The Realities
- There are no no-maintenance gardens.
- Some plants will die.
- Gardening is not rocket science.
- Gardening is trial and error.
- All year interest. Include evergreens, grasses, weeping trees and statuary/hard structure.
- Your garden needs to fit you and your lifestyle.
- Find the right plant for the right place.
- Know your soil. ie. clay, sand, loam
- Know your light. ie. full sun, part sun, shade
- Know your zone ie. USDA/Canada zone, microclimates
- Know your limits ie. slopes, winds, high traffic, children, pets, your physical limits
2 comments:
A good list to consider. I need to enrich our soil this year. Will look forward to your next post. These next few days above zero will be messy but encouraging I think!
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