Landscaping a New Home

Although it may appear to be a blank canvas, your new yard necessitates some careful consideration before you begin digging. You're looking forward to moving into your new house and can't wait to get your hands on the freshly sodded grass. The bad news is that that emerald green grass is also concealing substandard soil, unseen cables and pipes, weed seeds, and years of hard labor. The good news is that digging new beds is simple, weeds haven't established themselves, and your landscaping is on par with the Joneses. Here's some advice to get things going in the right direction:

1) Make sure your beds have a good start
The soil beneath your feet is exactly what it says it is: dirt. Whether it's fill dirt or recently added topsoil, it'll require your support to become productive, rich, and loamy soil. We'd all have piles of compost if we lived in an ideal world, but rotting grass clippings, wood chips, expired vegetables, and weeds into the right combination of life-sustaining deliciousness takes time. For the time being, your selections are limited, with bagged composted cow dung being the most popular. Mushroom compost is also available, but it is not recommended for seedlings or salt-sensitive plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, or camellias. If you live near a zoo, see if they have composted manure available.

2) Plan out the Landscaping

It may be tempting to start planting your ideal veggie garden as soon as you close on the property, but be sure you have a good reason. Is there a lot of direct sunlight where you're planning to build? Is it completely dry and devoid of puddles? Make a diagram of your backyard to help you see where challenges and opportunities exist. Draw one amoeba to represent a shaded region, and another to symbolize a garden bed that has been prepared.

3) Remove unwanted new plantings

Those building plants crowded against your house may appear harmless at first glance, but they might bite you later. Make sure you know what plants you already have and that they're excellent options for you. You'll have a lot of labor, blocked gutters, and soiled roads if you have a tree with untidy leaves, blossoms, or fruits. Some plants are excellent in the correct place, but if they're too big for their space or planted too near to the home, they'll suffocate your style.
Then, right now, put down your top priority in the garden. Imagine yourself ten years from now. What will be your top priority? Now put down your priorities for the next 20 years, 30 years, and so on, until you feel melancholy and elderly.

4) Start with groundcover

Then, right now, put down your top priority in the garden. Imagine yourself ten years from now. What will be your top priority? Now put down your priorities for the next 20 years, 30 years, and so on, until you feel melancholy and elderly. Here's why this insignificant activity is important: Don't transform your entire yard into a decked-out party zone with a pool until you've thought about what you'll do with that area in the future. Instead, choose an excellent weed-suppressing groundcover, such as mondo grass, creeping phlox, or Japanese forest grass, and plant as much as you can now so you can split, replant, and save money later. Borrow them every time you plant a new bed and grow them at the edge of your borders.