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Planning Your Garden to Suit Your Needs

We all appreciate the use of any outside space which comes with your home. Whether the space is mainly for children to play in or just to sit and relax, provided it is well planned and designed the size of your plot is not always the most important factor. It does mean, however, that you may be slightly more restricted when choosing plants and structures for your patch of land.

For example, you would struggle to achieve the same effect when planting a large exotic palm in a small terrace courtyard in Manchester that would not look out of place in the grounds of villas in Nueva Andalucia with large swimming pool.

Careful consideration should also be given to the position of your garden when choosing plants and trees to furnish it. South and westerly facing plots provide the best growing conditions for most plants, although many shade-loving plants such as hostas ferns would thrive in a dark northerly facing courtyard.

When planning a garden, it is also important to establish the amount of spare time you have available to tend your plot. This is why low maintenance landscaping has become more and more popular in recent years, especially amongst busy workers and the elderly.

A thick layer of gravel covers a multitude of sins and is virtually maintenance free, especially when compared to caring for an expanse of lawn.

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