ISiphoseMbewu Landscape Designs

10/05/2025

18/06/2022

“…Whoever makes a garden, has, oh, so many friends;
The glory of the morning, the dew when daylight ends.
For rain and wind and sunshine, and dew and fertile sod;
And he who makes a garden, works hand and hand with God.
~Douglas Malloch, poet, short stories, editor-American Lumberman 1877-1938

17/02/2022

…what my eyes see, my heart and soul delights in it…
“When we take the time to examine the beauty of the world around us, we are able to see parallels within our own lives. One who in tune with nature is in tune with the practice of living. Nature moves in a spiral as do our personal lives. It is important to spend time in nature because in this way we can become aware of its wisdom. If we ignore the beauty of nature and spend all our time in an urban jungle, our stress levels go up and we begin to feel as if we are made out of the concrete that we see all around us.”

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/nature/beauty/

25/12/2021

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05/11/2021

...remove the clutter and create something experiential, beyond words and beyond logical thinking... is what you make it!

19/09/2021

...I love working on small gardens, where I have an opportunity to transform a dismal into space into a serene, bountiful living space

22/04/2021

“The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats, and biodiversity" - Ga***rd Nelson

17/04/2021

...this is a great piece of work, I love this snap👌🏾

17/04/2021

...this is the great piece of work my bro. I love it👌🏾

08/04/2021

Good soil provide anchorage for roots, hold water and provide nutrients.
Soils are home to myriad micro-organisms that fix nitrogen and decompose organic matter, and armies of microscopic animals as well as earthworms and termites.
Here are the soil types:

* Sandy soil- is light, warm, dry and tend to be acidic and low in nutrients
* Clay Soil - is a heavy soil type that benefits from high nutrients
* Silt Soil - is a light and moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating; then you have
* Peat Soil
* Chalk Soil
* Loam Soil - is composed mostly of sand, silt, and a smaller amount of clay. By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–silt–clay, respectively, the best soil to have to grow plants, because, it has:
* Higher pH level
* Higher calcium level
* Gritty texture

The reason that soil quality matters is that healthy soil can store and process more water. Poor quality, depleted soil, won’t hold water and will make it impossible for your plants to thrive and survive. They key to healthy, high-quality soil is lots of organic matter, things formed by living organisms..... soil is a living and dynamic ecosystem in and of itself. That ecosystem hosts spaces in between soil particles (otherwise known as pores) that allow for passage or retention of water and nutrients.
*the above write up is an extract from a website called gardeningchannel.com

25/03/2021

I have covered a few types of root plants to grow in your garden_ ..This week I thought it’s important to look at the most important component of growing those plants, the Soil, and how it is layered (see diagram)..Next week, we will cover the aspects of the different soil types