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Long Term Planning and Planting Tactics For A Gorgeous Garden
Gardening is often a long-term activity. Indeed, it can pay great dividends to plan over and plant for the long term. Of course, doing this can be challenging, but you’ll find some helpful advice on how to succeed in the post below. Read on to find out more.
Deadheading
First of all, if you want a gorgeous garden then practicing a technique known as deadheading is crucial. Deadheading is a technique whose effects reach into the long term because it promotes reflowering in the same season. It also redirects nutrition into the stem of the plant encouraging stronger growth of the plants you choose to grow.
By deadheading flowering plants such as roses and camellias, you can also prevent them from dropping their petals which means a lot less work in the future for you, having to clear them up.
Planting in the green
Another way you can plan and plant for a great future garden is to select flowers that come ‘in the green’. ‘In the green’ is a term often used in the gardening world and it means that the plant has been dug up in the early spring when it’s still in the stage of active growth. Then with the stem still attached the bulb is sold and can be planted immediately.
Indeed, there are some distinct long-term reasons why planting things like these Snowdrops In The Green is a good idea. The first is that because you can plant them right away, you provide them with lots of time before they flower, which allows them to bed in and grow string.
Additionally, as any gardener who has planted bulbs before knows, a major risk is accidentally digging up what you have already so lovingly laid in the ground while working around them. This is much less likely to happen with planting in the green because the stems are already established and you can clearly see there is a plant present that must be worked around.

Opt for evergreens
While you won’t want your entire garden to be taken over with evergreen shrubs, bushes and trees they do make a sensible option for coverage of at least half of your outdoor space. After all, evergreens are ever-green which means you can rely on them to look lush and leafy all year round.
Indeed, by ensuring that you create a foundation of evergreen in your garden you can make the task of getting a gorgeous outdoor space much easier on yourself. This is because you can be sure that your garden will never look bare, while also retaining some space for perennials.
Keep your paths wide
Last of all, when planning and planting your garden it’s a good idea to use the tactic of making sure any paths you install are nice and wide. This is because over time, the grass, trees and plants in your garden will grow and they can begin to cover your path, walkways and entryways. If you don’t want to end up spending the majority of your gardening time trimming these back, then it makes sense to keep them nice and wide to begin with.
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