Choosing plants for your garden

I have been bitten and have had the gardening bug nearly all my life and I simply can’t help it. The garden is a lovely place to be at least for me nearly any time of the year.

I can find things to do there almost any time and if I’m not out side working in my garden then I’m inside tending my indoors bonsai.

But bonsai are not the only plants that make up my garden and for sure the average person does not even own any at all. But as the title states at the header of the page BonsaiNmore.

So Yes I ‘m simply in love with the horticulture art period and nearly anything to do with it. But please before you begin a garden take some of the tips here into consideration and think before you leap right in and get the bug.

If you take your time and plan well and do your home work you’ll have a much more pleasant experience and enjoy your garden more in the long run. Almost any one can run out and buy up some trees and plants and slap them into the ground and then later discover that they have indeed created a disaster.

Gardens like any other endeavor take planning and time to develop well.

Excited, that’s how you felt when you saw that space in your backyard. And you bought some plants, but without even considering first what kind of soil you have at your garden, or perhaps, without planning carefully what kind of plants will survive. Now your garden is a mess. Think it over.

Before buying plants you should be attentive of where are you going to place the plants in the garden - shade-loving plants for the sheltered areas, sun-lovers for the warm spots, drought-resistant plants for the parched areas which may be either sunny or shaded, and swamp plants for the poorly-drained parts. Once you decided with your selections it is time to choose how you are going to position them in your garden.

Take a look at these pointers:

What to plant

Do you want fruits, vegetables, flowers? Remember to start small; you can always increase the size of your garden if you choose to. But do it gradually. This is particularly important if you're in a budget, of course.

Test your soil first, to determine the pH level of your soil and what kind of nutrients you need to add. You can alter the garden soil's pH. However, it is a lot easier to maintain a garden without having to alter it's soil's pH level. This calls for choosing plants that will survive with the kind of pH your garden soil has.

Once you have spent some time and studied then you will have a better idea of what to purchase and when and where to plant it in your garden for the best results.

So here is to your happy gardening and many years of enjoyment in it.

Thanks for reading, Harold Yearout