Garden Planning For Beginners

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

It is recommended to start any business with a clear plan. Gardening is no exception. But there are a lot of nuances in his planning. It is very difficult to describe them all in one article. We propose to get acquainted with just some of the useful recommendations for planning a site: where is it better to start, and what should not be forgotten?

Start small

Experts recommend planning your garden small, especially if you are not a professional. If you want to try planting a new crop, but are not very sure of the result, then you should not set aside a whole garden for this. Try to plant a plant in a small area and observe how it grows and how it fits into the general view of the garden.

Access to water

Be sure to plan for water access to your garden, as plants need moisture. If you are planting plants near a water source, consider how it is more convenient to get water from it. If you find a long hose not very practical, then evenly place water containers throughout the garden so that even the farthest bed can be easily watered.

Outline of chiaroscuro

Even inexperienced gardeners are well aware that there are light-loving and shade-loving varieties of crops. After all, if you plant a plant that cannot live without sunny color in a shaded area, then the results of its development are unlikely to please us. Take a pencil and roughly demarcate sunny and shaded areas on the paper. Thanks to this "cut-off" plan, you will be able to properly plant the plants.

North and South

The cardinal points are also important to consider when planning a site. On the southern side of the garden, heat-loving plants will feel more comfortable, and on the northern side - crops that are more resistant to cold weather and sudden changes in climate. It is best to plant plants in an ascending line from south to north. Tall trees should not be allowed to block access to light for key beds.

Flight of fantasy

When planting flower beds, feel free to fantasize. Even within the same flower family, quite original combinations can be achieved. Mix colors and textures from different varieties. But it is important not to get carried away, so that the variegation of the flower garden does not dazzle in the eyes.

Record keeping

If you are a beginner in gardening, then it is worth getting a special notebook where you can enter data about plant varieties, the time of planting, the features of your care for them and, of course, the results obtained. Thus, it will be easier for you to analyze possible shortcomings in order to prevent them next year.

Flower center

When choosing a place to plant flowers, pay attention to those areas that you often look at from the window or spend your leisure time there. If you have a brick barbecue, fountain or gazebo in your yard, then you can always ennoble them with flower arrangements that will delight your eye.

Before planting flowers, decide on their color scheme; for a better visual perception, it should be harmonious. It is optimal to use 3 or 4 different shades. Remember that if you want a flower garden in red tones, then choose bright red, burgundy and pink flowers. Plants of different colors can be very irritating to the eye, and it will be quite difficult to combine them.

Islets of flowers

Many decorate with flower beds only the interior of the courtyard, forgetting that the flower islands wonderfully refresh the garden beds. Think about which part of your garden looks too boring and mundane? Why not decorate it with a small flower bed or container with colorful flowers? This will give your garden more coziness and beauty.

Continuous process

It is worth considering in advance the plants that could please you with the harvest several times during the season. It is advisable that your beds are not empty. For example, after collecting the onion, you can plant radishes, peas or turnips and other crops in its place, which will have time to ripen before the cold weather. When planning a flower bed, try to "bloom" it all season. To do this, you need to purchase spring, summer and autumn plant varieties, which will gradually replace each other.

Annual experiments

If you decide to start gardening, then nothing will stop you from trying to grow some new varieties of plants every year. If something in the catalog or store has captured your attention, feel free to buy and try a new variety, of course, having previously obtained the necessary information about this plant from specialists. For experiments and trials, it is better to select small areas of the garden. This way, you won't be too disappointed if something goes wrong.