Plant Your Perennials Like a Pro: Techniques for an Outstanding Garden
When you drive by neighborhoods with luxury homes, do you just drool over the landscaping? Are you jealous of the professionals, wondering how they get their results year after year? The key can be with perennial plants, which emerge year after year to bring the same gorgeous results to the exterior of the home where they are planted. Here are some secrets that the pros use to bring beauty to homes on an annual basis.
There is no substitute for research when it comes to landscaping. You have to know your planting zone if you want to have success with landscaping your house. If you live in Vermont, you just can’t plan on success with a line of palm trees running down to the street — you just can’t. However, each part of the world has a wide variety of plants that are indigenous and successful, so the key is talking to a nursery professional and finding out the best plants for the place where you live. Once you know this, then starting your landscaping will be much simpler.
It is also important to know the best time of year to do your planting. If you live in Alabama, you won’t want to start planting new things in July. It just gets too hot, and there’s not enough rain to keep the soil hospitable for the new plant you just put into the ground. Even if you water every day, it is likely that the soil will not be able to give your new plant the nutrients it needs to prosper year after year. Talk to your nursery professional to find out the best times to plant in your part of the country, so that you can optimize your own chances for success.
A major element of landscaping has to do with matching colors. You want to make sure that the colors you select blend with each other and with your house so that you can have a unified look heading forward. Choosing the right color scheme will go a long way toward making your home a place that other people drive by, wondering just how you did all of that amazing stuff with your plants.
Part of identifying the right climatic zone includes choosing the best plants for your yard. This isn’t just about whether you live in Florida or not, though — it also has to do with the amount of sunlight your yard gets, the type of soil you have in your yard, and the balance of colors you want in your yard. Once you have figured all of this out with a nursery professional, you are ready to make some selections. This is the exciting part — putting your vision into reality.
You will have to check for weeds every day. There’s no way around it. Mulching your plants, and putting down landscape fabric around your plants, will help keep the weeds at bay. However, managing this is a battle you will renew every time you go outside.
With a bit of hard work, you can have a set of perennials making your home look like a model. Use these tips to get started.