A garden is much more than just ‘landscaping’. Anyone can enjoy this hobby from an amateur to someone with a very green thumb. Gardens give the people working on them a feeling of serenity and a close bond with nature. You will improve your skills and feel closely connected to your garden.
Put sod down the right way. Get your soil ready before you lay your sod. Pull all the weeds and loosen the soil so the new roots can take easily. Flatten the soil back into place, gently but firmly. Make sure you work with a moist soil. Lay the sod in rows, and make sure the joints do not overlap. Pat down the sod and fill any gaps with soil. Sod must be watered every day for about two weeks, and then it will have rooted and be completely ready to be walked on.
You can use the wooden handles of your tools as measurement sticks. Large handled tools such as shovels, rakes, and hoes can be used as measuring sticks. On the floor, simply lay out the handles, then take a tape measure and run it next to them. You can label distances using a permanent marker. Next time you work in the garden, you can have a larger ruler with you!
If you want to cover up your walls or fences, make sure that you specifically use climbing plants. Plants that climb are extraordinarily versatile, and can help hide an unsightly wall or fence, usually within one season. You can also train climbers to cover arbors and other things that you want covered, and they will even grow right through trees and shrubs. Some require ties attaching them to supports, but others will attach themselves to any surface nearby. Trusted variations of climbers are honeysuckle, jasmine, clematis, wisteria and climbing roses.
Bring some plants into your home to protect them against winter weather. Maybe you could pick out the most expensive plants or the most hardy ones. Dig the plant up without damaging the roots and place it a big enough pot.
Pick the correct soil to get the best results. What plants you desire determines what type of soil you need in your garden, and whether or not it needs to be amended. You could also isolate a certain area, and fill it with just one kind of soil.
Take what you learned from this article and bring your garden back to life. When the day comes that your plants are tall and smiling, you will be too. Horticulture may change your life if you let it, now get started.