Outdoor Woes- 3 Things To Assess Your Garden For Before Landscaping

Landscaping a garden is a multistage job. If you want to change the way your garden looks, whether you want to create a leveled area or flatten it out, you’re going to need to take the project bit by bit. You can’t landscape all in one go, and you definitely can’t landscape without checking on a few things first!

Namely, there are three garden elements that need assessing before you get to work. If you do, you’ll make the job much safer, smoother, and you won’t waste money on trying to fix issues you could have known about before. If you want to create an outdoor space that needs very little upkeep, this is the list for you.

Sun exposure is great for most plants, but direct sunlight can be killer for many plant types out there. Depending on what you want to plant, you’re going to need to factor this into your landscape design. Low level plants, shrubs, bushes, hedges, and trees alike will all have their own sunlight needs, so do some research into this before you get the trowel out.

Most gardens will get sun exposure from either the east or the south. If your home is north or west facing, you’ll likely have a very sunny place to spend your time. However, if your property is east and south facing, it may be harder to encourage the elements into your backyard in a way that really works for you. Prepare for this ahead of time.

If there’s a fence perimeter holding your garden and outlining exactly what you’ve got to work with, double check it’s actually a good quality fence that won’t break down when you start to landscape. Fencing is meant to stand the test of time, but the longer it’s stood without any upkeep, the more likely it is to bend and wobble and come unstuck from the ground.

That’s when you need to invest in new fencing that’s stronger, more sturdy, and looks good to the eye. With better fencing in place, you have a proper perimeter that defines the space, and actually can be worked into it as well. For example, if you want to start growing trailing or climbing plants, you know you can rely on the fence panels to support them.

The tools you’ll use to landscape the garden are especially important! A gardener is only as good as the equipment they work with. If you don’t have the right items for ensuring you can move soil, irrigate the dirt, transplant seedlings, etc., invest in those before you do anything else.

The same goes for materials you want to use in the garden, such as your bordering or any land cover. What are you going to put down on the ground, and how are you going to protect the ground underneath? Consider it all first!

Don’t let your landscaping plans become a garden woe!