Choosing The Best Plants For Your Garden

by E-NewsCast Team
February 7th, 2010

Excited, that’s how you felt when you saw that space in yourbackyard. And you bought some plants, but without evenconsidering first what kind of soil you have at your garden, orperhaps, without planning carefully what kind of plants willsurvive. Now your garden is a mess. Think it over. Before buying plants you should be attentive of where are yougoing to place the plants in the garden – shade-loving plantsfor the sheltered areas, sun-lovers for the warm spots,drought-resistant plants for the parched areas which may beeither sunny or shaded, and swamp plants for the poorly-drainedparts. Once you decided with your selections it is time tochoose how you are going to position them in your garden.Take a look at these pointers:What to plantDo you want fruits, vegetables, flowers? Remember to startsmall; you can always increase the size of your garden if youchoose to. But do it gradually. This is particularly importantif you’re in a budget, of course.Test your soil first, to determine the pH level of your soil andwhat kind of nutrients you need to add. You can alter the gardensoil’s pH. However, it is a lot easier to maintain a gardenwithout having to alter it’s soil’s pH level. This calls forchoosing plants that will survive with the kind of pH yourgarden soil has. Plant in groupsOne good rule of the green thumb is to buy at least one of themany varieties of small plants. However, a “one of everything”method of plant selection tends to make the garden seem spottywhereas plants placed in groups makes it more organized.Positioning the PlantsBefore planting your chosen plants, you can either let them bein their pots first and arrange them according to how you planto position them in your garden. Grouping plants in sets ofthrees or fives usually looks better than planting in groups ofeven numbers. Be sure that you have an interesting combinationof colors and textures of plants.Color of the plantsThe right color scheme is one way to maintain the harmoniousambience in your garden. Imagine the color of the flowers whenthey are in bloom. Some plants may have flowers that would notlook good with other flowers but they can be planted alongsideif they have different blooming season. Foliage color does nothave to be confined to green. Look for plants that have othercolors for their leaves if it such suits your taste.

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