Choosing the Best Plants for Your Garden
Author: RachelRae. Total views: 5 Word Count: 382
Before investing your hard earned money into garden plants, it's important to first consider the conditions that plant will be growing in. Is your garden sunny or shady? Is the soil sandy or clay like? Are there any other unique conditions these plants will be facing in your garden?
If at all possible, test the PH level of your soil, to see if nutrients need to be added first. Is the soil acidic or alkaline? Most plants prefer soil that is slightly acidic, but there are some that need alkaline conditions to grow.
Will you plant your plants in groups, or by individual plant? If you buy one of everything, sometimes your garden can look a bit chaotic, but then even that can have a charming look of it's own. Group plantings that are more organized tend to look more harmonious and offers a lot of creative design ideas.
Before planting out, place your chosen plants around the garden bed in their pots to see how they will look. Re-arrange them until you are satisfied. Grouping plants in sets of threes or fives usually looks better than planting in groups of even numbers. Be sure that you have an interesting combination of colors and textures of plants. Tall plants should go to the back, or the center if your garden will be viewed equally from all sides. Try to keep your plants away from trees. The roots of trees are fiercely competitive and will steal all the nutrients and moisture meant for your flowers.
Another factor to consider when choosing plants is their bloom season. You want to have some going both in early spring, summer and fall so there is something interesting happening at all times. Many times people choose some that do a wonderful show at the same time, then there is nothing else the rest of the year thus creating a somewhat barren looking area.
Color is an important consideration when choosing plants. Some colors may clash, but take into account their bloom times, and if they are not the same, can still be planted next to one another. Foliage is another important color factor, some have silver, grey or purple leaves and add another dimension of beauty to work with.
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By Rachel Ray an avid gardener who loves getting out there in the fresh air. Drop by her site for creative ideas you can make at home.
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