“After the rise of the first civilizations, wealthy people began to create gardens for purely aesthetic purposes. Egyptian tomb paintings from around 1500 BC provide some of the earliest physical evidence of ornamental horticulture and design of the landscape, depicting lotus ponds surrounded by symmetrical rows of trees, acacias and palms. Ornamental gardens were known in antiquity, a famous example being the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, while ancient Rome had dozens of gardens. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are a World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
… History of Gardening (en.wikipedia.org)
In our current scenario, time is the most precious thing. People are willing to do their jobs smart and as fast as possible and this is making online shopping or e-commerce incredibly popular and the easiest way to get our favorite things. Due to this great success of e-commerce, even gardeners are selling plants and flower bulbs online.
This makes it possible to visit more and more gardens online in a few minutes and buy indoor and outdoor garden plants. But before you jump into buying plants or flower bulbs online, you should be careful about the following things
• Don’t buy plants from stores that sell almost everything in their stores. Most of the time, these stores either do not have their own nursery or are unreliable from an order fulfillment point of view.
• Read the terms, conditions and refund policy of the online store (plant bulbs and flowers) before buying
• Be very careful when providing your credit/debit card information or bank account details when shopping online. Make sure that the page where you are going to enter your bank or credit card details is secure (https)
• Make sure the store sells plants that are perfect for the current season. You may be wasting your money buying plants out of season.
Do not be afraid! Buy plants online and give your garden a charming air with your innovative ideas for gardening.
Remember, doctors are now suggesting that gardening helps us reduce our daily stress, plus gardening plays an important role in protecting our environment. So if we can make a small garden in our kitchen (beans, green chili plants), it will at least help protect our home environment from pollution (cooking gas) and also give us a natural feeling while preparing our daily food. .