A home garden is your place of peace and relaxation in your house which is an element of nature. Thus even if you are not a gardener, you can always have a garden of your own; if you spare some time and follow these simple tips. The primary reasons for you to have a home garden can be;
- A garden has vegetation in the form of plants or grass and thus makes sure that your home is cool particularly in summer period.
- A garden adds beauty to your home, hence architects often pay attention to landscape design because a home without a garden seems dull or empty
- A garden is your place where you can sit and relax while enjoying nature
- Trees in a garden supply oxygen to atmosphere and also provide home to many birds.
Here are some tips you can follow if this is the first time you want to set up your garden and would not like to fail in this attempt of beautifying your home;
Consider which plants are best for your climate!
This is probably the most important question to ask and you can take help from your friends or relatives living in same country as yours to give you some hints. IT is useless to keep the plants in your garden which cannot survive in your climate. For example, you would like to keep a cactus in your home only if you live in a hot climate with less rains, otherwise it won’t survive for long, wasting your money. Thus choose the plants which you like in your neighborhood and have seen surviving beautifully.
Know your plants!!!
Before you jump to further do it yourself garden décor ideas, you need to get familiar with the type of plants you have chosen to plant. The answers of these questions should be determined;
What are the appropriate times of watering these plants?
How long it takes for them to grow or give fruits or plants?
What are the remedies to take if they catch any parasite?
What is the cutting technique of these plants?
Keep all necessary tools for gardening:
Every garden requires maintenance and will look like an ugly devastated forest if you do not spare sufficient time to maintain it. As mentioned before, if you know your plants, you should know the times to water them or to cut them. Thus you need to have garden cleaning items such as a brush, a lawn mower, a watering machine or water pipes, parasite sprays for seasons in which there is a danger of insects attacking certain plants etc. Make sure you know using every equipment or take help from a gardener.
Plan according to the spaces!
Okay so you have started gardening and brought a number of plants, but you cannot place them wherever you like. You need to first evaluate the space available for you to make a garden and identify the soils to put the grass and areas where you can plant the bushes, keep the plants or place a fountain. Make sure you do not overcrowd you space with plants or place very few plants in a large area.
I hope these tips can get you started in creating your home garden space. Thank you for reading!
Best Wishes
Maha