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The best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable. Great gardens may look good but they have to also make people appreciate a good feeling when they are in it.

There is basically a difference between landscaping and gardening.

Landscaping is something that you do to add beauty and value to your home; gardening, on the other hand, is something that you do for life like a hobby to keep you happy. A good garden is something that is appreciated and gives comfort to its owner. If it makes you feel at home and if it is a spot in your home that you can call your sanctuary, then it can be considered a good garden.

Focusing on the visuals of your garden, here are some tips on how to design a successful flower garden:

1. Research which flowers you can use

Before starting with the design, study hoe different garden plant types behave in the garden, the color of the flower when it blooms, texture as well as their limitations.

2. Choose you garden design style

Design your flower garden with a style or concept in mind. Whether you wanted to follow your home’s overall style or you want to follow your personal preferences, whatever your garden’s style will help you set parameters when designing for your garden.

3. Determine the Shape and Size of your Garden

You need to know how big your outdoor space is so you will know the limitation of your garden when it comes to space. Knowing this can give you an idea of how your flower garden will fit into the rest of your landscape. It will also give you ideas on how you can form your flower garden.

4. Choose the Flowers

Once you are done with the initial design of your garden, you can now put your plant research into actions. Consider important factors such as flower size, bloom time, maintenance and color when selecting your flowers.

5. Create a Focal Point

In every flowerbed, there should always be a focal point. A focal point is something that gives the eye to look at before moving to see the rest of the garden. A focal point can be in a form of shrubs or flowers strategically arranged to gather attention.

6. Mulch and Water

Newly planted flowers should be watered regularly until the plants are established to where they are planted. Mulching can protect your flowers from weeds while it’s growing on where you plant them.

7. Use unique planters

Old pale of paints, old baskets, and even old slump make good planters. If you do not have enough space to put your pots and plants try hanging them so you will have more space for other plants to surround your garden.

8. Select Piping for Watering

When considering mild steel vs stainless steel for your piping leading to the garden it is important to think of cost and long term value. Mile steel will be much cheaper than stainless, but stainless will last a lot longer, so consider your choices wisely.

Vegetable gardens are often threatened throughout by a number of factors. Their growth may be targeted by some problematic environmental conditions such as pests, disease and the most common, weeds. A weed is any plant that poses a threat to other plants. They are typically invasive and rob the vegetable and other healthy plants of resources needed for growth such as nutrients, water, and sunlight. They can also grow anywhere; in lawns, fields, gardens or any area outdoors where healthy plants are abundant. Weeds can be quite a nuisance in the garden especially on a vegetable garden. Although there is no way to permanently eliminate weeds without killing your vegetables, there are still ways that you can use to minimize the growth of these problematic plants.

 

Here are some techniques for eliminating these problematic plants from your property:

 

1.Mulching

Mulch has been called a “gardener’s best friend”. Mulching is a common gardening practice that is done by gardeners for a lot of good reasons. It is often practiced to mostly suppress the growth of weeds, retain moisture in the soil and to control the temperature of soil during changing climates, especially on cold nights. Although adding mulch is beneficial to the reduction of weeds, avoid over mulching since it will kill the plants.

 

2.Plant Cover Crops

Plant beneficial plants around the vegetable garden. Crops like wheat, clover, and barley spread easily and can be used as a cover crop to block weeds.

 

3.Pull them out

Although it requires a lot of effort and may take a lot of time, pulling them out manually from the ground will prevent the weeds from growing and spreading. Just make sure that the roots of the weeds are also pulled out.

 

4.Reduce unplanted space

If your soil is healthy and well tilled, place your plants close together. Also, avoid having bare spaces on your soil so it will not encourage weed growth.

 

5.Drip Irrigation

With drip irrigation, you can water only the plants that need it, thus avoiding the cultivation of unwanted plants like weeds especially in unplanted areas of your garden.

 

6.Use Herbicide

Spray nonselective herbicide such as glyphosate to the weeds thoroughly before the weeds germinate.

 

7.Keep your lawn mowed

Keep your lawn mowed regularly to discourage weed growth.

 

8.Cut it

Another way to get rid of them is to cut them using a sharp hoe. If the vegetables are already growing, an onion how may be the easiest one to use to take the weeds out without damaging the useful plants. If you the seed pods or seed heads of the weed already peeking, pull them off before your cut.