| Choosing the right landscape garden design for | | | | Form--Form is the shape of the plant. This is |
| your garden is not an easy task. There are as | | | | important to understand when considering how it |
| many designs to choose from as there are | | | | will occupy a space in your garden. The forms |
| gardens; breaking it down is not easy. Let's look | | | | and shapes that plants are considered are |
| at some key tips, though, in choosing the right | | | | columnar, oval, weeping, creeping, vase and round. |
| design for your garden. | | | | Texture--Texture is the roughness or fineness of |
| Proper plant selection | | | | a plant. The rule of thumb is to use more plants |
| Purpose of the plant selection (shade, appeal, | | | | that have a fineness texture than a rough one. |
| propagate) | | | | Seasonal color and interest--This refers to the |
| Insect and disease resistant | | | | color changes, when a plant blooms, when fruit |
| Moisture needs | | | | may grow out and be harvested and so on. |
| Sun or shade | | | | Other considerations when landscaping your |
| Soil type needed | | | | garden are lighting and watering. All plants have to |
| Gardening Services London suggest breaking | | | | be watered. Some more or less than others but |
| down your garden into primary and secondary | | | | they all need moisture. Depending on your |
| plants. Primary plants are the ones that will stand | | | | environment, the cold or heat must additionally be |
| out more and perhaps take up more garden | | | | taken into consideration. Some plants freeze, |
| space. The secondary plants accentuate the | | | | others are drought resistant. But watering |
| primary plants and usually are less in number. | | | | considerations must be taken into account. |
| Keeping in mind the tips above and what you | | | | Sprinkler systems are the easiest way to water |
| want to achieve is important when choosing which | | | | and so in designing a garden, take that into |
| plants to use. The following are some additional | | | | account. Accent lighting or garden lighting is |
| useful considerations. | | | | another consideration. Most gardens have some |
| Height and Weight--Some plants grow to be 10 | | | | sort of accent lighting in them that come on in |
| feet tall, others grow into bushes and others stay | | | | the night darkness. They allow for seeing the |
| small and close to the ground. Knowing what type | | | | garden at night and also are a beautiful home |
| you want in particular areas of your garden is | | | | addition to any home. |
| important. For example, if you have an old fence, | | | | Planning the right landscape garden design is not |
| you may want to plant plants that will grow to | | | | easy. Research must be done. Lots of questions |
| cover it up. If you have a beautiful white vinyl | | | | asked and so forth. But when done correctly, a |
| fence, you may want to plant plants that will add | | | | beautifully landscaped garden will be a wonderful |
| color but not grow too tall and cover up the | | | | complement to any home. |
| fence. | | | | |