Easy Ways To Elevate Or Renovate Your Garden
As the Summer begins to transition into the fall in these coming months, gardeners all over are starting to dream about what their garden might look like next year. No matter whether or not your garden needs a little help to stand out, or just needs to be refreshed to be a showstopper again next summer there are several easy steps you can take to make your garden look even better than it did this year! Let’s jump into some of these suggestions.
Vertical Elements:
One of the easiest ways to make your garden stand out is to add some sort of vertical element to your space. While simply planting in the ground and allowing your plants to fill out the space at one level will add an element of simple green to any garden, taking advantage of vertical tiers allows your garden to flourish into the beautiful and tranquil space it has always had the potential to be. Here we will look at some of the easiest ways to develop this vertical element.
Trellising:
Perhaps the simplest way to add a vertical piece to your garden is in the form of trellising. Different types of trellising can be set in your garden as either the centerpiece or the backdrop of the space. Typical lattice trellising is perfect for creating a backdrop in your garden with any type of climbing plants. To create his back drop, set your lattice style tall trellis and plant some climbing plants below the trellis. In time the climbers will be in a position where you can start to train the vines to grow up the trellis. To train the vines, start by wrapping them around the lowest rung or lattice of the trellis. As the growth continues, keep helping the climbing plants until it seems that the vines are properly trained to crawl up the trellis itself and create a beautiful green backdrop for your garden.
If backdrop is not the desired element, trellises can also serve as a perfect centerpiece. When adding a trellis as a central piece of your garden, start to look for other options that might not be the traditional lattice paneling, but instead look for something that has a few more edges and character in the design. If you are instead looking for a 3D effect for the center of your garden, consider adding an obelisk to the middle of your garden to create a green pillar of flowering climbing plants. To make the centerpiece of your garden truly stand out, consider adding a brightly flowering climbing plant or bush to the trellis or obelisk so that the color truly pops out from the center of the garden.
Tall Outdoor Planters & Planter Boxes:
To add a separate vertical element without adding climbing plants or tall trellises, planter boxes or vertical planters are another way to add a tiered vertical element to the garden and get your plants a little closer to eye level. One of the most traditional ways to add planter boxes to your garden is to construct them from wood or other simple construction materials at home. These homemade garden boxes serve the purpose of both making your garden more beautiful and putting your plants in better soil while preventing rot, bugs, or weed infestation while the branches and leaves of your plants lay on the ground.
To add a particularly vertical element to the garden, consider adding a tall vertical planter to the garden. Choose from a number of different styles to find something that fits your home and garden space. Tall plant pots make it easy to swap out different flowering plants in your garden to keep the decor around the space refreshed through the different months and seasons during the year.
Consider adding a tall vertical planter to the garden
The Base:
One of the most surefire ways to make any garden stand out without adding a vertical element in the form of planters or trellising, is to start with the layout and ground in and around the garden. Consider adding paving stones or other forms of gravel or stone to create a unique walkway in or through your garden. Adding stone or concrete elements to the base of your garden both creates a solid walkway through the garden and makes the rest of your garden appear more manicured without the need for a more complex solution.
If stones or pavers are not available for the garden, a layer of weed block and mulch throughout the garden will prevent the presence of weeds in spaces where they are certainly not wanted while also adding a more organic feel to your garden. Remember to lay down a thick layer of mulch to the ground and to refresh the mulch yearly to keep your garden looking as beautiful as possible year in and year out.