How to Landscape your Own Garden (DIY)-

It is quite expensive to landscape your garden by others. If you’ve never tackled landscaping before then you might be overwhelmed by knowing that you can landscape your own garden, backyard by yourself. Some people landscape their own garden, some landscape their backyard so that they can wow guests even before entering their house.

Some essentials you need to consider before landscaping your garden-
  • Determine landscape needs- Before landscape your garden there are a number of things to consider. Below are the things you may need to consider-
  • Landscaping space- First you need to determine where you want to landscape. Garden or backyard. If you have enough space in your backyard then look no further as landscaping looks attractive to guests in the backyard.
  • Determine kids space- Determine whether your kids would need little space to play in your garden/backyard area.
  • Patios- You can also plan to compliment your garden space by setting up patios.
  • Plants hedges- There can be no better tree/plant than hedging plant to landscape your garden.
  • Determine Locations- You can not landscape your garden anywhere. Identify which area gets enough sunlight and shade. Study the sun pattern first. If you place patio on the west side of the house then the hedges would get enough afternoon sunlight. Most of the hedge varieties require partial shade to full sun. So consider placing hedges, patios accordingly.
  • Imagine Landscaped Garden First- After all major determination, sit down and enjoy landscaping by imagining. Identify, how your garden would look if you landscape as per your considerations and planning.
  • Start landscaping- There are many DIY for landscaping beginners which would definitely help you out on where to start. It recommended to start landscaping by planting hedges. You can plant bushes or matured hedges. To create a formal landscaping; plant green mountain boxwood hedges, yews. Plant laurels, arborvitae to give your garden a sweet look.

Conclusion- There is no better area than your garden/backyard to install landscaping. These are the consideration you need to follow to landscape your garden area-

  • Walls and Boundaries
  • Hedges
  • Water features
  • Patios
  • Lawns
  • Lighting
  • Other plants (prefer flowering plants)
  • Kids playing space

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