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Garden Design: How To Make Best Use Of The 3Rd Dimension
The first step in designing your garden is to draw an accurate ground plan so you know exactly how much space you have to work with. One mistake many people make after measuring the length and width is to forget that there's another important dimension – height. Extending your garden upwards adds visual interest, can make your garden appear larger, and provides additional growing space, which is especially valuable in a small garden.
Flat Garden
If you have a flat garden with the majority of Plants at the same low level, consider using any boundary fences or walls to support climbing plants. A long, blank wall can provide year-round colour and interest if it's covered with a carefully chosen selection of climbers. Some plants and shrubs will need trellis or guide wires to help them reach the heights while others can scramble up perfectly well on their own.
Fenced Garden
If you are planting against a Fence be aware that some mature climbers can be quite heavy so check that the fence posts are firm and the fence itself is strong enough to take the extra weight.
Arches, pergolas and obelisks are popular ways of introducing some height. You can buy them ready-made, choosing a design to fit in with the overall style of your garden, or construct your own. A wide range of plants, decorative, edible or both, can be trained over them. One word of advice: a rose-covered archway looks romantic but you won't love it if you get scratched every time you pass through! For roses without tears make sure you choose from the many thornless climbing and rambling varieties that are available.
Planted Garden
Introducing tall plants is an easy way of introducing vertical shapes into your planting scheme. For summer colour, hollyhocks and giant sunflowers are fun to grow and impossible to overlook. Bamboos are fast growing but might need to be contained, and many ornamental grasses are not only tall but also come in some striking colours.
Trees are the tallest plants you can grow, but must be chosen with care if you have limited space. Large trees too close to buildings can cause expensive problems. They will also shade a large area and take a lot of water from the ground, which will affect other plants in the vicinity.
Before you buy a tree check the maximum height it will reach and how far the roots will spread. If you have any doubts it's always best to get expert advice. The good news is that many specialist tree nurseries can offer small and dwarf varieties that will live happily in restricted spaces.
Vertical Gardening
A relatively new idea in garden design, but one that is generating a lot of interest, is vertical gardening or creating living walls. The idea is to grow plants close together in individual pockets formed in a panel that has a built-in irrigation system. One or more of these panels are then fixed to a wall. Once the plants are established the panel is hidden beneath the foliage giving the impression that the plants are growing out of the wall. The possibility of growing strawberries next to your bedroom window is certainly intriguing!
Planning new features to add height to your garden is the easy part. Carrying out those plans can involve skills you might not have and time you cannot spare. Discuss your ideas with a professional Landscape Gardener and benefit from his or her experience.
About the Author
David Smith is the ‘D' in D&G Garden World, a company that has been in the gardening and fencing business for over 20 years and offers a comprehensive range of Landscape Gardening, fencing and turfing services throughout Essex and east London. Buy anything from one roll of turf to all the materials necessary to complete a DIY garden makeover, or take advantage of the expert landscaping, turfing and fencing services provided by D&G. For more information visit http://www.dggardenworld.co.uk
Small Garden Design Ideas Questions
where can i get huge quartz crystals or any other crystal to put it in my backyard?
So this is the idea . I just moved to a new home with my family and i have around 500 bucks to design , decorate and beautify both backyard and garden. My plan is to create a dreamy like backyard that takes one away from reality and being a big fan of minerals , and crystals from the earth i am thinking of placing a huge (the bigger the better ) quartz or any other available crystal or stone in the middle of the backyard but im having trouble of finding such thin on the internet , they are small so i was wondering if you guys know of a good online store with my request ? Include link please! thanks!
Huge quartz crystals cost huge green dollars, so your budget would be blown just on shipping. It might be cheaper to drive to Arkansas and dig your own. There are several quarts mines and the public is welcome to dig as well. It costs a few bucks, but not many.
looking for help in transforming my backyard into a haven?
i just bought a house built in 1867 and discovered that there are brick paths and brick patio so i am removing the soil by hand so not to damage the brick the yare is small and i put wooden privarcy fense all the way around and now i want to garden in what is left of the grass area. but i has searched the web for free help on design ideas and i can't find anything that is free. i can not afford to hire a landscaper to do the work for me so i wanted some ideas. does anyone know of any helpful sites that i might try?
If you have a digital send me some pic and I will help you design your backyard for free been in landscape design for a years.and would love to help you out.Nthernlites40@yahoo.com
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