Lawn & Garden Statues - Add Decoration to Your Landscaping!
Article by Doug Maxwell
Lawn and garden statues are an important part of decorating your landscape. Lawn, garden and outdoor products are very popular accents that help build a tranquil retreat in the yard for outdoor living and entertaining. More and more we look to our homes as a source of relief and a place to find serenity and peace.
When selecting a statue this completely depends on your desires and budget. Statues are a resemblance of your personality. You want to select statues that blend with your landscaping, such as trees, bushes, flowers etc. Statues come in many sizes and shapes, but the most popular are animals, fairies, angels, playing children and religious statues. They are made of various materials, like concrete, resin and brass. Most statues are perfect for indoor and outdoor beautification.
You can decorate your lawn or garden in unlimited ways according to your imagination. Statues can also be used to spice up the look of your deck or patio. Lawn statues can survive in many different climates, but in extreme hot or cold weather you will want to select your statues sensibly.
Lawn and garden lighting is also another added feature to use in decorating your backyard sanctuary. With the many different styles of lighting fixtures and colored lighting this enhancement can be sure to add beauty to your landscaping. Solar lighting is becoming more and more popular as an energy-saving option.
Worldwide power lawn and garden equipment market demand forecast to rise 4.8 percent yearly to .9 billion in 2015. Overall growth in equipment sales will be promoted by an improvement in housing activity in the key US and West European markets. While industry sales will post a strong rebound through 2015, longerterm growth will be more moderate due to slowing product pricing gains and declining opportunities in some key commercial markets, particularly golf courses. Opportunities will exist in the golf industry outside the US, as participation rates are expected to rise due to rising standards of living and a continued emphasis on golf tourism.
US market to provide best growth opportunities
Despite a sluggish outlook in the shorter term, the bedrock US market will provide the best opportunities, accounting for 60 percent of the additional demand generated through 2015. North America and Western Europe will continue to be the dominant markets, together comprising over 85 percent of demand in 2015. Consumers in these developed nations have high per capita income levels, which allow for discretionary purchases such as power lawn and garden equipment. These areas are also home to the vast majority of the world's golf courses, which are major consumers of power lawn and garden equipment.
Lawnmowers to remain largest product segment
Among product groups, lawnmowers will continue to comprise the largest percentage of sales. Demand for lawnmowers will benefit from the upturn in new housing units in the key US and West European markets. Turf and grounds equipment is expected to post gains, due to continuing growth in the number of professional landscapers in developed countries. Aging populations in the US and throughout Europe will boost this trend. Trimmers and edgers, like lawnmowers, will benefit from their widespread use in both residential and commercial markets.
Electric equipment to outpace gas-powered types
Among power sources, demand for electric lawn and garden equipment will grow at a faster pace than gaspowered types, spurred by gains for battery-powered electric equipment. Suppliers are promoting growth in this segment by incorporating more effective battery technologies into their products and introducing electric options into new product categories such as riding mowers. However, gasoline-powered equipment (including diesel engines) will continue to dominate industry sales by value, a reflection of their dominance in the key US market and within high value product categories.
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If you want to be sure that the landscape around your home is beautiful and in the best possible condition, then you will want to be sure that you properly take care of the lawn garden portions of your landscape design. It is very important that correct maintenance of the lawn is carried out so that they not only stay attractive but also healthy. In most cases, the lawns are the most expansive and first noticed areas of the overall landscape.
Watering the lawn and garden is one of the most important parts of good grass maintenance. In some parts of the country, there is enough rainfall so that the roots are properly supplied with moisture. But even in what would be considered soggy areas, such as the Pacific Northwest, there are periods or dry weather and no rain. When this happens, it is vital to the survival of the lawns that they be properly watered.
The first sign of an impending drought condition of the lawn garden area of your landscaping is a change in color. The grass in lawns that are suffering from insufficient moisture will start to lose their intense greenness and will soon turn to a straw color, or even brown if the lack of moisture persists.
The best time of day to water a lawn or garden is during the coolest part of the day. This means that turning on the grass sprinkler early in the morning or in the evening after the sun has set is best. Garden lawn experts also say that the rotary sprinklers provide the best coverage if you don't have a built in sprinkler system for your lawn maintenance.
In most cases, it is best to water your grass just once a week, unless the weather is extremely hot or dry. When doing your weekly watering, you can place an empty tuna can on the grass and let the water run until it is filled up.
This will help you know when you have watered enough to give the deep roots enough moisture without over watering. Watering in this way will also help your lawns develop a deep root system which will also help them survive periods of drought.
Another aspect of lawn and garden maintenance is proper fertilization and weed control. Good basic maintenance techniques will go a long way in keeping the lawns of your home and garden healthy, thriving and with few weeds.
Spring is the best time to fertilize lawns as this is when the grass is "waking up" and will need the extra nutrients from the fertilizer to assure healthy growth. The best garden lawn fertilizers will have a combination of nitrogen, phosphates and potash.
In addition to a "spring feeding" of your lawn garden, you can also boost the health and vitality of the grass in your lawns with a second round of fertilization during the summer. This will help assure that your grass is healthy enough to help push out the weeds that might try to take root and you can also use a fertilizer that combines a weed-killer to control these unwanted plants.
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