Finding Gardening Confusing?

Gardening can help with relaxation. While there are many different ways to relax, choosing the right one for you is important. Gardening is not prohibitively expensive, and has numerous benefits. Of course the highest return is the peace you will feel from having some time alone in your garden and growing your own plants. Before you can grow anything, you need to know what sort of conditions you have. Then you can choose plants that are suited to them. There really is no need to waste money on plants that will hate your environment.

• Planning Your Garden
• Plants For An English Country Garden

Some Tips

• Before you even place the first plant in your garden, you need to check the composition of your soil.
• Draw up a garden plan before you plant the first seed. This helps you remember where each plant was planted before they begin to sprout. This is important, because different plants require different care.
• Before you start working in your garden, purchase a wheelbarrow and a good kneeling stool. Working on the ground for long periods of time can be painful on the knees, so a small garden stool can really allow you to work in comfort. Horticulture also typically involves transporting bags of topsoil, fertilizer and other heavy items, so using a wheelbarrow to make these tasks easier is a sound investment for your garden, and your back. You could buy second hand to make this cheaper
• Plant perennials that are resistant to slug and snail infestations. Slugs or snails can kill a plant very quickly. These pests gravitate to young perennials with smooth, tender, thin leaves. Perennials that are unappetizing in taste, or that have hardened and hairy leaves, are not a favourite of slugs or snails. Examples of these include Euphorbia, Hellebourus and Achillea. Others you may want to consider are campanula and heuchera.
• Plant with autumn season colour in mind to extend the interest year round. Maple, Beech and Dogwood trees are available in a number of autumn colours, varying from bright yellow to rich crimson. When selecting shrubs, consider Barberry, Hydrangea, or Cotoneaster.
• Choose one plant and make it the focal point of your garden. A focal point, in a strong garden design, will attract eyes and hold them there. You want to choose a plant that will stand out, as opposed to blending in with the other plants adjacent to it.