When it comes to landscaping, the season time of spring is a great time to get started on planting new bushes, flowers and trees. Here are a few tips to help you get started:
1) Select your location in your garden - Plan ahead and decide where you want to plant in your garden and where you want to flowers or trees to be before you start digging. This will help you avoid making any mistakes and saves lots of time.
2) Decide on your plants - Choose the right plants for you and your garden, some plants thrive in shade while others need lots of sun. So be sure to choose plants that are suited for your garden, the climate and the conditions of your soil.
3) Preparing the soil - When preparing the soil to plant, be sure to till the soil and add compost or manure this helps improve the quality of the soil for the plants.
4) Plant at the right time - Even with the perfect soil, ideal location in the garden, and healthy flowers, if you don’t plant them at the right time they will be ruined. Most flowers don’t do well in weather that is too cold or hot, so it is usually best to plant flowers in spring time. Although planting in the spring may seem obvious, there is an art to choosing the perfect time. With the exception of bulbs and wildflowers—plant these flowers in the fall—wait to plant flowers till at least two weeks after the most recent frost, and avoid planting until temperatures at night stay above freezing on a regular basis.
Use a farmer’s almanac to find the best time to plant flowers in your area. Because of the differences in weather in different locations.
Flowers can be planted anywhere from February to July.
Check the seed packets of the flowers you are planting to find the best planting time for your flowers.
5) Dig a hole - If you are planting your flowers from seed, you will usually only need to plant your seeds 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) deep, but it is important to check the specific planting recommendations for any flower you want to plant to find out how deep to plant them. A transplanted/potted flower will need a hole as deep as the root ball that it comes with. Flowers don’t need to be smothered with soil, so burying them deep isn’t necessary.
6) Watering regularly - Make sure you water your plants regularly. Newly-planted plants need plenty of water to get them started off on the right foot to grow and become healthy - Make sure to water them regularly, especially during the summer months when the weather can be hotter for us.
5) Mulch generously - Mulching helps retain moisture in the soil, and it also helps suppress weed growth. Use a good quality mulch to get the best results.
With these tips in mind, you’re ready to start planting and creating the perfect landscape for your home.
Happy Planting!
From AS x
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