Bringing the Islands to Your Front Door with Tropical Landscape Design

Bringing the Islands to Your Front Door with Tropical Landscape Design

Tropical landscape design is fun, vibrant, and lush outdoor space that complements a variety of architectural styles. Exotic, tropical style gardens provide a relaxing escape from the busy everyday routine but many homeowners choose not to implement this design because they worry about maintaining tropical vegetation, especially those in cooler climates.

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 While warm, moist climates are the best for tropical gardens, it is possible to create the look and feel of the tropics in areas with cold winters.

There are a few tips to keep in mind if you are creating a tropical landscape design in a non-tropical location:

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• Most tropical plants can not survive less than mild temperatures. When the nights get cool, container gardens can be moved indoors until the weather is more appropriate.

• Pay careful attention to the amount of water each plant requires. Some may need watering on a frequent basis during dry times, while some will thrive regardless of the moisture.

• Sunlight is also important for many tropicals. Some plants may need as much as 6 hours of direct sunlight a day for proper growth. Select plants that are not impossible to cultivate in your area.

If you are not sure which tropical plants are best for your soil and climate, professional landscape design service for suggestions.

Whatever the local conditions, there are a few common elements in every tropical landscape design.

Bright, intense hues, paired with the natural simplicity of pure white and raw browns, make these garden styles warm and inviting.

Color can be splashed throughout your outdoor space, incorporated into accessories and furnishings with an island feel and in the plant life you select as well.

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Materials That Create An Outdoor Paradise

Bringing a tropical feel to your outdoor design is a wonderful way to create a tranquil retreat that is relaxing and beautiful. Natural materials used to create narrow pathways that wind through secluded tropical foliage is a must. Tropical gardens reflect the true beauty of the outdoors by replicating a native island environment. Consider forming paths from these materials to help retain moisture:

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• Treated mulch and natural colored wood chips
• Crushed stones or gravel
• Smooth pebbles
• Simple dirt pathways are common as well

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The natural appeal of concrete is popular for tropical hardscape designs. Various sized stones and boulders, simple wood beams, and even tree trunks can be used to create amazing borders that accent the overall island feel of your design. Incorporate your own tastes with unique uses of ordinary materials as well, focusing on a warm, relaxing atmosphere.

Accessories That Define a Tropical Garden

Color and relaxation are the essential characteristics of tropical style accessories. Choose furnishings and décor that blend with the style of your home while still reflecting the laid-back lifestyle of the tropics. Elements of nature can be used to accent your tropical theme as well.

Consider these suggestions for outdoor accessories:

• Outdoor furniture with an island flair. Bamboo and wicker are both popular, as well as natural teak wood furniture. Add colorful cushions to match your overall theme.

• Outdoor lighting can make your tropical garden just as inviting when the sun goes down. Simple fixtures and island style patio lights will enhance your theme and add functionality.

• Colorful planters, intriguing pottery, and other décor that reflects the feel of the islands can help blend your landscape with your home.

• Natural waterscapes especially trickling streams and waterfalls, complete the tropical atmosphere of your outdoor design with the tranquil sounds of water. Exotic koi ponds are also an elegant touch.

Tropical Plant Life

Lush, vibrant vegetation is a critical part of tropical landscape design. Choose your plants carefully, depending on your climate, and select exotic plants with irregularly shaped leaves and interesting textures. Plants within a tropical garden are typically planted to reflect natural growth, usually with large greenery and bamboo densely planted behind smaller, colorful blooms.

Tropical Plant Life

  Palm trees are often the center of a tropical style outdoor space. Plant a variety of palms in clusters throughout the yard.

Large species can be used to create a focal point for your island feel.

 

 Tropical landscape plantation

Bamboo can flourish in most any environment and is a great way to create a dense planting area for privacy or shade. Other plants to include are:

• Fragrant, tropical banana trees

• Colorful flax and climbing bougainvillea

• Lush mondo grass

• Broadleaf ferns that add continuous green to your garden year round.

Tropical landscape design

Even if you live in an area with cold winters and annual frost, you can enjoy the feel of the islands without ever leaving home. Tropical landscape design is relaxing, beautiful, and easy to maintain, not to mention an inviting way to enjoy the simplicity of nature.

