How to Arrange a Garden in 8 Articles?
1. Know Your Garden
The first rule of good gardening is undoubtedly to know your garden well. Factors such as the area of your garden, whether it receives wind, climate, soil quality, annual precipitation, frost status are very important for the design of your garden. You must know this information very well in order to decide from the very beginning what to do.
2. Take Note of Your Gardening Dream
One of the first things you should do when landscaping is to take note of your dream. Do you want to enjoy the hammock between planting fruit trees branching from above, or do you want a minimal-modern garden and outdoor kitchen ideal for large families? Do you have plans for a pool, fire pit or hobby garden? What is the purpose of your garden? First of all, you need to ask yourself these questions. If you are considering working with a professional company like us, you will be offered options and your dream will be noted during the pre-employment meetings.
3. Draw Your Project
You have imagined how your garden arrangement should be, but have you tried it on paper? How will your garden be irrigated, where will the drainage channels go, is it necessary to beautify the elevation differences with retaining walls? Which tree occupies how much space when it grows, which trees should be planted at how often, what are their seasonal demands? Is it suitable to be grown in the area where your garden is located? Were features such as odor, floral, color, evergreen evaluated? Has the appropriate planting been done so that it can be a beautiful garden in all seasons?
Such matters are important for the longevity of your garden. The trees you plant randomly may fade in a few years, cover the area or may not give the desired garden beauty. Therefore, we recommend that you seek expert support at this stage. It will also be useful to look at examples of gardening and get inspired.
4. Arrange Your Garden According to Your Project for Irrigation and Drainage
You have created your project, now it’s time to organize your garden according to your project. First of all, you should decide where the drainage channels and irrigation pipes will pass in your garden.
In case of heavy rain, it is important that your garden has drainage channels through which the excess water can be diverted. For this, you can open channels by considering the elevation differences while leveling the land and transfer the excess water to the rain gardens you arrange in a corner of your garden.
In addition, you should evaluate how you will irrigate according to your planting project, decide whether you will do drip irrigation or flood irrigation, and level your area accordingly.
5. Place Structural Elements
If you are considering areas such as gazebos, road pavements, fire pits, seating units in your garden, you should put them in place at this stage.
6. Level Your Garden
After opening the irrigation and drainage channels and placing the appropriate equipment, if the soil of your garden is suitable, dig your existing soil and ventilate it. If it is not suitable, bring enough quality soil and lay it on your garden soil.
After creating the level differences according to your project, level your soil with gardening materials (rake, hoe, shovel, waist spade, etc.) in accordance with the area.
7. Plant the Trees You Will Use in Your Garden
In the next step, plant the trees that you will use in your garden. If you are out of planting time, pay attention to planting tubed saplings. If your garden does not have walls and you want to set a border, you can choose hedge plants.
If you have reserved a place in your project, you can also organize your hobby garden at this stage.
8. Crop Grass
As a final step, plant grass or other groundcovers in your garden. Do not forget to give life water to the plants you have just planted and planted. If you pay attention to watering every day for the first month after arranging your garden, you will see that your efforts turn into a very beautiful garden.
