A garden is known to be a house of happiness for many homeowners – the place to forget all the stress and tensions from their job.
To achieve this, you’ll need a garden that is healthy and not only colorful and lush green.
Designing a garden can be hard. Figure out precisely what you want to do, how you want to do it, and where you want it.
But it does not have to be hard.
If you want to design your garden (this is the most gratifying way to go), then follow these easy steps.
1. Choosing a Location for your Garden
The immediate step is deciding where you want to put the garden.
Guess what, you probably already know where you want it.
If you’ve thought it would be nice to have a garden in front of your window, then that is where you should put a garden.
Gardens are not permanent! We can alter them to fit our needs.
2. Setting up your Garden
The second step is how you want to set up your garden.
A few key things are
- how big you want it (easy, you only have as much room as you have to work with)?,
- do you want it rounded or squared?,
- what plants do you want (perennials or annuals?).
A combination of Annuals and Perennials make the most stunning gardens.
Does your house have an L shaped indentation on it? They enable the making of beautiful half circle gardens. Put those plants grow smaller one’s upfront and most prominent in the back.
Mix the plant – it is not a must you put them in a straight line.
3. Gardens need work
The third step is action! Get out the gardening tools and begin your work.
Gardens don’t go up by themselves, you know.
If after you have completed your garden, you don’t like it then play with it until you do.
The best thing about gardens is they are always a work in progress. You can change them up as often as you’d like to or leave them be.
4. Consider the Climate
Give your garden a multi-colored hue. But if you do not have a favorable climate for exotic plants or flowers do not plant them. They would need extra care, and the chances of survival are lesser.
Often people make the mistake of planning a garden based on what they see in gardening books. Rather use plants capable of adapting to local conditions and climate.
5. Group your Plants
Theming parts your garden by using colors is an easy trick to enhance your garden.
You can use both trees that have colored leaves and flowers to make your garden a riot of colors.
In the absence of seasonal flowers, you won’t be deprived of color in the garden.
6. Pay Attention to Garden furniture
Are a table and chairs the center of interest in your backyard or patio? Pay attention to outdoor furniture, as furniture can be a great design element in your garden.
Then add some color with a flower arrangement.
Prefer fragrant herbs and flowers to fascinate the senses even further. Choose herbs that you can use as a freshly picked garnish like coriander, parsley, and chives. They provide lovely enzymes too.
7. Insects
Pollinators, like butterflies and bees, are great to have in the garden, but make sure your yard is not infected with pests.
This enables your garden to be more safe for relaxing and children to play.
Conclusion
You need to choose what you want from your garden:
- a tranquil place to relax after a workday,
- a place to entertain friends and family,
- do you need to consider the needs of children, pets or elderly relatives?
- do you like to your hands dirty on gardening?
- would you prefer low maintenance garden?
All these things will impact how you design your garden, and how much work is needed.
Gardening has its ins and outs, but for most of us, it’s a lot of fun to do and can be relaxing. And in this day and age anything that is relaxing and enjoyable is something worth doing!