LUXURY HOME EXTERIOR

 LUXURY HOME EXTERIOR

Home exteriors are often neglected despite the fact it is the first thing of the house that others see because its maintenance costs just too much. However, we have brought you some ideas and tips for better-looking house exterior makeovers that are both cheap and easy to do. These strategies will make your home look as well groomed as you are, increase the value of your home, cost less and take less time in the long run:

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• Attractive and green exteriors are of course the best. Mowing the lawn, getting rid of weeds and dead leaves and trimming the hedges make your home almost like new.
• Exterior paints fade faster as they have to endure rougher weather conditions and sunlight. Re-painting the house is of course the best facelift idea but can be expensive too. You can reduce the cost by painting only the moldings and trims.
• Cleaning the shutters, windows and doors and repairing them if needed can also make your home look like new.
• You may opt for vinyl shutters that are easier to clean and repair and shine with minimal of efforts.

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In this section, we will also discuss about garage and driveways, how make the beauty of your exteriors last longer, landscaping ideas for roofs, maintenance of roofs, some tips about siding and will know more about concrete and its modern uses.

Incredible planters from Urban Nature

Incredible planters from Urban Nature

BEAUTIFUL INDOOR PLANTS

BEAUTIFUL INDOOR PLANTS

BEAUTIFUL INDOOR PLANTS 

 

Los Angeles company Urban Nature offers un incredible planters for your home, office, bar or restaurant. There are several planters – Shallow Bowl, Minimalist Bowl and Architectural Pedestal, made from fiberglass and metal. The company can make custom planters, plant arrangements, installation and maintenance.

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Amazing Gardens with Figures from Plants

Amazing Gardens with Figures from Plants

Flowers and plants are one of the most amazing and wonderful natural gifts that fill our lives with beauty and color. When this colorful beauty is arranged to display its beauty in its full brilliance, the feeling is unforgettable. Enjoy this wonderful composition from color cascades, alleys and figures from bushes.

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Summer Cloud – Curved Outdoor Lounger By Dedon The classic sun lounger takes on a new, innovative face with the Summer Cloud collection from Dedon. This beach chair combines lounger and fabric top to form a unique design object. The top looks really unusual. Its main feature has the ability to rotate 360 °. Available in white chalk, Summer Cloud is good idea to decorate any swimming pool area. Summer Cloud won IF product design award 2009.You can find more information about the product and its manufacturer here. Summer Cloud - Curved Outdoor Lounger By Dedon, LUXURY OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE LUXURY OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE Summer Cloud - Curved Outdoor Lounger By Dedon , LUXURY OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE CONTEMPORARY OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE Summer Cloud - Curved Outdoor Lounger By Dedon 3, MODERN OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE MODERN OUTDOOR POOL FURNITURE

Summer Cloud – Curved Outdoor Lounger By Dedon

The classic sun lounger takes on a new, innovative face with the Summer Cloud collection from Dedon. This beach chair combines lounger and fabric top to form a unique design object. The top looks really unusual. Its main feature has the ability to rotate 360 °.
Available in white chalk, Summer Cloud is good idea to decorate any swimming pool area. Summer Cloud won IF product design award 2009.You can find more information about the product and its manufacturer here.

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LUXURY AND CNTEMPORARY OUTDOOR FURNITURE

Attractive design of metal and wood by the architects Bestetti Associati and the furniture manufacturer Paola Lenti. Cabanne is a contemporary architectural structure, simplicity of form and high tech materials, designed to integrate with nature.

Cabanne - Italian Harmony by Bestetti Associati and Paola Lenti

Cabanne - Italian Harmony by Bestetti Associati and Paola Lenti

 Italian Harmony by Bestetti Associati

Modern and Contemporary Italian Outdoor Furniture

Under the shade ... a hammock

Under the shade ... a hammock

Luxury outdoor hammock


Modern hammock for relaxing

Stremezhat to tampering with nature is embedded in our genes. This is one of our primary instincts. At least according to psychologists. In fact, an ordinary person like me would say more fun To me that is my shining sun and smell of spring grass tingling me, my twitter birds ... For many people the chance to say the yard for contact with the immediate need. For all of them, and garden furniture is essential. It seems, however, pay too much attention lately yard of luxury furniture. Tampering with nature is to be as authentic and for this purpose comes not help anyone, a hammock! Exactly net if you need to be a literal translation. It appears where the need for simplicity, ease and simplicity take precedence over devotion to luxury, lifestyle and convenience.

