Not sure where to start with your garden planning and design? Well, you're not alone which is why we've put together this comprehensive garden planning and design guide.
1. SOURCE INSPIRATION
Especially if you’re a novice to garden design and planning, it’s always a good idea to peruse inspirational designs before you get started, these can be sourced from Pinterest, magazines (hardcopy or online) and websites.
2. STYLE AND FUNCTION
Will your garden be a container garden, rock garden, zen garden, shade gardens, vegetable garden, flower garden, greenhouse, or combination of these?
3. LOCATION & MEASUREMENTS
Select your garden location and measure the size by calculating your width and the length, multiply the two together to establish your area. This will give you a basis for design and assist you in budget planning.
4. DRAFT YOUR GARDEN DESIGN
When drafting your garden design, you can opt to use traditional pencil and paper or use one of the many apps available to construct a visual layout of your garden and landscape design.
5. BUDGET PLANNING
Every successful project requires budget planning.
Start by making a list of what you require to create your dream garden, this includes plants/trees, ornamental features such as screens, rocks, concrete base, concrete edging, planter boxes, lights, and garden tools, to name a few inclusions.
SAVING TIPS
Grow from seeds, seedlings, or plant cuttings
Search online for recycled and free items from sites such as www.freecycle.org, www.ilovefreegle.org, www.gumtree.com.au
Shop around before you buy
Negotiate free delivery where possible
6. MAINTENANCE
When planning your dream garden, maintenance is a very important consideration. This includes ways to minimize weeds and consider if an automatic watering system important to you.
7. PROTECT CONCRETE FROM ROOT INVASION
Invasive tree roots can damage your foundation, sidewalk, or driveway as well as plumbing. In some instances, this can become an expensive and hazardous problem. To prevent large tree root damage, we suggest:
Before planting trees, understand how large the root is likely to grow and ensure you plant trees at a safe distance away from structures.
Installing concrete root barriers.
Cut the roots.
8. CONCRETE GARDEN DESIGN INCLUSIONS
CONCRETE EDGING: Concrete edging creates structure within your landscape design and assists to prevent grass from invading flower beds.
CONCRETE PLANTER BOX. Concrete offers good heat insulation. The sun will warm the concrete and the soil inside it, and the concrete will keep the soil at a good, warm temperature, which can be ideal for growing plants that come from warmer climates or ones that have a higher heat requirement. Also, because they last for so long, they are more environmentally friendly than plastic planters, which will degrade over time. Your concrete planter box can also function as a retaining wall, or as a sectional divider.
9. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Before digging, consider utilities such as underground electrical and water pipes to avoid dangerous and unwanted expenses.
Success in gardening is all about putting the right plant in the right place at the right time, which is why it’s so important to understand what to plant in your climatic region and the season in which to plant them.
Understand the type of soil which is right for your garden. The wrong soil can prevent your plants from getting the moisture and nutrients they need to grow and flourish.
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