How To Build Your Garden

Make a garden design.

How to build your garden. Build the raised beds on the existing lawn by lining the bottom of frames with several layers of newspaper then filling with soil. The water is then absorbed into the soil through the network of deep plant roots. Water your newly planted garden as soon as it is planted and make sure it gets at least 1 inch of water per week. Build several garden beds in different shapes to add interest and variety to your gardening.

First just select a background scene from the pre made templates like the house you see here. Some wilting in noonday sun is normal. To help you build your garden the planner walks you through a wizard. You can build the frame with wood and pvc pipes as well as add a garden trellis next to the bed for vines and tall plants.

You may have to water more often in hot dry summers. Once you have the perfect shape mark the edges with a line of sand or flour. Draw an outline of your garden or yard space. Starting to build a new garden isn t difficult.

Tailor the design to fit the needs of your plants making sure the ones that need shade will be planted in a shady spot and the ones that need full sun are in an area that isn t shaded. Create the rain garden by building a berm in a low spot in the yard then build swales to channel runoff from the gutters and higher parts of the yard. Map out different options where you want to plant various items in the location you chose. Good to know if you want to get an early start on gardening or keep things growing later in the season cover the mesh frame with plastic to protect the plants from cooler temperatures.

Make your new garden the best it can be. Most people begin by going out into their yards with a shovel or garden tiller digging up the dirt and putting in a few plants. Then you can drag fences benches and arbors into the scene to customize the look. If you have a reasonable growing season get one plot underway and start the second later.

Give it a fun shape with flowing curves or use it to echo the lines of your house. A bale of lucerne and a bale of straw will spread over a garden about 2m by 1 5m. That way you don t have to dig. Wilting in the evening is stress.

For tips on how to weed your garden and how to deal with pests read on. Finally ensure the topsoil of your garden stays damp by misting it with your hose each day while the vegetables take root. Let your plants tell you how much water they need. Building raised garden beds is an easy way to fix this problem.