Choosing the garden furniture, especially the “material” it is very important. Determine which type of material will highlight the lawn or garden and select the one that best suits your garden which give a balanced appearance. Wood is the best of all because it is easy, it has an esthetically aspect , is comfortable, but require care. Choose a type of solid wood, strong, possibly with a tropical origin, that is the nature of a high content of oil in composition, such as wood veneer, iroko or Courbaril

A cheaper variant than wood furniture is PVC.
It is a fashionable material, but also very resistant . Thus, PVC can be used easily to build turrets window boxes, little benches , garden chairs and tables. In contrast, PVC furniture requires more attention because they are easily scratched and the scratches cannot be removed. Spots on plastic furniture can be easily removed with a detergent. If they persist, and if you want to give your furniture a new face, you can use a special paint for plastic that you can buy from any DIY store.

Wrought iron furniture
For a unique design, you can use iron furniture. It looks best if done manually by a craftsman, so have a unique look. The disadvantage of wrought iron is that its price is more high, and when it rains it is hard to move and difficult to protect against rust. To avoid this inconvenience it would be better to use a treatment that works. There are paints that have these characteristics and is very important to be used as directed.

The Alley of the garden, called in Japanese ROJI , is not only a functional item and is not only the entrance of the garden. It is a philosophical alley that separates the viewer, step by step, from the hectic and exhausting world of which he came. The stones of the alley are placed in a careful way and lead to irregularities more often indirectly, to hidden or obscure areas. The places where the path turns in one direction or another are popular and the visitor is tempted to stop and is, they represent, at another level the meditation periods of life .

The stones form in general the framework or the support structure of a Japanese garden and should be viewed as they were always there. Rugged stones suggests the mountain area and river stones, with fine and rounded surfaces are used in river beds or along riverbanks. The effect of the landscape elements are symbolic rather than realistic. For example, there is usually a lake or river island in the middle of the garden, which is the “island of eternal life” or Nirvana – a quiet place, outside time and space. It can be represented by a turtle-shaped stone or a tree, symbols of longevity and a prosperous life. The stones which form an island are picked with a lot of attention, becoming the fulcrum for Zen meditation. Number of stones should not be even, because Japanese culture, general, avoid symmetry. The stones should be arranged according to their sensitivity, helping to remove the one that reflects the anxiety and daily stress. Should be well polished in nature, devoid of corners and arranged in such a way as to be viewed from any angle of the garden, positioned in the asymmetric groups.

The most famous Zen garden is one of Ryoan-ji, the temple in Kyoto , the work of an anonymous author. Garden, called “Garden of Toranko-watashi” is a composition of 15 stones / isles placed in a large white sand surrounded by a wall of clay

Soil preparation is a cutting action. Before planting it with flowers, grass or trees should be stripped of leaves, wood frozen dead bulbs, roots of weeds, rocks or other debris. And because the frost has left its mark on his land needs to be dug and airy.

If you have a hedge in the garden now is the time to clean it very well and to cut it. Fruit trees, trees, shrubs and roses need the same treatment. On the other hand, if you want to plant fruit trees, shrubs or conifers, first month of spring is the most suitable.

Do not forget the lawn. Care or sowing it is necessary in March. To renew the grass mown it when it exceeds 5 cm and fertilizes the land. Even if the soil is still cold you can choose a hot day to plant seeds of different varieties of vegetables or flowers. Apply fertilizer on existing plants but also over open land.
Trees and shrubs have also special care needs . Besides fruit trees (the weather is too hot to be able to be cut safely, because they put thriving), you can adjust any tree found in the garden. First, make sure that you clean the dried branches – will be useful for a pruning knife height (it is actually a special Top Handle, modified so that it can be operated from the ground). Then remove branches that load too much crown and not allow the sun to reach the trunk. In the same way proceed with shrubs (Exceptions are also bushes that bloom early spring – you will recognize the buds that are ready to bloom).

