Formal garden design
Measure your actual garden site using the included Garden Tutor measuring tape Add these measurements on your rough sketch. If your proposed garden site is large, then you may need to use a tape measure that is longer than your 5 foot measuring tape. To do this, your first step is to measure your actual garden site using the included Garden Tutor measuring tape.
FORMAL GARDEN DESIGN INSTALL
Scale drawing will act as a guide to use as you install your garden The key to making a scale drawing is to convert real-world measurements from your garden to a much smaller format that you can put onto a piece of paper. A scale drawing will act as a guide to use as you install your garden and help you make solid estimates of the number of plants needed for your garden. For new gardeners it may be helpful, once you have a solid concept plan in place, to make a formal garden design that is drawn to scale. For many gardeners a rough sketch is all they ever need, especially for simple projects. Initially, when you are planning a garden project, just do a rough sketch of the plan to begin to work out your ideas. Make a rough sketch of your proposed garden siteĥ. Once your rough sketch is complete, think of how you want to arrange things, and which plants you want to use. Do your best, you do not need to be an artist as our sample sketch illustrates. Your next step is to draw a rough sketch of your design and develop your theme.
The first thing you should do before you start your sketch is to use your compass to determine True North so you can accurately mark and orient your garden. Now is a good time to make a simple sketch of the proposed garden. If you decide to remove a lot of existing features-especially trees-consider the effect such a removal will have on your site conditions. You may just want to add a few perennials, or even totally change the site from the ground up. Look at the existing conditions and determine what stays and what goes. a lawnmower to the site? (you’ll need access, storage) Can you reach the site with a garden hose? (plants need water) Can you maintain the site? (complex gardens need a lot of maintenance) Is there some future project that has to be incorporated into the design? (like a pool, deck, gazebo, etc.) These are just a few possible constraints.ģ.
What are your site conditions (your biggest and most important set of constraints)? What can you afford? How much time and effort can you afford to invest? Do you need to get e.g.