• Start planning your garden the summer before you create it. You can prepare your soil, put in the hardscape elements and be ready to plant in the spring.
• It’s important to envision the future. Imagine your garden in two years. It should look lovely in all its stages.
• You don’t have to do everything at once. Work off a master plan, and add to your landscape when you are ready.
• Read the tag when purchasing a plant. Find out how big it will grow, how much sun it needs and what kind of soil it will grow in.
• Choose well-behaved plants. Ones that won’t take over a garden, like daisies tend to do.
• Consider the foliage of the plants. Their size, shape, texture and color are key things to look at when designing a garden.
• Use indigenous plants as a backdrop, such as a wall of alders or fireweed.
• Decide how much time you want to spend working in your garden. It’s better to have a small exquisite garden than a huge garden that will frustrate you because you don’t have the time to keep it looking good.
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