How To Plan A Garden Right
Posted on Feb 25, 2010 under Best For Garden | 2 Comments
Gardening is a hobby that brings joy, entertainment, and a better quality of life. It is a creative activity, the result of which is a more aesthetically appealing home.
Thoughtful planning of a garden starts with the type of
garden you would like to have. Deciding on a type ofgarden is essential defore choosing which designelements to include. Will your garden be just a place to plant a bunch of flowers, which will blossom only during the growing season? Or would you rather have a thoughtfully-chosen herb garden? Or maybe just a vegetable plot?
Another issue to consider is the climate in your location. It can be surprising how little we know about the facts, figures and statistics of the weather where we live. You may want to consult an online map to get statistical data regarding climate elements like rainfall per month or average temperatures.
The next step, after having decided about the type of garden and after investigating the local climate, is to figure out the plants that you would like to grow in your garden. Think of plants that are suitable for the duration of the growing season in your location and that will survive the changes in temperature, typical for your location.
The thoughtful planning of a garden involves one more factor to consider – how much shade is necessary for each of the plants. You need to make sure that there is enough light all over the places you plan to plant your garden.
When you have finished with planning in theory, it is time to start planning the plots in your garden. Again, think for
a good plan – one that brings joy, is easy to keep to, and
at the same time efficiently uses the available space.
Think about where to place plants that require a lot of
sunlight. The best place for such plants is away from
buildings and taller trees because these block the light at
daytime.
Deciding which plants to grow near the house, and which
should be in the open also requires some thought. If you prefer the sunshine streaming through your windows, then you are best not to have bulky trees or bushes near the house, where they will block the sunlight.
If you have decided that you will be growing herbs and
vegetables, the best place for them is near the house. When they are near the house, it is more likely that you will be using them for cooking. Besides convenience, you should also think about the location of vegetables as far as their needs for sunlight are concerned. This is especially true if yours is mainly a vegetable garden.
Last, but not least, take into account your personal
preferences, when designing a garden. If there are
particular extras you would like to have, for instance
winding pathways or gazebos, include them in the initial design of the garden. Your outdoor garden is constrained only by the limits of your creativity and the growing season in your location.
John Pawlett
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February 25th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
I plan to start a garden in the spring. Right now I have bushes and shrubs in the plot…?
What are the steps I can perform to get the soil ready for planting?
February 26th, 2010 at 4:54 am
It depends entirely on where you live and what the weather is like. If the weather is dry you can dig the plot over. If the soil is heavy you can incorporate compost if you have any. If the soil is light don’t do this until the spring. Heavy soil can be rough dug without breaking up the clumps because the frost will do that fo you.
If however your weather is like it iis here in the UK you are best leaving it alone as even walking on the soil will compact it and make the job much harder.
What you can do is to decide which bushes and shrubs you want to keep. Make sure you know what they are and what they look like in the spring and summer before you decide to get rid of any. Then you can make a scale drawing of the plot, putting in the ones you are keeping, and play about with plans so you know exactly what you are going to do when the weather is fit. If you have not seen the garden in Spring before you may find there are bulbs in there – if you dig now you may destroy them.
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