How To Design Your Own Garden

Learn how to start a flower garden with advice on soil testing color choices and planting flowers for cutting.

How to design your own garden. A good selection of flowers trees and shrubs will create year round interest. Keep reading to find out how to create your own secret garden room even if you have a suburban yard. Beds should be roughly 10 feet long or less so you re not tempted to step into the bed and compact the ground.

The basics of garden design. Gardening for beginners 10 tips. For this project we re grouping our herbs into three pots one for tea one for smoothies and one for cocktai.

We ve assembled a selection of garden design features to inspire and guide you through the process from ways to break up a space to ideas for garden seating. The first element of a secret garden that all charleston gardens seem to have is defined entry ways usually with an arbor and a gate leading into them. Browse garden galleries for inspirational designs.

Plan your own flower garden get suggestions for easy to grow flowers and soon you ll have lovely flowers everywhere. How to design a garden. Add in dozens of structures like sheds fences gates and even fountains and fire pits.

Think about planting your garden in blocks or beds of plants instead of single rows. Spend some time getting to know your soil and aspect in terms of sun shade and exposure. Get expert advice on how to design a garden with ideas and practical tips on garden planning.

Use your mouse to drag and drop hundreds of different plants to see how their colors and shapes work together. Whilst it s a nail biting wait to see if you ve been awarded either a bronze silver silver gilt or gold medal it s a great opportunity to have a snoop at the other gardens. Your garden has to be completed by 8am when you ll be asked to leave your garden as eight judges assess your design.