In order to enjoy the beauty of the garden at any time, of course, the garden needs to be treated. With the gardent maintenance, condition and style of garden can be maintained as the initial concept. Care garden are not only limited to plants alone, hard elements also need to be treated so that its existence continues to function properly. Indeed treatment plants as a software element in the park is more complicated than the treatment of hard elements. Here are some things that need to be done in a residential garden maintenance.

A. Maintenance software elements (plants)

As living beings, of course, plants will experience growth and development. Growth is expected sometimes attaining certain goals, such as the size of the desired plants. The formation of flowers is also a type of growth desired. However, in certain cases, the growth of irregular branches or the changing of the shape was not originally intended by the owner of the park. In general, the maintenance at the plant pruning, fertilizing, watering, and weeding the plants.

1. Pruning plants

Trimming plants are intended to have the form in accordance with what we want. In some plants, trimming to avoid intended for the use of excessive nutrients in vegetative growth (leaves and shoots) so that the nutrients for the growth of generative (flower and seed) is limited. Trimming can be done in almost all strata of plants, such as plant trees, plant shrubs, and ground cover plants, including grass. The way of trimming on each plant is different.

a. Tree Trimming

Trimming the tree crops are generally intended for security functions. Plant leafy trees with leaves and fallen branches worried when the rain and strong winds. For this purpose, the trimming is usually done by using a saw machine. In addition to faster process, plants are cut with a saw machine will produce a neat piece. Typically, this type of pruning to be done when the rainy season will arrive. In addition to a branch or tree does not fall when heavy rain mixed with high winds, trimming at the time the rainy season is also intended to allow plant growth more quickly after pruning. Thus, in the near future the plant is lush with overgrown with branches, twigs, and leaves.

b. Trimming bushes

Plant shrubs are plants whose numbers quite a lot in a residential garden. Trimming the plants of this type are intended to be flowering plants more quickly and heavily. In addition, the leaves of ornamental plants, trimming this plant aims to maintain the forms of a unique (topiari). For this purpose, pruning should be done regularly, eg once a month. Also need to hedge is trimmed to form initially can be maintained and looks neat. The instrument is generally used for trimming the shrubs ornamental plant crops scissors. Scissors to trim the plants vary in size. The selection should be based on the size of plants to be cut.

c. Trimming grass

Grass is a plant that serves to cover the ground so as not easily eroded by rain water. In addition, the grass also works for reflecting light to let the sunlight that falls to the ground is not directly absorbed by the soil. Instead, the grass was not until high sized so impressed neat. In some types of grass, the cutting is usually done once a month. Tool used to cut grass that is cut the grass, either in the form of arms or tractor dawn. If the garden area planted with grass is not too large, lawn mowers carry enough shape. Meanwhile, when the area large enough to plant grass, grass trimmer shape tractor dawn is the right choice. In addition to fast, this tool also facilitate in the process of cutting the grass

2. Fertilizing plants

To be able to grow and bloom beautifully, plants need different nutrients elements (nutrients). Land as a place to grow crops are already providing nutrients. However, the variety and amount of available may not match those needed by plants. In conditions like this, plants need to be cultivated.
In the market, type of fertilizer offered is very diverse. Things that need to be understood about the selection and use of fertilizer that is tailored to the needs karus soil and plants. Know in advance about the content of the fertilizer purchased.

The most dominant component in the fertilizer macro elements, namely the elements needed by plants in large numbers. Some examples are, nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). For newly planted plants or in vegetative growth period (shoots and leaves), we recommend using a fertilizer with high nitrogen content. This was chosen because during vegetative growth, plants need lots of nitrogen, while phosphorus and potassium needs in small amounts. Meanwhile, when the plants during the generative growth (flowering), should be selected fertilizer is fertilizer with high phosphorus content.

3. Watering

Watering the plants is not only done on the planting medium (soil), but also to parts of the plant. Basically, watering crops intended for the media to be more loose so the roots will be easier to take in nutrients in the planting medium. Meanwhile, the plant itself, watering aims to reduce the evaporation rate due to hot sun. Instead, watering done with clean water. The time is right for watering is in the morning or late afternoon. This is based on the moment, the intensity of light emitted by the sun is not high anymore, so the plants are not too stressed because of the drastic temperature difference. Watering is needed plants during the dry season. Meanwhile, a tool commonly used for watering the bailer and bucket, hose, embrat, and sprinkler. Selection watering devices should be tailored to the needs.

4. Weeding

Aims to eliminate weeding plants that do not want to grow around the main plant, commonly called weeds. Weeds or weeds that grow around the plant utaman (ornamental plants) will take the nutrients needed by the main plant. Not only, that, in getting any sunlight between the main crop and the weeds will fight each other. Instead, weeding done regularly, eg once a month. Weeding can be done manually by hand or using a hoe.

B. Harsh elements Maintenance

Treatment elements are not as complex hardware maintenance software elements (plants). However, the correct treatment of hard elements will retain the primary function of these harsh elements. Generally, treatment is done cleaning the area of the park, painting, draining the pond, and the replacement of the dead lights. Cleaning up the park area should be done every day, in the morning or late afternoon. Cleaning is done by sweeping and throwing garbage smapah-located in the park. Painting done on the fence, lamppost garden, gazebo, seating, and others. Swimming also need to be cleaned periodically. First, the pond must be drained. Discard water that has been a long time dirty. Brush the pool bottom and walls with soap so that the moss-grown moss can be lost. Fill besih water back into the pool when the pool is clean. Maintenance also needs to be done on the park lamp made of natural stone moss. Brush and wash with soap.