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Gardening is different for everybody. For me personally, it has supplied an opportunity to plant new life. Christmas 2022, saw me (having looked after some plants for twelve months), discover that two of them were actual trees. not shrubs as I had thought. When I read about them, I approached the local park worker, and asked him if I could have six planted in the local council gardens. Three of the crops I re-grew back to health, were actually trees. I didn't know this until I decided to look up the internet and find out what the plant in the container was. I found out that the Hamilyan Ash was indeed a tree, suffocating in the pot, because its roots were not able to expand and grow to its full potential. I went to the local gardener and told him about this tree and several other plants I had. He was ever so grateful for his new family editions to the council garden. They are growing well and look healthy. He told me that these trees were planted twenty-seven years ago. "In twenty-seven years, your tree will look similar to these."

Christmas 2023 was heralded in and so was the New Year 2024. The gardener who keeps the gardens immaculate has planted seven plants of which two died, from a disease. It is not a large park, but it has plenty of shelter from the hottest parts of the day with trees such as the Punk tree and several others towering tall, providing plenty of shelter for families having parties, playing ball games, and relaxing under the trees during their work break. It features a Japanese box variety, and some Xanadu plants, surrounded by a lovely park seating and seats for relaxing under large evergreens.

Creating fertilizer for your garden or crop can be very rewarding, especially if you decide to make a compost heap. Compost can be created anywhere between about six weeks and five months, depending on your choice of composting. I was reading today about where a new composting device that creates compost overnight. The container stands about twelve inches high. 

Check it out on the "Food Gardening Network" on This Countertop Compost Machine Turns Scraps into Compost in a Few Hours - Food Gardening Network (mequoda.com)

Dry composting and hot composting are two different methods of composting. Dry composting is a method of composting that involves the use of dry organic matter such as leaves, straw, and sawdust. The dry organic matter is mixed with food scraps and other organic waste materials. The mixture is then left to decompose over time. This process can take several months to a year depending on the conditions.
Hot composting is a method of composting that involves using heat to speed up the decomposition process. The process involves mixing green organic matter such as grass clippings and food scraps with brown organic matter such as leaves and wood chips. The mixture is then placed in a bin or pile and left to decompose. The heat generated by the decomposition process helps to speed up the process. Within weeks your compost can be ready. This type of composting requires more attention and temperature monitoring, whereas dry composting is slower, but does require less attention.

Tree Hugger is a website devoted to sustainability in the garden and living.

Gardening can be lots of fun. It is relaxing and it can be a financial gain for the garden lover. It can also be a hobby and an enjoyable pastime that creates fun, relaxation, and friendships.
Have you ever noticed how much knowledge gardeners have? That is so because they are successful at what they have created. Gardening is an art and a design the person wants to put on their property. The person creating the garden does so by planning to do it, getting advice and guidance often from their local stores or their friends, or speaking to somebody who does garden landscaping or garden renovations for a living. They then designed it and made it happen to the best of their ability.