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 Here's a down-to-earth tutor to build your own garden starting from what you need and what to look out for. Identify your criteria Choose your location carefully. Keep the sunlight factor foremost in your mind, as most plants grow best with 6 to 8 hours of sun. Grow only those plants which are easy to care. Plant fast growing vegetables and flowers that grow more than once a year. Select a direction to plant your seedlings. This depends on the sun in the mornings. Soil conditions change over season. Do not make the mistake of growing water guzzling plants during the lean periods.
Preparing your garden Till the soil using a spade, fork or tiller. Turn over the soil to 6 to 12 inches deep. Break up clumps and rake smooth. Adding peat moss, sand, organic material or compost will improve soil conditions. This will help break up heavy and clay soils, and improve the content of light and sandy soils. Now, mark planting locations with stakes and rows this will be a rough layout guide for your garden.
Flower types Select the flower type you would like to grow this again depends how much attention you can spare. The annual plants are those that grow from the seed and flower the first year then die. The perennial varieties establish themselves in the first year. Flowering usually occurs during the second year. However, these plants bloom for many years.
Selecting flowers Before sowing them, consider the height of the plant. You certainly wouldn't want your best flowers to be hidden behind the growth, therefore plant taller varieties in the background, the smaller varieties in the foreground. For a continuous bloom throughout the year, select a variety of plants with different flowering schedules. Choose single colour varieties to complement your home and surroundings. Plant as many as flowering plants to add magic to your home.
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