Gardening is both a relaxing and exciting hobby for most of us, but before you go on a shopping spree to your local garden store, hear us out in this article as we give you our insider tips and tricks in making your plant purchases.
When was the last time you stopped to notice the falling leaves or smell the flowers? When did your heart last skip a beat upon seeing a thriving plant in your local garden store?
Busy as your lifestyle may seem, you cannot deny that there is a green thumb lurking beneath the innate plant enthusiast inside of you. Thanks to gardening and landscaping, you have a reliable outlet to unleash your creative hands and start digging anytime.
Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.
Gardening Tips and Tricks
1. With a lot of plants waving hello to be chosen for adoption from your local garden store, how do you go about selecting your new collection? Here are some helpful tips so you can make some healthy purchases.
Flowering plants in full blooms will surely catch your eyes. But when buying bloomers, choose those with multiple buds rather than flowers already in bloom. This will allow you to enjoy the flowers long after you picked them from the store. Check our latest flowering collection on our Facebook page. Click here.
Ask regarding the full growth potential, horizontally and vertically, of the plant you are going to purchase. This will ensure that you give the plants enough room to grow once you plant them in your garden.
Check the soil of the plants and under the leaves for any signs of insects and withering. Examine the roots of each plant so that they are not growing out the bottom of the plant pots.
2. Assess your garden for the amount of light it receives, the type of soil it has, and the watering technique it requires. Only after this initial assessment, you can decide which plants will thrive in the current conditions unique to your garden.
Group plants together which have similar requirements of light, soil, and water. If you are not sure how to do the proper assessment, it is always good to ask the expert. Schedule an initial garden visit to our team. Book a site visit here. We are always delighted to see new gardens and explore the outdoors.
3. Know the various types of planting materials and what they can offer to your garden. In landscaping, we usually combine the use of trees, palms, shrubs, and ground covers to create an impact. Here are some of our favorite planting materials:
Trees and Palms: foxtail palm, pole bamboo, african talisay, tabebuia rosea, fan palm
Shrubs: eugenia, podocarpus, kamuning, pandacaqui, wild fookien ti
Ground covers: golden miagos, picarra, schefflera, ornamental peanut, grass
Accents: dapo, furcrea, fookien ti ball, red imperialis
The color combinations of your plants and flowers can help to create a feeling of harmony. We can help you with design of your garden. Check our landscaping works here.
4. As the owner, you know best in terms of the amount of work you can put in maintaining your garden. For example, you usually wouldn't want to adopt plants that require regular trimming in your garden if you do not currently have the luxury of time to maintain it.
One way to have a low maintenance garden is to add some native plants that happily adapt to many surroundings especially if you live in areas close to the sea or ocean.
Native plants are plants that grow naturally without human intervention and they are generally better for in-ground planting. You can always ask your local garden store for the plants which are native to your place.
An array of native plants can be your best bet for a healthy and problem-free garden full of beautiful plants and beneficial insect garden visitors.
3. Together with your plant purchase, additional gardening stuff like good quality garden soil is a necessity. Check our Garden Studio for good quality garden soil. Check our products here.
Here are some tips on working with the soil for your next gardening activity:
The health of the soil is important because it will play a role in what kind of plants will survive in the soil.
Proper weeding must be done before you start planting and the soil must also be prepared and cultivated to ensure a fertile foundation.
Work with the soil when it is damp or dry, but never when wet and be careful not to walk on beds and compact the soil.
Adding organic materials to the soil like homemade compost is not always convenient or practical. If you visit a garden store, you will find a variety of products, including rice hulls that can help you do things like lighten up a heavy soil.
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