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Christmas is just around the corner, even dare to say that it is now if we consider that, from late November we see the streets and shopping malls adorned with garlands and colored lights to celebrate this holiday. In our homes, we celebrated a little late, as we usually retrieve Christmas decorations and buy new ones in mid-December. However, increasingly more are ahead of Christmas at home.

During the last month of the year, many dress up their gardens, imitating the American tradition that we see in so many movies based on Christmas, snowmen and putting large objects such as spruce decorated with beads and colored ribbons, stars, ribbons, bells and many garlands. But the most important role is played by lighting that draws the attention of everyone who passes in front of the houses. In recent years the demand for all kinds of Christmas items has grown considerably.

Christmas tree
It’s a tradition in many homes together as a family decorating the Christmas tree, either by removing the closet ornaments last year, going shopping or to replace things that have already been outdated. In addition, many mounted the Bethlehem, make flower arrangements and Christmas wreaths centers, etc.. But yes, always with the color red as the star. However, despite increasingly emerging new decorative elements, the star of the Christmas decorations have been and will always be the tree.

The easiest option is the artificial tree, but many families still choose to buy a real tree. It is true that requires more care but following the appropriate guidelines will last Christmas and we can even replant later. Before going out to buy must be taken into account measures of where we place and avoid placing it near radiators, heaters and fireplaces. If too high, we can cut the branches and use them to make holiday centerpieces.

Place it in a pot and will water when the soil is dry and ready to decorate our home with all kinds of ornaments. In any case, lighting is the most important factor when mounting, and to do so, we have several options. Laura Latorre, a member of Garden Lights and Power, talks about the most popular clients are luminous stars, which are placed on trees, fences, balconies, walls and ponds and fountains.

Christmas lights
Surrounding the door and the foliage of our house with ribbons, wreaths and, above all, lights, enough to create a welcoming space to invite to happen. This task need not be difficult, exterior decor is simple enough, for excessive recharging required, as well as a complex, a saturation of the garden will not unattractive. Place lights on the tree, door frames and light the way toward the main entrance is the best way to dress up your garden during the holidays.

In Lights and Garden Supplies offer a novel solar Christmas lights, including those with different types to suit any location, such as windows, trees and hedges, and various models such as lights that change color, fixed or flashing, “but all of them switch,” says the spokeswoman. Speaking of the advantages argued that “by not specifying outlet placed anywhere.” Submersible models even offer ponds and fountains. These solar lights are charged during the day and turn on automatically at dusk.

In December, we pull the boat out to make our gardens in a holiday, although the crisis, according to Laura Latorre “is doing much value and changing spending habits.” But he also adds that “celebrate the holidays at home with family and friends can get really profitable with a little imagination.”
Thanks to Laura Latorre, director of Lights and Garden Supplies

When conditioning the pool area, depending on the climate of the region in which we live, you may want to think about the possibility of using an enclosure or cover, the idea is that in areas of cold weather or rainy if the pool is closed can be used for much longer.

Undoubtedly the biggest problem is that a closing conditions is expensive, but otherwise we will draw to him a lot more out of the pool and also maintaining it will be easier, the pool remained in good condition for much longer, renounce reality often enjoy a pool at home thinking that could only use 3 months a year, with a closing can use all year round. Read the rest of this entry »

In addition to the classic style cages to serve as a home for birds in the garden there are many other equally or more attractive options, some are mini houses that mimic single-family homes and other buildings common in towns and cities, in great detail, reproduce furniture and accessories.

Wood as main raw material, the color as one of the most attractive, with care that the pigments are not harmful to animals, you can make good use of lacquer for fun houses, which no doubt will delight the little kids who are usually more interested in pets. Read the rest of this entry »

Among the decorations and accessories to decorate the garden, there are some really small and although they may seem small in size, are really charming details, the beauty is often in small things and to customize the environment is important to use ornaments with which they adorn.

In the garden there is an issue to take into account the wind can make ornaments to move or fall, so it is necessary to develop strategies to keep them fixed in place, a relatively common option is to nail the props on the ground, not only ornaments, ashtrays other elements that have a pointed base that is buried to fix the position. Read the rest of this entry »

Water as a natural element that is an important part of decorating outdoor spaces on public and private gardens is common to see decorative fountains, artificial rocks sources and many other versions of items for which the water circulates around splendor, providing freshness and softness to the environment.

Although the fountain in the garden is a classic has been reinvented with a modern design to suit the tastes of those who want to decorate your garden into a cutting-edge style, so today is used in the manufacture of material sources not previously served to that use such as stainless steel or glass, also have been renovated form, the trend is toward the use of simple lines that predominate the role of water. Read the rest of this entry »

Near the entrance of the house and outside, usually put up a sort of terrace or a comfortable porch, where we set a seating area, as well as it is the access to the interior area of ​​housing is usually a series elements that should be included, felfpudos or mailboxes are two good examples.

The receipt of correspondence can be done today in a modern, color box in the picture above we see several examples of what can be a vanguard in the box that the mailman can deposit our letters, we can place it on the fence the driveway or wall of the house next to the entrance, if that is easily accessible, it will depend on the type of garden. Read the rest of this entry »

The most common way of cooking in the garden is with a grill, either charcoal or electric, both meat and fish can be prepared for her in the open field for a meal, the barbecue is therefore called an accessory indispensable for those wishing to make most of your garden.

There are countless furniture market with built-in barbecue, furniture is usually contenders, which can keep utensils used for cooking and its center is located griddle or grill, but there are other options, for example, can even be grilled at the table. Read the rest of this entry »

The search and creation of shadows is a major concern of the decorators and designers of gardens and outdoor spaces, naturally the shade provided by trees, artificially can be achieved with awnings can be small or very large and forms eg symmetric or triangular, to some extent it depends on the space you want to cover and the potential to anchor the tarp.

In addition to the permanent installation of awnings, which are placed in the garden in a particular place with the intention not to move in quite some time, there is another type of removable canopy, which has the advantage of being fastened to the ground instead of at some point, the advantage is that we need not have trees or nearby walls or putting up a solid structure complex. Read the rest of this entry »

The table and chairs are critical in the garden, whether we try to arrange a place for picnics and if we seek a proposal for outdoor dining more solid, it is customary to hold in the backyard meals, snacks or dinner for us, our families and friends and we need a reasonable accommodation for this purpose.

Ideally, the table is large enough or at least stretch to attach a considerable number of seats smoothly and comfortably, it is preferable to have a table that can be opened but usually we use it closed, but when the time suits the dimensions we need. Read the rest of this entry »

For the garden soil you can opt for different coatings, alone or combined grass, wood, stone or ceramic tiles are among the most popular choices and combinations of which are extracted better and more original.

The lawn is usually the starting point, an essential element par excellence of the garden, preferably natural, but today there are already very successful artificial imitations and favorable properties that can be viewed as an alternative, especially in climates some benevolent or when we have no time to devote to their care. Read the rest of this entry »