How Does Your Garden Grow?

Did you know beautiful yards create a big impact and improve your home’s value, not to mention help people relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor?

Some Gardening Projects to consider:

• Plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and summer bulbs.
• Sow hardy annuals and early vegetables outdoors.
• Sow a new lawn or lay sod.
• Maintain your lawn.
• Tidy up, feed and mulch beds and borders.
• Design a play area for children.

Some people may have more ambitious projects in mind.  Just remember to take into account the sunny/shady areas of your yard, how you want to utilize your outdoor space, maintenance requirements and budget.

Planning Guidelines:

• What do you want from your garden?  Do you need a children’s play area, outdoor cooking area and entertainment area, vegetable garden, or a place to relax?
• If you don’t have a lot of space, but want to grow vegetables, consider container gardening.
• Will you need to plan a way to shelter your vegetables and plants from animals?
• How private or open is your site?  How much of it is in shade/sun and for how long each day?
• What features do you want to lose or keep?  What are things you would like to add?
• Be careful on the types of plants you choose—consider how much maintenance the plant needs, whether it needs more sun or shade and how hardy the plant is.
• Look at other people’s yards or pictures in magazines/books to get an idea of what you like.
• Consider whether you need to do research at the library, web, or enlist the help of your local nursery or landscape professional.

Enjoy the spring weather!