Creative Outdoor Garden Ideas You Must Try

If you have some free space around the house, it is better to transform it into an outdoor garden. An outdoor garden does not only useful to maximize the free space but also will make the house more beautiful and colorful with the garden furniture and also plants and flowers that we put in it.

Before making an outdoor garden, there are several things that you have to consider such as the theme of the garden, the materials, the furniture, and also the function of the garden itself. Moreover, we also need to find some creative ideas that may be good for our reference in making an outdoor garden.

Indoor Garden VS Outdoor Garden

Indoor and outdoor gardens are two options of garden ideas that you can apply in the house. Both of them has plus and minus as follow:

  • The location and size

Indoor Garden is placed inside the house and usually made on the corner of the house. The size is usually not too big since it is located inside the house. For the outdoor one, it can be placed around the house by maximizing the free space.

  • The furniture

The indoor garden needs less garden furniture since it is placed inside the house. Mostly, the indoor garden will use the concept of the vertical garden where we grow and put the plants vertically on the wall as the strategic way for putting many kinds of plants.

  • The treatment

Refer to the location, size, and furniture; an indoor garden is less treatment than an outdoor garden. However, since it is quite small, we cannot do and put many things inside the indoor garden.

Creative ideas of outdoor garden

  • Make a new design based on the theme of the house.\

Before starting to design an outdoor garden, we also need to follow the main theme of the house. The best design for an outdoor garden is the tropical theme. We can put many kinds of plants or flowers, and even vegetables on our outdoor garden to emphasize the tropical theme of the house.

  • Decorate with the stones

Small stones are good to decorate your outdoor garden. You can design it as a small pave for your footpath, or, you can decorate it around the plants. Choose the white stones in which the color is quite in contrast with the other main color.

  • Build a small fish pond

The fish pond will never be wrong with the outdoor garden. You can put some small and colorful fish such as golden fish that can be eye-catching. If possible, you can make your design for the fish pond that can be adjusted with the size of the garden.

  • Put more furniture

Garden furniture is things we should not forget when we decide to apply outdoor garden. Some furniture such as garden chairs and tables, lamps, DIY accessories are good to make the garden more beautiful and aesthetic. You can try some DIY accessories from the waste material such as plastics, bottles, and boxes.

Preparing Birthday Party at Home

Birthday Party is an annual celebration and memorable moment, especially for children. Celebrating birthdays usually is held together with friends, family, or with certain children foundations. However, since the pandemic outbreak last 2019, celebrating your birthday at home with outdoor furniture can be a good option to minimize the crowded gathering outside the house.

Even though the birthday celebration is held at the house, parents can make it special by choosing a special theme and guess for the party.

Preparing Birthday Party

Once you decide to make a birthday party at the house, you have to prepare several things below:

  • The Theme

The theme is important as the concept of the birthday party. We can ask the birthday child what theme should be applied, or a certain theme that is trending at that time. For example, Covid-19 is still trending lately, so, we can choose corona themes such as a doctor, nurse, the patient, and also other medical personnel.

  • The venue or space

Since the birthday will be held at home, we have to consider the place where all the guests can join the party. Choose an indoor party if you only invite some guests such as closest friends or family.

However, if the house cannot accommodate the guest, an outdoor party in the garden will be the best option. Make sure the weather is also suitable for the outdoor party.

  • The birthday Invitations

Birthday invitations are a must to invite the guest to the party. To make it more special, you can make your DIY birthday invitations. It does not only minimize the cost but also makes a special invitation for a special guest.

  • Deciding the decorations

The birthday party will never be completed without decorations. Outdoor furniture and decorations, of course, will need extra cost than indoor decorations. To minimize the cost, we can make DIY decorations that can be done together with our children.

  • The birthday cake

To emphasize the theme of the party, choosing a birthday cake is important. We can order the cake by request, or, make the home-made birthday cake.

Do’s and Don’t’s!

 

Celebrating a birthday party is quite complicated since we have to do it by our self without a third party. Here are some do’s and don’t’s points:

Do’s:

  1. Prepare enough food for all guests. This is the reason why we need to calculate the number of the guest.
  2. Use the most comfortable and spacious venue that can accommodate the guests.
  3. Do not forget to put decorations in front of the house to make it recognizable especially for newcomers.

Don’t’s:

  1. Skip the music and speaker. Music is the heart of the party. Especially for an outdoor party, we need to prepare music and speaker so the guest can enjoy the party and also hear the speech from them.
  2. Preparing fewer chairs and other outdoor furniture. The standing party can be good for young and energetic guests but it is not recommended for older guests.

Protecting your Plants from the Frost

Living in an area that has winter season is always frustrating especially if you are plant lovers such as Bucephalandra. You have to find the best way to avoid frosting on your plant and keep them alive even though in the low temperature.

Frosting usually happens when the temperature is below 0̊ C or more than that. Not only the area on the northern or southern part of the earth that has a winter season, the place near mountain and hilly area are also risking frosting. Even, in the tropic area are also possible to find frosting even in the hot summer season. This condition happens because the temperature will drop to the lowest around 0̊ C so it will frost anything on it.

Typical Plants That Frost Risking

There are some types of plants that cannot live with the low temperature. However, the others are tough enough to live within the cold season. We differentiate the plants that are mostly vegetables into 3 groups.

  1. Plants damaged on light frost. You have to be careful to grow this plant after the spring season or you will lose all of them. Those plants are Tomatoes, Eggplants, Melons, Cucumbers, and Paper.
  2. Plants survive from the light frost. They cannot live long in the frozen air, but they still can survive from the light frost. These plants include Cabbage, Pok Choi, Celery, Cauliflower, Bucephalandra, Lettuce, and Peas.
  3. Plants survive from the hard frost. This type of plant is quite good to survive even in the long winter and they did not show any damage at all. The examples are Carrot, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Kale, Onion, Radish, and Turnip.

How to Protect Plants from the Frost?

Keeping the plants from the frost is quite simple but you have to make it seriously. Especially if you grow the vegetables to fulfill your daily needs during the winter season. You can follow the below steps to protect your plants from the frost:

  • Cover it with the old blankets

The first thing you can try is using the old blankets from your storage to protect your plants. You can put the pole to support the blanket. However, you have to make sure that the blanket did not touch the plants that may block its growth.

  • Build your greenhouse

The greenhouse is the best choice when you want to protect your whole garden from frost. It does not only keep your plants from the strong wind, heavy snow but also maintains the temperature inside. However, you have to remember that it needs more cost to build your greenhouse.

  • Take the plants inside the house

This step is only recommended if you grow your plants in a pot since you can carry them inside the house. The plant will stay alive longer since you keep it inside the house. If you plant a Bucephalandra, it is better to put them inside the house near the window or the door so they still can get enough fresh air and sunshine.