Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 15:Specialised Gardens

Bottle Garden

• Dwarf maidenhair and other ferns, Selaginella , Pilea, Tradescantia, etc. can be grown successfully in a large bottle.
• Before planting, the bottle must be thoroughly cleaned with soap and water and made to sparkle by rubbing it with a clean cloth.
• A mixture of coarse and crushed charcoal may be poured into the bottle to form a 3 cm thick layer at the bottom and later a mixture of equal parts of soil, sand and leaf-mould through a paper funnel.
• Small plants can be introduced with a fork or a desert spoon tied to a thin bamboo cane with wire or tape.
• After planting, the plant should be watered lightly with a tube and the bottle corked tightly.
• Avoid sprinkling soil over the leaves of the plants.
• Any soil resting on the surface of the leaves can be washed off with a fine sprayer.
• The bottle-garden, like a terrarium requires very little watering.