After years of living in an apartment, you finally have a backyard big enough to put together your dream garden. But as much as you’re excited to get started with your garden, you don’t know exactly where to begin.
You don’t need to fret, however, because we rounded up these tips to help you get started:
- Decide on your garden location. You don’t need to fill up your entire backyard, especially if you’re working with a huge space. What you can do is allocate a specific area for your garden, and that should be the first thing that you need to decide on. According to experts, the trick is to find the northern part of your backyard if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere and the southern part if you’re living in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Dream up your ideal garden. This is the most exciting part of putting together your garden, and you can get the best ideas from Gardening Australia magazine. Gather your ideas on how you’d want your garden to look like and find the most common elements in these photos. This will help guide you through the entire process of putting together your dream garden.
- Think about the plants that you want in your garden. First, you have to decide if you’re going for a flower garden, herb garden, vegetable garden, or all of it. Once you have made your decision, it’s time to choose the plants that you want in your garden. The trick here is to go for plants that you know will fit with your lifestyle. For instance, if you want a vegetable or herb garden, choose plants that you know your family will eat. If you want a flower garden, choose plants that can keep up with your life. You can either go for plants that bloom during the summer or perennial plants that can grow the entire year.
- Add a personal touch to your garden. Your garden should be an extension of your living space, so make sure that you add personal touches that will make it truly your garden. This can be pathways, raised beds for vegetables, pots, and even decor that will give more character to your outdoor space. There are no strict rules on how you want to “decorate” your garden, but make sure that you use furniture and decor that are designed for the outdoors.
Finally, learning how to maintain your garden is just as important as putting it together. Make sure that you allocate time to tend to your plants, water them regularly and find ways to keep them in good shape throughout the year. Indeed, having your own garden can be like a dream come true. You just need to find inspiration and create an outdoor living space that you can enjoy for a long time.
Start by browsing through the pages of our magazine to get some great ideas on how you can put together the garden of your dreams.
