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When
renovating a home, you will be looking to make an old home fresh, safe and a
delight to live in. When the weather is nice, an important aspect of enjoying a
home is enjoying its garden. Although major changes to a home are significant,
overlooking a garden is a mistake made by too many. What’s more, renovating a
garden is far simpler than renovating a home. Here are some tips.
Know your soils, plant the right flowers
A
garden renovation doesn’t need to involve landscaping. Often it just means
changing the flowers, removing dead or cumbersome plants, and creating a space
that you enjoy. Before you plant any new plants, it’s worth making sure that
you have a good awareness on how different plants perform in your climate and
in different conditions: e.g. direct sun, partial sun, shaded areas, acidic
soils, etc. It is worth sending in a sample of your soil for testing or getting a DIY kit, as this can inform you
which fertilizers you might need if your soil has any deficiencies, as well as
whether to put acidic or alkaline compounds in your soil to balance the Ph.
Perform a Health Check
If
you have big plants like trees in your garden, you might want to perform a
health check to make sure they don’t need to be taken down and are living
healthily. There are many steps to inspecting the health of a tree, but you
should inspect the central leader for splits, which can
create a wound that might allow insect infestations.
Look
for broken or dead branches that you need to prune and for mosses and disease. Spanish
moss can be a problem in warmer climates, as it can cling to branches and weigh
down your tree in a way that can cause permanent damage. Know the signs of
Spanish moss, and if you spot any dangerous growths, you should go for a Spanish moss removal service as soon as possible.
Balance the heights of your plants
You
should have a carefully planned plant height spectrum, with taller plants at
the back and small delicate flowers at the front. If you have an island flower
bed, you should avoid mixing tall and short, instead putting taller plants in
the center for obvious reasons — plants are meant to be seen after all!
Know your seasons
A
truly great garden should look good in all seasons, which is why you should
have a mixture of different seasonal plants to make sure that your
garden has a beautiful variety of colours throughout the year. Many people
theme their seasons, for example planting only white spring-bloomers so that
the garden is hit with a wave of snow-white petals to complement spring
blossom.
The Perennial Problem
If
you are renovating a perennial garden, you will probably need to remove some existing
plants to simplify your beds. If you need to remove perennials, be sure to
double check when would be the right time to remove them as some plants prefer
a particular season for removal, which you should consider if you are doing any
transplantation.