Thursday, January 12, 2017

Beneficial insect/bug hotel ideas

In this post, I provide you with example of "bug hotels" that attract beneficial bugs to create a habitat around your garden which will control pests, increase pollination, and protect life/ecosystems. I've never assembled a bug hotel or put together, but this seems quite the way to recycle materials and make something useful and artistic.

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Natural Hedges to block neighbors & privacy wall garden ideas

Below are a list of plants and flowers that grow tall enough to create a hedge to block neighbors and ways to create a natural privacy wall.


Forsythia Spectabilis



Lilac hedge

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Oleander hedge

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Rose of Sharon hedge

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Canna flowers as hedges or secret garden

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Hollyhocks
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Sunflowers

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Hydrangeas


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Spirea Arguta

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Buddleia Butterfly bush
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flowering quince shrub

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Azalea shrub hedge

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Ornamental grasses

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Leylandii trees for hedging

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 Photinia Red Robin

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Of course Evergreen trees, pines, and cedars are beautiful throughout the entire year and can create privacy within your yard. Also, these trees block the cold winds in the winter. Likewise,  Bamboo plants can quickly grow creating a privacy wall. Other plants include: Weigela, Foxglove, Ornamental Millet (purple millet is very beautiful); Laurels such as Prunus Laurocerasus or Prunus Lusitanica for hedging; Ligustrum Trees and Shrubs; ViburnumsHolly varieties such as Ilex Aquifolium or Ilex Cornuta for hedging; and Magnolia Trees.

Inside beautiful Cob houses (interiors)

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Build Naturally with Sigi Koko


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really good article of photos of cob houses in construction: nifty homestead
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cob home interior
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