Selecting The Type Of Backyard Garden You Want To Build

By Tiberius Horatio Xavier


If you want your own garden you can pick from a large number of unique styles. Your garden can be built on a number of different styles, such as an English, Japanese or French garden, or you can create one from scratch. You can use a popular type of garden as a model, and then take it in your direction as you gain experience and find out what works best. This article will contain some tips and advice when it comes to you planning your garden.

Always in the top five, the English Country garden style is a popular choice each and every year. From the ancient land of England, originating centuries ago, this type of garden was very popular back then and now. Traditional English Country gardens are based on the type of gardens found on the estates of wealthy landowners, which usually have formal rows of hedges, stone paths, and possibly decorated with ornaments such as statues. There are many styles of English Country garden, but they usually contain a variety of colorful flowers, including wildflowers. It's also common to find a pond, or fountain, along with a bench or two where people can sit and admire the surroundings.

A Container Vegetable garden is an efficient way to grow your own vegetables when you have a limited amount of space. Every plant in this type of garden is in its own container, so it's a really good garden for beginnings to start off with. You need to make sure that you use the right sized containers. By using a specific style of urn, basket or pot, you will be able to create a certain feeling in your garden. The bottom of the containers must have holes so that the moisture is drained. The different types of vegetables you'll be able to grow will depend on what can grow without much trouble in your area.

Cottage gardens are a less formal variety of traditional European gardens, which tend to be highly structured. Edible herbs and vegetables tend to feature in cottages gardens, and they are usually practical and more casual. In contrast to English Country style gardens, cottage gardens are modeled after the type of gardens that English peasants largely relied on for their food supply. That's why they include quite a few edibles, along with wildflowers and other decorative plants and flowers. You have some leeway when it comes to the size and structure of the garden, to keep in line with the informality of a cottage garden.

To summarize, the kind of garden you create depends on what you want it for. Do you just want it for aesthetic reasons, or do you want to grow vegetables to eat? If you're not sure what type of garden you want, you should look at lots of photos, websites, books, etc. that portray gardens, as these can give you inspiration. Remember also that you don't have to follow a traditional model to the letter; you can make adjustments based on what you prefer.

If you've just transferred into a new house, you already know exactly what a great thought it is to produce a customized garden. Particularly when your brand-new home is custom built, developing a brand new backyard garden is the best thing. Talk with your local horticulture store for more information.




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