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Good Planning Is Essential To Successful Garden Design
Do you want the perfect garden this spring? Have you already bought some flowers or shrubs to put in some of the empty spots in your garden? Stop right there! The key to great design is to see the end in the beginning. You need to have a clear picture of what you want before you start.
So, the first step to perfect garden design is to determine where your garden is going to go. Draw a map of your property and identify the area or areas you are going to focus on this year. This is crucial to having a successful and stunning garden. The ideas will start flowing once you know where the garden will go.
The absolutely essential next step in great garden design is to evaluate the condition of the soil and determine what needs to be done, if anything, so it will be hospitable to your plants and flowers. The last thing you want to do is spend a lot of money and time only to find out that nothing will grow. Most gardening stores have kits to do soil analysis. Or, you may just want to purchase some new soil for your garden.
The next thing you should consider in your garden design is how you are going to enclose it. You can’t just throw a bunch of flowers and shrubs in some dirt and expect to have a good-looking garden. You need some kind of border. Rocks are a favorite border and add an elegant touch to your project. Fencing material, mulch or small shrubs look very nice as well. I personally enjoy using small rocks or pebbles and mound them around the border of the area I’ve designated for growing. Colored rocks are also available for this purpose. The border can really make the difference between good and bad garden design.
Make sure that your garden area will receive enough water. If for some reason part or all of you garden will not get direct rain water, then you’ll want to either see if you can redirect water to it, or install simple irrigation. If you are not forgetful, you can simply water the garden yourself, too. You’ll also want to be sure that your garden area won’t get too much water when it rains. You don’t want rushing water to wipe away your garden every time it rains.
The last garden design element you may want to consider is lighting. After all, if you are going to spend all that time and money on it, why not enjoy it at night as well. Of course, it would be a waste of electricity to over do it. But, if you are having guests for dinner or some other special occasion, it’s nice to light up your garden at night. Talk to someone at a garden store about options for setting up outlets outdoors. You’ll also want to ask about what kinds of lights are best and most efficient.
Finally, before you buy any flowers or shrubs, be sure to plan out in detail your garden design. Look at pictures of garden designs, talk to your neighbors or ask your friends. Draw out on paper or use garden design software to plan out what exactly what flowers and plants you include and where you will put them.
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Jonathan Higgins writes on garden design for
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