Penang Botanical Gardens – Taman Kebun Bunga

Penang Botanical Gardens or fondly refer to as “Waterfall Gardens” was established by the British back in 1884. The garden are bound by evergreen tropical rainforest and divided by a cascading stream and sprawling with 29 hectares of prime and undulating grounds.

The lush greenery gardens are Penangites favorite park and a popular tourist destination. The garden also act as an institute of learning, studying and researching of live specimen both in-situ and ex-situ. Every year, countless groups of undergraduates, students, government agencies and private sectors will come to the gardens to acquire wealth of information and knowledge on aspects of botany and horticulture.

Some of the interesting plant that can be found there includes:

  • Cannon-Ball Tree: A beautiful fast growing tree which reaches 25m in height. The leaves have a life span of approximately 6 months after which they are shed rapidly so that the crown is usually bare for a day or two.
  • Candle Tree: An evergreen tree with brown trunk and growing up to 6 to 10m. The flowers are big, solitary, bell shape and white in color, measuring 8cm wide.
  • Argus Pheasant Tree: A tall deciduous tree reaching 31m in height with rounded crown and strong buttressed trunk when old.
  • Ebony Tree: An evergreen, stout and shady wide spreading tree with dense dark green glossy leaves. It has a compact, dome shaped conical crown.

Besides being a botanic centre, the garden is a popular recreational spot. Some of the recreational activities include jogging, walking, jungle trekking and aerobics. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Art of Garden Designing

The difference between a bush, a forest and a garden lies in the layout. That is what separates a garden from a bunch of green trees and plants. Gardens are made to look beautiful and to add to the beauty of the surroundings. The gardens have drawn admiration for years, but a wonderfully inviting garden is the result of careful garden designing.

The entire garden designing procedure should be absolutely functional. Gardens should be designed according the owner of the garden. Do not have racks of a single plant species, just because it is your favorite. It might spoil the entire design of the garden. The available garden space, proper sunlight and effortless cleaning are to be carefully considered. A proper garden layout unfolds some revelation or surprise at every corner.

It could be a fountain, an all way wooden pathway or bunch of bright flowers in contrast to the surroundings. Sometimes walls, trellis or hedges are used as dividers, to lend the designer look. Low walls have minimum maintenance but are a bit expensive to build. The trellis is cheaper and flexible, it is time consuming to maintain. Low hedges in the garden give it a very natural look. It requires regular trimming to keep it neat. The choice of the garden designing expenditure depends on the space and time available at your disposal.

The available shape and size of area are important in garden designing. The flower beds grown on square, rectangular or triangular shapes can be placed at strategic locations, like the corners or the center. It is preferable to enhance an available pond; it works to attract the birds. Garden designing is a personal choice depending on one’s own tastes, so let your creativity flow. Read the rest of this entry »

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Garden Styling Elements

There are plenty of garden styling ideas that we can do for our gardens. These are inspired by different cultures, countries and raises. Each continent has their own styles that is used and imitated by people from other countries.

Listed are some of the gardening style ideas that we can choose from to have in our gardens:

· Zen

This garden is inspired by the Japanese. It is mostly influenced by Zen Buddhism. These gardens are found in temples where the Buddhists perform their meditations. A lot of people from around the world have recreated this idea due to its calm and peaceful ambiance. The traditional Zen garden has three rocks with specific symbolizations and is placed in the middle of a sandy area with circling waves. Japanese say that the wavy sand symbolizes water. Though so, there is no water found in any Zen gardens.

· Dutch

These are mainly gardens with a rectangular shape. All of the plants, up to the plant boxes are all shaped in rectangles. We can be particular by the Dutch garden with its enclosing hedges or walls made of shaped bushes and plants. Most of gardens like these have large spaces. Read the rest of this entry »

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