Starting your Plants

Seeds are a great way to start a garden. They may take a little more time before you see results. But the rewards are worth the wait. You can also purchase seedlings. Either way is great to start a garden.

First, you will need a place to plant in. Raised garden beds are great for gardens. If you have never built a raised garden bed, visit our page on garden beds. You can also use gardening pots too. Which look good on patio's and work well in limited space enviroments.

“A garden is a reflection of the quality of its soil. Gardens filled with beautiful soil have a vitality about them that we can almost feel,” says landscape designer and author Jan Johnsen.

Second, you need to have a good garden soil. The simplest mistake anyone can make when starting a garden is the impact the soil will have on the health of the plant. Loam is simple to work with. It contains a nice balance of sand and clay, along with humus. Sand has large particles that drain water easily. Clay has tiny dense particles that retain moisture. Both sand and clay are rich in nutients. Humus is what is left after organic matter decomposes.