| Beginners guide for spring gardening. | | | | your garden. Make sure you plan your landscape |
| Gardening in the spring is the next best time to | | | | prior to planting your spring flowers to ensure |
| garden behind the fall. The increased rainfall and | | | | your project is completed properly. After you |
| temperatures provide a perfect setting for plants | | | | complete your site layout you can start preparing |
| and their roots. Well established roots will help | | | | for planting. Based on your soil tests, fertilizer can |
| your plants fight off the damage droughts and | | | | be added to the soil correct whatever is needed |
| insects throughout the year. Although not as good | | | | for the plants chosen. Any changes to the soil |
| as planting in the fall, spring planting is still a very | | | | should be mixed in well and as deep as possible to |
| successful time to build a garden. | | | | make sure the plant is able to take advantage of |
| Each plant has specific needs to be considered | | | | the adjustment as deep as it roots go. |
| prior to planting. Certain plants require direct | | | | You will want to dig the wholes for each plant in a |
| sunlight, shade, frequent watering, certain soil | | | | oversized funnel shape. You will want to loosen |
| types, and drainage. A soil test can be done to | | | | the roots from the existing soil in the planter and |
| understand the existing conditions. This test will | | | | place the plant in the hole. Release the plant from |
| reveal the nutrient level, pH level and soil texture. | | | | any basket or wiring prior to planting. Breaking the |
| Without this information you could be wasting | | | | roots from the extended sides can stimulate the |
| your time and money planting less tolerant and | | | | plant and allow it to grow larger within the hole. |
| needy plants. Unfortunately, these often tend to | | | | Mix in the soil in with the freed roots. Make sure |
| be the more exotic and attractive plants. | | | | the plants face is showing it's best side if it is |
| The next step would be to plan the grounds of | | | | visible and be sure it is planted straight. Do not |
| your garden. Popular items to include are garden | | | | pack the soil down to hard to allow the roots to |
| bridges, landscape rocks, and koi ponds. Garden | | | | expand easily. |
| bridges completely enrich your environment and | | | | All that is left is to ensure that the plants are |
| require very little maintenance. Koi ponds on the | | | | properly watered and not damaged. Following the |
| other hand can require more work and | | | | steps listed above you can expect to enjoy your |
| maintenance but bring another sense of life to | | | | garden year after year. |