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These modern DIY Indoor Plant Wall Projects are easy to complete, provide more space for growing houseplants, and become a great focal point for boring walls. DIY Indoor Plant Wall Projects 1. Easy Hanging Plants Wall curbly Display nature on a wall with this easy DIY indoor plant wall project available at Curbly. Our Latest Videos 0 seconds of 4 minutes, 14 secondsVolume 0% 2. Pallet Living Wall pinterest This DIY living wall is worth some of your time and effort. You just need a pallet and some other usual supplies. 3. Indoor Vertical Wall Herb Garden pinterest Complete the vertical wall herb garden project with the…

Beautiful Dreamiest Garden on Pinterest 1. Cozy Brunch Table with Umbrella Do you enjoy brunch dates in the woods? This idea is for you! Our Latest Videos 0 of 1 minute, 7 secondsVolume 0% Find out the best patio garden ideas here 2. Potted Boxwoods and a Lion Frame on the Green Fence interest Potted boxwoods never fail to add an extraordinary appeal to gardens. A lion head frame will complement the look. 3. Boxwoods and White Floral Garden interest Border the paved way with rounded boxwoods and white blooming clusters for a minimal yet elegant appeal. 4. Wild Creepers Covering…

Follow these Easy Landscaping Tips and transform the look of your yard once and for all. We have included our best secrets!  JackieO Unfortunately, there is no plant that is maintenance-free and every garden requires regular care and seasonal cleanup work. However, by making some changes you can reduce your efforts. Follow these Easy Landscaping Tips and transform your yard! Easy Landscaping Tips Grow Low Maintenance Plants So what are the plants that do not require special care? The answer is simple, native plants and the plants that are most suitable for your climate and the growing conditions you have for them…

Best Plants for Hedging 1. Mexican Orange theplantstore Botanical Name: Choisya ternata USDA Zone: 7-9 This plant makes for a great informal hedge with pretty white blooms that also have a sweet scent during spring and summer. Our Latest Videos 0 seconds of 4 minutes, 25 secondsVolume 0% Look at the flowers that start with ‘D’ here 2. Boxwood fast-growing-trees Botanical Name: Buxus USDA Zone: 6-8 Grow Boxwood that has the potential to tolerate frequent shaping and shearing into different geometric shapes and forms. You can even leave it unpruned for its natural shape. 3. Glossy Abelia flickr Botanical Name: Abelia x grandiflora USDA Zone: 6-9 This…

If you plan on growing any climbing, creeping plants – whether it’s the heavy-duty creeping roses, wisterias or grape vines, medium-sized Virginia creeper or the just the delicate morning glories – all will need a structure to hang on to, something to appropriately support their growth. That “something” is the garden trellis. X It offers supports for beautiful flowering or fruiting vines ( such as rose or cucumber trellis ), adds more growing area for small gardens and in raised beds, and helps to create attractive outdoor spaces such as arches, tunnels, gates, privacy screens, and beautiful walls and fences.…

The pergola is a fantastic, traditional outdoor structure for residential and commercial properties. It sets the mood, creating privacy and shade, designates dining areas, and looks picturesque in gardens. As spending time outdoors in lavish settings continues its upward trend, a pergola is fitting. Install a custom, durable modern pergola to define your landscape, add a touch of luxury, or as a natural extension of your home. X Check out our suggestions of how this inviting structure is a perfect backyard idea that heightens enjoyment of outdoor living. Pergolas and gardens have an intertwined history, as evidenced via historical accounts…

An outdoor pergola is the perfect way to transform your backyard into an outdoor oasis. These classic four or six-column open structures create a beautiful covered gathering area. You can enjoy the warmth of a sunny day and still have a shaded retreat by adding a shade cover. X At Backyard Discovery, you’ll find pergolas for your patio, poolside cabana, fire pit or outdoor kitchen. It’s a gorgeous way to extend living spaces to the outdoors and entertain family and friends in premium comfort. Pergolas are mainstays in outdoor and garden designs everywhere and for good reason. These structures diffuse…

With the housing trend going for smaller homes and minimalist designs, smaller bathrooms are also prevalent. With bathroom requirements staying the same and the space shrinking, bathroom designs need to be more ingenious and efficient. Bathrooms can be tricky to get right at the best of times, but small bathrooms can pose a further dilemma, as when space is at a minimum, it’s even more essential to get your decor and layout right. X Thankfully we’ve gathered plenty of small bathroom ideas to help you on your way and inspire your next spa-like sanctuary, no matter what size your space.…

Terrifying or terrific? For the fans of Alien movies, we guess it’s both. Created by scientist Hirofumi Kawano, this incredible timelapse shows the amazing metamorphosis of a Hercules Rhinoceros beetle. These giant insects are native to the rainforests of Central and South America, the Lesser Antilles, and the Andes. Some males can reach 17.5 cm in length. The larval stage of the Hercules beetle will last one to two years, with the larva growing up to 4.5 inches (11 cm) in length and weighing more than 100 grams. Much of the life of the larva is spent tunneling through rotting wood.…

If you want to take a stroll in this park, you may need to bring your swim fins and a diving mask. This cosy little park at the foot of the Hochschwab mountains in Austria turns into a massive pool every year, with all of its footpaths and benches submerged under water. Fear not, says photographer Marc Henauer, it’s not a cataclysm or some man-made disaster, but an unusual natural phenomenon caused by the melting snow which increases the lake level in spring. The average lake level is only 1-2 meters for an area of 2000 sq. meters. But in May it rises rapidly and…

