How To Plan A Garden Area
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How to plan a garden area. Whether youre planning a cottage garden or formal city space signature plants can help you achieve the look. Ensure that any seams overlap by at least 6 inches. Put pen to paper and draw out the garden to even the most basic scale having it in front of you will help you to plan your patio and wider garden more effectively.
Plot the garden area. Measure out this amount and load it into a spreader or bucket depending on what equipment you have. Watch that space for a few days to get a sense of whats happening at what time of day.
And planning where when and how much of each vegetable to plant in the garden. In the Telegraph Garden photographed by Herry Lawford at the Chelsea Flower Show the minimal use of color is very calming and soothing to the eyes. Its also a good time to think about different routes and paths that youd like around your garden.
Add up the total area of the garden youre planning and use this proportion to determine how much seed you should use. The key to garden zoning is using different textures colours or materials to differentiate between the areas. Create and repeat rounded shapes such as the clipped boxwoods for a.
Many vegetables for example need full sun for most of the day. A formal groomed garden requires different planning than a casual freeform design. For larger areas seed at a rate of 10 lb 45 kg per acre.
How to design a garden. Clean lines and symmetry create a modern style garden. For starters look at the area you want to plant.