As this is being written, the snow if falling, the holidays are still being packed away and the yard has been an ice skating rink for weeks. Take your mind off of the cold weather, the cost of the holidays, and put yourself into the mood of summer. Summer will fast be upon us and preparing for the spring growing season now is what is going to make the difference in your success or your continued laboring in the gardens during those spring months.
Part of the fun of gardening is the creative ways that you can express yourself in your gardens. Gardens do not have to be square, but they can be round, triangular, or just about any odd shape that fits where you have the space.
Think about where you want to build a new garden or change your existing gardens. This can be along a house, around a tree, in the middle of a yard, along the driveway, along the woods or just any place in your landscape that you want to add something new. You can create a garden that you never have to work with which is the perennial gardens, a spring garden full of bulbs, or a garden of shrubbery and plants that will create a final wonderful look in your landscape.
Now that you have chosen where you want to plant you garden, you need to draw out your garden on a sheet of paper. With the correct measurements you will be able to find out how many plants, what type of plants, and exactly what you need to make this garden a success. While many beginner gardeners may feel that drawing out a garden plan, the size and the type of plants, that you are going to grow may be costly in time, the over all and final effect is going to be one where your plants grow successfully and one that you really enjoy much more.
Use your online research, the books on your shelf or your memories of another garden to plan the garden that is going to be both your favorite shape, color and it will only require as much time as you plan to put into the garden after your plants are started. Some flowers require watering, pruning, fertilizing and mulching, while others require just to be planted in a good soil and a yearly feeding.
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