Landscaping For Small Spaces

Population of Mumbai - Mumbai is one of the most populated cities in the world. The business capital of India is home to more than 20.4 million people. Like other metros of India, the population of Mumbai has also grown rapidly in last 20 years. space has become a huge issues sprawling front yard gardens have become a thing of the past ...the only greenspaces available to us are our building compounds, terraces,window sills, balconies etc..Having a small yard area does not prevent you from having a beautiful space that you will enjoy. It does, however, require planning and a bit more ingenuity than the average garden. There are a number of options for small spaces that will help you use the size and shape as an advantage. The trick is to work with the space t.
Home and property owners want to have beautiful outdoor spaces to enjoy, but when your outdoor space is limited to a ten-by-ten foot balcony, most don't know how to combine both function and flowers in such a small space.that you have.
Here are 5 basic pointers to keep in mind while planning your small scale landscape...

1)Planing: Limited space means you are going to have to make choices. You won’t be able to grow every plant you love. You will need to curb your inclination to buy a plant on impulse and assume you’ll find a place for it.Color should also be limited, to give your small garden cohesion. Less is more. Cooler colors will make the garden appear larger. You can compensate for the limited color pallette with a variety of textureEvery plant or feature will need to serve a purpose. There is no room for wasted space or underperforming plants. Plants should offer at least two seasons of interest.s. The textural contrast will help blend the plant material and allow the garden to flow.

2)Selection-Group Plants by Their Needs I'm sure you've heard the saying "Right plant for the right spot." That's the beginning of the equation. Of course you're going to want to put sun lovers in the sun and ground covers where they can roam. But consider how efficient it would be if you put all your water hogs together.Slow release, organic fertilizers can help supplement deficient nutrients. But feeding plants with synthetic fertilizers can actually destroy the beneficial organisms and organic matter within soil and only provide a short fix. It's like turning your garden into a drug addict. It will need regular doses of fertilizer and more and more to get the same effect.

3)Purpose-
a)Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers-Growing vegetables is a great way to use your urban garden space. Many are compact, they can be grown in containers, you don't need a lot to yield a lot and they look as good as they taste.
b)aroma gardens in containers are both easy to maintain and a extremely pleasing to the olfactory glands...Plants are not just decorative, they can also clean and purify the air in our homes, and act as anti-pollutants. Houseplants can reduce components of indoor air pollution.Plants also reduce airborne microbes and increase humidity.

c)go wild with you garden wall gardens,hangings, inverted gardens,teraniums,mini landscapes,little waterfalls/water features...whatever you do keep sustainability in mind....going wild doesn't mean going foolish.

4)Child Labor: the grey of the concrete is fast destroying the beauty of the green kids of the city seldom play in the dirt the childhood we had dint have rubber coated astro turfed playgrounds Show your children and grandkids early in life how much fun and how exciting gardening is harvesting, learning what's a weed, collecting insects - these are all activities that will help them know more about nature and gardening. All right, maybe it won't lessen the work load, but good companionship can make it seem so.

5)The Low-Maintenance Garden-There are numerous ways to tackle the issue of cutting down work in the garden, but if you want your garden to look attractive as well as be easy to look after,All growing plants make some demands, but these demands are reduced if the right plants are chosen for the conditions.Finally, consider ways of dealing with essential garden tasks as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Small Garden Bonuses

1)Design can be easier when you can take in the whole picture at once.

2)It takes less plants to make a dramatic effect.

3)Gardeners get to know every space and plant in a small garden. Any plant that is out of place or not thriving can be spotted and corrected quickly
A small space garden lends itself to personal expression. Smaller gardens are extensions of your home and speak volumes about the sensibilities and tastes of the gardener. And if those tastes and sensibilities should change, it’s much easier to rework a small garden.