Regarding the cultivation of flowers, an unwritten rule of gardening says the signal is given for the new season of Forsythia bush, whose prosperity is the starting point for cultivating new generations of plants. But until the right time, you can go to greenhouses, flowers and shrubs you choose and keep them in the house, in the interim containers.
Ornamental stones .Put natural stones for decoration around the flowers. Build with their boards of different shapes and sizes. It is advisable to do this before starting to plant other flowers or shrubs. You can find the stones on the banks of a river near your home or on the seashore, if you stay near it. After you complete the “restricted” plants of spring is better to watch what space you have left in the garden. Think about how many species of flowers and shrubs you want to plant and divides the garden section .

Get rid of weeds. Weeds grow very fast and don’t need to the weather to be warm for this. Clean the weeds that have grown around spring plants which they have already start to rise(snowdrops, brand, hyacinths, tulips, etc.). Also, while you dig don’t forget to pick weeds that have grown and throw them from those places. If you leave them in the ground , they will grow again because they are very resistant.
Get back to light ornamental garden statuettes, in case you’ve kept them over the winter to the shelter. If you do not have statues or other decorative garden ornaments you can buy at stores or you can order them online.

For the explosion of color in your gardens to have maximum effect, here and some spring star flowers and their needs: daisies are perennials that prefer rich soil, well drained and sunny places. These flowers are propagated species. Petunia, the pansies and marigolds must be planted in sunny locations with soil rich in nutrients, and wet them moderated.

Roses can be planted in sunny locations, but also in areas that are in semi shade. Soils should be well fertilized. It is advisable to pay special attention during winter. The stem should be covered with a glass jar or plastic and the spring is unearth. Dianthus prefer sandy soils and sunny. They belong to the category flowers that stand well outside in winter.

Narcissus don’t support the excess moisture and 3-4 years, the bulbs must be removed after blooming and replanted in winter. Tulips can live well in slightly shady places, but the soil must be well drained and fertile. It is important that the bulbs be dug up after wilting flowers and be placed in the dark until their relocation in the fall

Unlike other flowers of spring hyacinths are immediately “felt”, literally, the unmistakable scent that they spread. The process of conservation of hyacinths bulbs must be applied. Ii is indicated to leave bulbs in pots in which you bought them and soak moderate. When they will be in vegetation they will thrive again.

Encountered in almost every yard, Portulaca owes its success primarily culture conditions less demanding but also exotic beauty. It prefers sandy soil, even rocky, dry, all loaded with water and really sunny. Land where other plants would not survive is ideal for this flower. In the planting is enough to throw some seeds on the alleys, including stone slabs or around borders, to enjoy the summer of multicolored carpet of flowers of stone.

First, observe the  garden, especially the  areas in need of a spot of  color. The second step is to make a visit to the flower shops or parks to see the plants of interest in this period – shrubs whose leaves acquire intense autumn colors, perennials that bloom now, etc.. Some of the most popular fall flowers are Chrysanthemums, that  are find in  a variety of colors along with gladioli, rods , Begonia , the lion’s mouth, , Marigold, dahlia – all these plants bloom from June until late autumn. By the end of the  summer bulbs should be removed from the ground, clear the ground and kept till spring  in paper bags in a dry place. In the garden, continue to trim lawn, gathering seeds and flowers  and clean espalier fence or climbing plants which  have dried.

If you have a large garden in which trees predominate, then care must be taken that they be cut and prepared for winter. All you have to do is to buy a special scissors to cut and remove dry and useless branches. Although it is said  that it is appropriate to let the  dry leaves  on the ground, as is a good manure , this  it is not always beneficial. Many of the leaves may be carriers of disease and can affect plants from soil.

If you want to have evergreen plants in the garden at the appropriate time  plant them is early October. Do not miss the opportunity to plant some flowers that you can enjoy in the spring. These include: hyacinths, tulips, daffodils and crocus . You  can enjoy  more flowers that  you can plant  like pansies, wall flowers, bells, Turkish carnation. Before planting operation, wet the  soil a day or two before. Do not forget to wet bulbs after what you planted them, but not too much.

If you have sensitive decorative trees in the garden do not forget to cover them  with a protective  foil  to protect them from frost. Two layers of foil are sufficient, depending on tree size. If you have young trees planted in spring, put around their fragile  trunks  a fence of wire or other such products to protect them from the  animals. Take care to  cover the strain!
Your garden can take a brighter look  if you paint with lime the stems of the trees. The window boxes need to be  cleaned of dried plants and be kept  in a dry place protected from frost.