How to Plan Your New Garden
Posted on: 13 March 2019
Have you recently moved into a new home and want to put your own stamp on the garden? Or have you decided that now is the time that you will finally take your existing garden in hand? Your garden needs a colourful arrangement of plants to provide you with an attractive appearance throughout the year, and whatever you are planning, you will need to visit your local plant nursery. The plant nursery will stock all the plants you will need, and the staff will be on hand to offer guidance and help you select the plants you need for your garden. There are at least three significant factors which could impact on the type of plants you choose for your garden.
How will your garden be used?
Before you start to plan your garden, you will need to take a few minutes to consider how your garden will be used. Will you have children or pets running around all the time? Do you want somewhere to sit and relax? Will you need an area where you can invite friends and family around to dine in the evening? Perhaps you want to create a secluded space where you can be sure not to be overlooked? Whatever your planned usage is, it will have a significant impact on the types of plants which you purchase from the plant nursery, so make your plans before you pay them a visit.
What does your garden look like?
Once you know how you will use your garden, you can start deciding what your new garden design will look like. The first step is a site analysis to determine which type of plants should go where. Consider which parts of the garden are most frequently exposed to the sun. Is there anything you want to screen or hide from view? What areas of existing vegetation do you want to keep and which should be removed to make way for new purchases from the plant nursery? Produce a simple design on paper, outlining the location of each type of plant. This is the starting point for your design.
Are there any location problem?
Once you have a basic design, it is important to plot it out physically on the ground, what works on paper doesn't always relate well on the ground. It is only when you see what it might look like that you can identify any potential problems. Seeing the design on the ground will help you to identify any location-specific concerns you might have missed and allows you to see whether the plan really 'works' in your garden.
Talk to the plant nursery
Once you know what you want to buy, it is time to talk to a plant nursery. The experts at the plant nursery will not only be able to supply the plants you need but also to offer suggestions on alternatives and combinations which you may not have considered.
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