A Garden That Takes Care Of Itself ..
Hi,
Do you crave the peace and serenity of a beautiful garden, but worry about the time and expense involved in keeping it maintained?
When you’re looking at a jungle and you know that somewhere inside it your garden is hiding, the idea of having a garden that takes care of itself can seem like a dream come true.
The first attempts at low maintenance gardening most often resulted in gloomy gardens that had very little appeal. Today some of the most exciting, colorful and fragrant gardens in the world have been designed to be almost maintenance free.
Plants are now bred to be hardier and more disease resistant, making previously 'hard to grow' plants available to everyone.
With concentrated slow release fertilizers and automated watering systems, even the once time consuming job of feeding and watering has been reduced to a minimum.
The many advances in garden science and technology, as well as the exciting new garden designs from talented designers all over the world, has seen the creation of gardens that require only a small fraction of the work involved in maintaining a traditional style garden.
Careful analysis of your land area is an essential step in planning your low maintenance garden, and should include the type and condition of your soil, the sun and shade areas, high and low areas, and drainage requirements. Your own needs should also be clearly outlined.
Where possible it's better and less costly to work with what you have. For instance a low level wet area can be designed to display plants that thrive in wet boggy areas, eliminating the need to install a drainage system, while hot dry areas can display plants that thrive in arid areas reducing the need for constant watering. Good design is essential to achieving a successful low maintenance garden
With the wonderful range of design ideas as well as the hundreds of easy care plants available, planning a garden that almost takes care of itself has become a reality.
Until next time Happy Gardening
Margarete
www.antspantsgardening.com
Do you crave the peace and serenity of a beautiful garden, but worry about the time and expense involved in keeping it maintained?
When you’re looking at a jungle and you know that somewhere inside it your garden is hiding, the idea of having a garden that takes care of itself can seem like a dream come true.
The first attempts at low maintenance gardening most often resulted in gloomy gardens that had very little appeal. Today some of the most exciting, colorful and fragrant gardens in the world have been designed to be almost maintenance free.
Plants are now bred to be hardier and more disease resistant, making previously 'hard to grow' plants available to everyone.
With concentrated slow release fertilizers and automated watering systems, even the once time consuming job of feeding and watering has been reduced to a minimum.
The many advances in garden science and technology, as well as the exciting new garden designs from talented designers all over the world, has seen the creation of gardens that require only a small fraction of the work involved in maintaining a traditional style garden.
Careful analysis of your land area is an essential step in planning your low maintenance garden, and should include the type and condition of your soil, the sun and shade areas, high and low areas, and drainage requirements. Your own needs should also be clearly outlined.
Where possible it's better and less costly to work with what you have. For instance a low level wet area can be designed to display plants that thrive in wet boggy areas, eliminating the need to install a drainage system, while hot dry areas can display plants that thrive in arid areas reducing the need for constant watering. Good design is essential to achieving a successful low maintenance garden
With the wonderful range of design ideas as well as the hundreds of easy care plants available, planning a garden that almost takes care of itself has become a reality.
Until next time Happy Gardening
Margarete
www.antspantsgardening.com
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