Gardeners Choice

A well kept garden brings admiration and envy from the neighbours, visitors and friends as well as making the home owner be filled with exuberance and joy at the site of the garden. The garden serves as a food source, an herbal point as well as a decorative piece of art. A well cared for garden improves the ambiance of the home and creates a beautiful and elegant environment. The garden should always be in a perfect state since it is the first encounter faced by any one approaching the house.

Having a functional and beautiful garden is not a simple walk in the park; it requires a meticulous approach, detailed research as well as passion for gardening. Garden landscaping can be outsourced from a professional garden expert or can be carried out by the home owner. Professional gardening services offer quick and more expertise in the whole process but will cost more. A do it yourself approach will take a longer time to complete and apart from being cheaper it will also have a personal touch into it thus offering more satisfaction. The steps involved in creating a magnificent garden whether through a contracted gardener or doing it yourself follow the same principles.

Creating a landmark garden requires the owner to have an idea of what the final garden should look like; if not very specific the internet offers numerous designs as well as plants that can be planted in the garden. The weather and climatic conditions, the type of soil, the drainage system, direction of the sun, local authority regulations are some of the basic things that need to be taken into consideration prior to beginning the project. Too much sun will wither off the plants and will need constant watering to replenish the water evaporating to the atmosphere; this can be alleviated by using mulch on the soil surface. Different soils have different PH as well as texture, this affects water retention as well as water logging, to correct the PH or soil texture will require adding substances such as lime dust, loam soil, sand so as to have the right soil for the plants to grow well.

An analytical research is needed to determine the type of plants that will do well in that type of climate. Some plants will take longer than others to mature hence variation has to be done for the final effect to be constant. This can be achieved by paying a visit to the horticulturist who will offer insight on seeds and seedling varieties to suit the garden. Tilling and mowing will turn over the soil hence improving aeration and texture. Use of organic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides should be embraced to ward off poisonous chemicals that are harmful to human beings as well as the environment.

A garden needs constant attention right from land preparation till maturity. This will involve watering, thinning, pruning, spraying pesticides, mulching, weeding etc. This can be a fun activity for the kids to learn more about nature and appreciate the garden more.

With the above steps religiously followed, you will soon have a flourishing garden that will be blossoming with vibrant plant life as long as you have patience. Gardening is a slow process with some plants taking over two seasons to mature.