Table garden is a delightful miniature landscape for indoor decoration.
It is an exciting hobby to plant these long-standing lilliputian gardens which can serve as elegant table decorations.
A desert or woodlane scene, rock garden or formal garden scene can be created with the use of miniature plants right inside the room.
Use of pebbles and stones in the desert scene or small weathered rocks, moss, etc. in a rock garden produces natural effects.
In formal garden designs, small garden paths using small pieces of slate, green lawn rose from seeds cut occasionally with small nail scissors and miniature flowerbeds and plants can be used effectively.
The planters , particularly the large troughs are often fitted with legs and castors so that they may be placed at suitable corners in the room and removed occasionally outside to the verandah or balcony to provide sunshine to plants whenever required.
While placing the table or dish garden at vantage points in the room, their placing must be given thoughtful consideration.
For a sunny placing they should be kept near the south-window, while a north window is suitable for shade-loving plants, and cacti, succulents and some other plants requiring medium light can thrive well on the east or west side.
If the room does not have sufficient light inside, it is advisable to provide artificial light to the plant.
Generally two 40-watt frosted day light lamps or fluorescent tubes placed about 30- 45 cm above the plants and lighted for about 16 hours daily can supply enough light for the proper growth of plants.
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