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No matter where you live,
there is nothing better than
relaxing outdoors on a warm
summer night watching your
backyard landscaping ideas
come to life.
Unfortunately re-landscaping
your entire backyard during
the course of one growing
season can be back
breaking, expensive, and
requires major planning.
Here's a simple solution:
there is nothing better than
relaxing outdoors on a warm
summer night watching your
backyard landscaping ideas
come to life.
Unfortunately re-landscaping
your entire backyard during
the course of one growing
season can be back
breaking, expensive, and
requires major planning.
Here's a simple solution:
Break up your backyard into “rooms” and remodel one room each year. This is
especially helpful if you’re on a budget. You’re results will be much better if you
spend as much as you can each year on one project, than trying to revamp the
whole backyard in one year for the same amount of money.
Although you’re landscaping only one section of the yard at a time, you still need an
overall plan. Using graph paper, sketch out the permanent structures on your
property including the house, out buildings, deck and trees.
Make copies of your sketch and experiment with different designs. Incorporate ideas
you like from magazines or gardens you've visited.
This is also a good time to consider which existing plants and shrubs won’t be
included in your redesigned backyard and should be eliminated.
If you host frequent cook outs you’ll probably want to keep the yard open and plant
along the borders. If you don’t need the space, you could create real drama with an
island bed surrounded by outdoor lighting and a walkway with cutouts for
comfortable patio and garden furniture.
Screening with Plants
If your yard isn't separated from your neighbor's by a natural boundary, you might
want to consider planting a row of hawthorn, juniper, arborvitae, or a combination
of these bushes to create privacy and a backdrop for future flower beds.
Planning a Perennial Border Flower Bed
The hardest part of designing a border is choosing flowers that complement each
other both in color and height. The following plant suggestions are for a six foot
wide perennial border in a mainly sunny situation. Wide, in this case, means
outward from the plant screen or fence, not the length of the bed.
Use 3 or 5 plants for each kind of flower and allow 16”–18” between each plant.
Allow 20”–22” between the different plant groups. Planting an odd number of plants
is more visually appealing than even numbers.
Allow sufficient space at the rear of the bed for access. This will also prevent choking
off necessary air and light from the plants in back.
The following perennials were chosen to give a long display, with the first flowers
appearing in April and the last in October.
Tall plants for the back row: SEDUM ‘Autumn Joy’; RUDBECKIA Goldsturm; PHLOX
White; IRIS light blue or yellow; VERONICA Blue; SOLIDAGO ‘Golden Shower’; and
HOSTA fortunei ‘Picta’.
Shorter plants for the front row: GERANIUM grandiflorum; POTENTILLA ‘Firedance’;
HUECHERA Pink; ASTER Dwarf Blue; SEDUM Dragons Blood; ACHILLEA ‘Moonshine’;
and ERIGERON ‘Prosperity’.
Obviously, these plants won’t be the best choice for every climate. A worthwhile
book to help you choose plants native to your climate is The Comfortable Lazy
Garden. It’s also an excellent reference for beginning gardeners.
Preplanned Gardens
Preplanned gardens take all the guess work out of plant selection and placement.
It's the perfect solution for first time gardeners. Direct Gardening offers 14 different
gardens to choose from; most for less than $25.
Water Feature
Imagine the reflective beauty of a pond or the gentle splashing of a waterfall. Pick
up your free copy of How To Build Your Own Natural Waterfall and let the experts
show you step by step how to create beautiful, natural looking water features.
Do Your Yard a Favor
Before you buy any vegetation, visit a real garden center for advice on drainage and
soil preparation. Also, bring a copy of your plan, a soil sample and an extra credit
card just in case you can’t wait years to make your backyard landscaping ideas
come true.
especially helpful if you’re on a budget. You’re results will be much better if you
spend as much as you can each year on one project, than trying to revamp the
whole backyard in one year for the same amount of money.
Although you’re landscaping only one section of the yard at a time, you still need an
overall plan. Using graph paper, sketch out the permanent structures on your
property including the house, out buildings, deck and trees.
Make copies of your sketch and experiment with different designs. Incorporate ideas
you like from magazines or gardens you've visited.
This is also a good time to consider which existing plants and shrubs won’t be
included in your redesigned backyard and should be eliminated.
If you host frequent cook outs you’ll probably want to keep the yard open and plant
along the borders. If you don’t need the space, you could create real drama with an
island bed surrounded by outdoor lighting and a walkway with cutouts for
comfortable patio and garden furniture.
Screening with Plants
If your yard isn't separated from your neighbor's by a natural boundary, you might
want to consider planting a row of hawthorn, juniper, arborvitae, or a combination
of these bushes to create privacy and a backdrop for future flower beds.
Planning a Perennial Border Flower Bed
The hardest part of designing a border is choosing flowers that complement each
other both in color and height. The following plant suggestions are for a six foot
wide perennial border in a mainly sunny situation. Wide, in this case, means
outward from the plant screen or fence, not the length of the bed.
Use 3 or 5 plants for each kind of flower and allow 16”–18” between each plant.
Allow 20”–22” between the different plant groups. Planting an odd number of plants
is more visually appealing than even numbers.
Allow sufficient space at the rear of the bed for access. This will also prevent choking
off necessary air and light from the plants in back.
The following perennials were chosen to give a long display, with the first flowers
appearing in April and the last in October.
Tall plants for the back row: SEDUM ‘Autumn Joy’; RUDBECKIA Goldsturm; PHLOX
White; IRIS light blue or yellow; VERONICA Blue; SOLIDAGO ‘Golden Shower’; and
HOSTA fortunei ‘Picta’.
Shorter plants for the front row: GERANIUM grandiflorum; POTENTILLA ‘Firedance’;
HUECHERA Pink; ASTER Dwarf Blue; SEDUM Dragons Blood; ACHILLEA ‘Moonshine’;
and ERIGERON ‘Prosperity’.
Obviously, these plants won’t be the best choice for every climate. A worthwhile
book to help you choose plants native to your climate is The Comfortable Lazy
Garden. It’s also an excellent reference for beginning gardeners.
Preplanned Gardens
Preplanned gardens take all the guess work out of plant selection and placement.
It's the perfect solution for first time gardeners. Direct Gardening offers 14 different
gardens to choose from; most for less than $25.
Water Feature
Imagine the reflective beauty of a pond or the gentle splashing of a waterfall. Pick
up your free copy of How To Build Your Own Natural Waterfall and let the experts
show you step by step how to create beautiful, natural looking water features.
Do Your Yard a Favor
Before you buy any vegetation, visit a real garden center for advice on drainage and
soil preparation. Also, bring a copy of your plan, a soil sample and an extra credit
card just in case you can’t wait years to make your backyard landscaping ideas
come true.
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