Snakes are well-known for swallowing their prey whole, but this unlucky little serpent’s fortune appears to have turned. Image credit: Julie-Anne O’Neill Photographer Julie-Anne O’Neill has claimed credit for the image, in a Google+ post in November 2016. She wrote there that this image of an Australian green tree frog eating a brown snake was taken at night with a Canon EOS 550D. However, as the image has been seen online prior to her post, her claim cannot be confirmed. O’Neill adds: “Previous to the capture, I had been led to believe that they ate only insects. The Australian Brown Snake is…

When flowers look like flowers, we mostly appreciate their presence, but sometimes they can trick us. Especially when they take on the form of other creatures of Nature, a white dove, a dancing girl, even a naked man… Here are some of weirdest-looking flowers on earth that resemble something (or somebody) else. Naked-man orchid (Orchzis Italica) Source Photo: Luis nunes alberto Naked Man Orchids, also known as Hanging Man Orchids, are native to the Mediterranean and resemble tiny little hanging naked men, right down to every last detail. They come in different sizes (as usual with naked men) and usually…

This nightmarish parasitic isopod lives in the mouth of fish, replacing their tongues and feasting on their blood. These isopods live in the mouths of fish rent free. Image source: MrMiracle27 While we at Earthly Mission have previously covered some truly creepy marine creatures, such as the Atlantic wolffish, or the sarcastic fringehead, the tongue-eating louse may top it all off when it comes to creepiness. The Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is an isopod (a group of animals, which also includes crabs and shrimp) that spends most of its life inside the mouths of different fish. They are known…

A video on social мedia has captured the attention of мany people, including wildlife enthusiasts, at how an elephant calf got its trunk Ƅitten Ƅy a crocodile lurking in the swaмps where the herd caмe for a drink. Luckily, the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 elephant was rescued Ƅy its мother, whose мaternal instincts kicked in. Elephants are just one of мany aniмals that display мaternal instincts to protect their young froм predators and harм. Read on to know the full details of the encounter Ƅetween the crocodile and the elephants. Mother Elephant Stoмps on Crocodile Preying on Its Calf Mothers are always there…

Architects: Terra e Tuma Associated Architects Area :162 m² Year :2020 Photographs: Pedro Kok The narrow and long terrain of Casa Ubaíra indicated that the entire width of the lot would be used to arrange the program requested by the clients. X To create well-lit and ventilated environments, the internal spaces are interspersed with patios, communicating frankly with this interior landscape. On the lower floor are the environments that need greater privacy and acoustic protection, while on the upper floor are the social areas, which are more integrated. This inversion of the programs of the traditional townhouse brings the more…

Who kпew flowers caп grow this big? Two of the greatest of them all: the corpse flower (Rafflesia arпoldii) aпd titaп arυm (Αmorphophallυs titaпυm). Image credit: Αlisoп Drυhaп / Shυbert Cieпcia Floweriпg plaпts are amoпg the most diverse forms of life oп Earth, aпd the oпes withe most eпormoυs flowers show jυst how far the adaptatioпs have goпe. From the three-feet-iп-diameter “corpse flower” to a type of magпolia with a flower mυch bigger thaп a growп maп’s haпd, here are five of the biggest flowers oп oυr plaпet. Corpse Flower (Rafflesia arпoldii) Α corpse flower aпd a cell phoпe for scale. Image credit: Αпtoiпe…

Architects: i.House Architecture and Construction Area :82 m² Year :2014 Photographs : Le Canh Van, Vu Ngoc Ha The house is located not too deep in a rather quiet lane on the outskirts of Saigon. Like many houses in Vietnam, it has constantly exposed to the bustling surroundings as dust, heat, noise etc. X Because of these factors, the house owner (also active in designing industry) pretty much sharing with us in a decision to make the more active space would be inward – “introverted” to build the core with buffer spaces of green trees. In other words, the open…

Stairs are indispensable in houses with more than one floor and along with them comes that gap that sometimes serves to accumulate things, sometimes it is empty and bland. If you have such a space in your house bothering you, know that a great solution is to build a garden under the stairs. X According to Feng Shui, China’s ancient environment harmonization technique, the stairs are the link between the levels of the house and symbolize the harmonious transition that residents make between different places – home, work, school, among others. Therefore, having a garden or potted plants under the…

Architects: Rushi Shah Architects  Landscape Architects: Tattva Landscapes Area : 3500 m² Year : 2018 Photographs :Umang Shah The Floating Frame house is located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city amidst a dense green rural area. While designing, we often try to understand the user group’s personality. X The house being ours, it had an integrated brief from all family members which includes a structural engineer, an architect, and a landscape architect. The concept was to design a home that could delight the scenery of both an undivided garden and sky from major parts of the house. All members being…

Even though there is a small kitchen area, it can be decorated with modern beauty and full functionality. Like today’s ideas that admin has gathered for you to watch. It’s a modern kitchen idea that doesn’t cost a lot of budget. Can be decorated in a small house or a room in a condo. Check out these kitchen ideas. Credit: Pinterest . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…

The wooden house is the oldest and most traditional form of human habitation. For centuries, people favored wood – a natural, warm and helpful material. The age of some wooden houses, which are still used for living, accounts for hundreds of years. Comparing to any other building materials, wooden house is the most efficient housing thanks to its natural properties. X The main advantage of the houses is that its walls have no “aisles for heat flow” and no surfaces which may condense moisture. In the summer, wooden houses are very cool, because structure of the wood fibers has the…

Have you ever dreamed of living in a treehouse? Well, your childhood dreams could come true with one of the latest trends that have taken the world by storm. Although once only thought of as childish DIY hideouts, living in a treehouse is much more achievable than you may have ever thought, offering an eco-friendly, fun abode for you and your family. It may seem a little obvious, but a treehouse is essentially a house built within/around a tree. Traditionally, these were fairly small structures, built for children to play in; wooden ladders and rope bridges were the only way…

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