Growing Garden Structures

Have you ever seen a garden that just looked wrong, or the sense of the area didn’t feel right? Most often, something about the setup and layout seems awry, too closed in or very square and unattractive. It’s possible that the garden was simply too cluttered. People start creating a garden area and want to add fences, fountains, garden statues, eye-catchers and any number of things to make their garden look nice. Sadly, in doing so, they forget the number one rule of garden layout: The more natural a garden, the better.

 

 

This is why it is important to set your garden up for success and let the plants guide the person through the beautiful world of your bit of nature. The way to do this is to have a plan for your garden before it ever gets started. It’s important to sit down with a piece of paper and outline how you want your garden to be laid out before you actually get to planting. Too often, people just want to go get 10 or 15 plants they like or find attractive and get to work planting them. This is a lazy thing to do if you are a gardener. If you were building a house, would you just go out and buy lumber, nails, and a saw and start building away? Of course you wouldn’t, so you shouldn’t do the same with a garden. Just like building a house, a solid foundation is the most important thing to get started. Figure out what kind of area and space you have to work with. You can leave room for expansion later, but for now, it is important to have solid boundaries.

 

 

This process of planning a structured garden isn’t necessarily easy. There will be an awkward stage while the plants are just beginning to grow and the supporting structures can’t be removed. The garden will look cluttered, but in the end, it will be worth the unattractive, temporary look. When your garden is fully mature, you will be happy you took the relatively small time to plan for success.

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