Amazing modern and contemporary hammock

Itself is actually very comfortable hammock device. And there's no reason not to be so. The materials are made are polyester or cotton rope. They have the necessary strength and endurance. Moreover, allowing a safe and interesting hand knotted. Bulgaria is one of the few countries that still hand-made hammocks. This, of course, more expensive product, but the end result is worth it.

Colorful outdoor hammock 

Pletkata may be with or without nodes matter of personal preference and sensitivity of the senses. Many companies on the market fulfill individual orders. This is an appropriate option for people on garden perfectionists. Classification leads to three types of bearing batten hammock with so-called tourism, and its contemporary manifestation of dense matter. Bearing battens can be placed or only at both ends, or to be built wooden structure, passing around the sides and into a hammock, thereby becoming secure in his support.

Amazing hammock

The first option is more mobile allows easy transport and moving from shadow to shadow, for example. Bearing structure also has its advantages it gives freedom and independence of props available, which usually tie a hammock. Bars and bearing construction are most often made of wood. Beech, oak and acacia are the favorites. For additional strength and durability it is recommended that two or three times polishing. A number of hammocks and metal stands. Their security is significantly greater than that of wood, but lost the charm and authenticity of the hammock. Travel hammocks as their name suggests, are the most practical, functional and compact version. They do not have shingles. Only knitted network which may be collected in each bag or backpack and can serve as an attraction to any picnic or outing kamping.

Contemporary outdoor furniture - modern hammock

Almost all companies that offer hammocks are specialized in producing knitted and swings type chairs. They are also a practical choice for outdoor furniture, and reassurance for people with experience in this area are no less comfortable than the veterans of wicker furniture hammocks.

Jacuzzi or whirlpool bath?

Jacuzzi or whirlpool bath?

Luxury and modern bathroom jacuzzi

Jacuzzi nova whirlpool bath

Whether you are looking for a way to unwind and relax or just want to spend good time with friends and family, spas are the perfect place for it. One of the unchanging, and required tools already available to spas, hot tub or a whirlpool tub.

The history of the word Jacuzzi, which really does not mean tub, comes from the name of the first American company that uses rotary motion of the water in tanks. Hence the conclusion that: A vessel filled with water, which has mounted nozzles associated with circulating pump, which causes swirling water is called hydromassage bathtub.

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Today dzhakuzitata or whirlpool tubs are made of different materials (glass, concrete, ceramics, wood, etc.) in different forms, according to the client, and can serve as a person and the whole group of people . Companies which ordinary user or the relevant institution may rely are Roca, Vidima, Klevarti International, Witten and others.

Spa centers have different types of baths, as the three most commonly used are mini, mnogomestni tubs and baths that are used for swimming.

The first lot like ordinary bathtubs, but have the added circulation pump, which makes it both comfortable enough for everyday use as well as jacuzzi for separate air and water massages. The second type, and speak its name, is for more people, there are seats, but unlike mine, is divided into embedded and portable tanks. These baths can be fitted together inside the house and outside. Are common in the courtyards and gardens not only Americans, but more and more Europeans.

Jacuzzi in Spa Bath

The third type of tank is elongated and is divided into two parts section for free swimming, which is used for exercise and hydrotherapy section.

Also, such tanks may be used for therapeutic massage and relaxation. All this can happen simultaneously in one place. These facilities may experience one of the most pleasant feeling in the world hydrotherapy.

Modern bathtube

So far the body of water other than peaceful, and always very helpful. The body loses 90% by weight, is warmed, blood pressure decreased, blood vessels expand. Blood delivers more oxygen to the skin. Muscles relax, the pulse accelerates. Water soothes the body, mind, pain of all kinds and reduces tension. Our body and self as a dynamic energy field needs this type of therapy to be recharged and can work even better.

Luxury and modern jacuzzi

Before being invented modern Jacuzzi whirlpool tubs, people relied entirely on the strength of the mineral springs and mud baths. Walking such places today released almost as much to go into a modern spa and take advantage of all services will be offered. There is nothing better than fast and affordable way to deliver a minute rest and a healthy rhythm of life.