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Looking to create and maintain the garden of your dreams? It's easy to get overwhelmed by all of the things you may want to incorporate, whether it be flowers, fruits and vegetables, shrubs or trees. However, as long as you plan ahead and figure out how you want your own corner of paradise to look, you'll do just fine! Take into consideration some or all of the following tips:

Starting Simple: Grass

Keep a good watch over your grass's height: it is recommended that it hover at a height of around two-and-a-half to three inches!

Mow your lawn during the coolest and most relaxing part of the day, whether that be dusk or dawn. To get the perfect cut, make sure that you don't mow wet grass.

Fertilize at the appropriate time depending on your grass type.

Trees, Shrubs, and Bushes

Before you decide to plant a new tree for your garden, think long term! The tree may be small at first but often trees grow larger than people anticipate. Look into the growth rate of your preferred tree and be sure you can accommodate whichever kind you choose-you don't want to have to kill a tree a few years down the road because it became unmanageable.

Already have trees like juniper, cedar, or spruce? Trim them in the spring and fall months to keep the shape you want overtime.

Enforce your shrub pruning practices! To avoid negatively interfering with next year's growth, prune the flowering shrubs once the flower blooming has finished.

If you want to plant fruit bushes, cover them with netting to keep birds, small animals, and even some larger insects from sabotaging your efforts!

Raised Beds, Wood, and Water

Raised flower beds and smaller, raised vegetable gardens are very convenient and easy to manage! Raised beds define the growing space, and also get in the way of weeds on their evil quest to ruin the beauty you've created. Once the beds have been мейд, they require little to no digging and also provide a clearly defined cutting area for your grass.

Investing in a rain barrel is a very effective and eco-friendly way of providing nourishment to your growing oasis! Collecting and reusing rain water is not only environmentally efficient-it also cuts back on water bills!

Untreated lumber should be used while dealing with gardening. This applies if you're creating that raised garden plot or a flowerpot. Many of the chemicals that are used on treated wood are meant to kill insects- it is safe to say that chemicals are not going to help you reach your ideal garden. Treated wood can damage flowers and furthermore, nobody wants to eat a vegetable that may have come into contact with some sort of pesticide. Keep those gorgeous tomatoes that you like to grow every year healthy by surrounding them with untreated wood. And if the pesticides aren't reason enough, remember that untreated wood is the cheaper alternative!

In closing remember this is a longer term project, enjoy the journey and you will love the results!

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