamboo at the other end. Appeared limits the stretch of rope. And that’s where you can shave the plant. And so on. Easy is not it?</p>
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