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5 Things To Make Your Garden Look Beautiful This Spring

Nicky Becky • May 10, 2022

5 Things To Make Your Garden Look Beautiful This Spring

Spring is the perfect time to spruce up your garden with greenery. It will bring vitality to your lawn and help you create a healthier environment. But it might seem challenging to start home gardening from scratch. You probably came here to seek inspiration on what you should do with your yard.

 

For spring, you should start by planting a few fragrant flowers. Plant a few small trees for a dapple shade if you like planning for the future. Shrubs can add a lot to enhance the structure of a garden too. Things like an outdoor bar and potted plants for the patio are all great ideas. You will find many different tips about gardening in this article.


5 Things To Make Your Garden Look Beautiful This Spring

 

A garden's only limit is the gardener's imagination. There is a nearly infinite number of themes you can choose from to make your garden look gorgeous. But if you aren't sure what to add, here are some universal options. These things would work fine with any garden and have room for your personal touch.




1. Make A Flower Bed

 

Let's start with the most basic idea first. Sometimes, you don't need to go over the top to make a garden more beautiful. A well-positioned flower bed can add a lot to enhance the beauty of your garden, especially in spring.

 

Spring is the season of flowers. You can select from within a wide range of color and fragrance combinations. Visual aesthetics are slightly more important these days since most people would post their things online. So let's talk about colors first.


Most of the common garden flowers are visually striking. However, bulbs are usually better for beginners. Bulbs are easier to maintain and have a more significant visual attraction. Most people will immediately glance at your flowerbed if there are a lot of colorful bulbs in full bloom. Tulips, Hyacinths, and Daffodils are some of the safer choices.




2. Plant Shrubs

 

Shrubs don't get nearly enough credit for how useful they are. You may think of it as the glue that holds everything together. A garden without shrubs would look empty and desolate no matter how many flowers you plant.

 

Shrubs have a lot of landscaping potential. You can use them as a foundation, privacy, or even as decorations. They can also serve the job of a natural border between different garden structures. It's not rare to see shrub backdrops growing on walls to add more definition to the garden.

 

However, selecting shrubs is a bit troublesome compared to flowers. You need to consider foliage color, density, and growth rate. It's easy to mess up a garden by planting shrubs that don't match.

 

Shrubs are not a spring-only theme. You should typically consider ones that do well all year round. Deciduous is usually a good choice for most climates. And there are plenty of varieties to them.




3. Spruce Up Your Patio

 

Almost every garden needs a sitting area or patio. It's the place where you sit to enjoy the garden's beauty. What most people ignore is the enormous potential it has. A deck doesn't have to be a stale platform with furniture. You can decorate it with many plants and flowers to increase its visual appeal.

 

For the upcoming spring, start by cleaning all the furniture and floor. You can even add a new layer of varnish or paint. After that, try to grow some potted plants. You could use the same plants you have in the garden or pick more exotic ones to go with your decor.

 

You could also consider adding new structures around your patio. Things like trellis and fences work pretty well. On their own, they add very little in terms of beauty. But you could put growing vines and trellis flowers there.



4. Consider Container Gardening

 

Pots and tubs overflowing with flowers and plants have an excellent appeal. Many people often overlook Container gardening due to how scattered it feels. But they can make for beautiful decorations if you want to enrich your garden.

 

You can place them on the patio or beside your flowerbeds. It may seem overkill, but the contrast between beds and containers is lovely. You could also use them as dividers between two or more flowerbeds.

 

A skilled gardener makes use of all the space available. If you can't find a suitable area on the ground, try looking up. Hanging baskets with flowers is a lovely addition to any garden.




5. Add An Outdoor Cocktail Bar

 

A modern garden has very few restrictions. It's not limited to flowery visuals and a beautiful atmosphere. You could easily add practicality to your garden while keeping its visual theme intact.

 

An outdoor cocktail bar is a bold yet refreshing idea for a garden. However, you need to pick your tables and furniture carefully. A slim table with small cabinets is more than enough in most cases.

 

You could get the wood to match the garden theme and adorn it with flower vases on the sides. We have also seen shelves crawling with climbing vines and other flowers. There are a lot of options.



Garden Supplies You Would Need

 

A good garden requires frequent pruning and maintenance. You will need a few gardening supplies to keep things looking the way you want. As a beginner, you don't need to get too many things. Just a basic set of gardening tools would be fine.

 

Let's now talk about the essential tools. A spade and a set of pruning shears should be a no-brainer. You would also need a watering can. Hand trowels are also great for transplanting. You might also want to get a set of loppers if you plan to have medium to large trees.

 

You might also need lumber and other supplies to make trellises. Check out Kefauver Lumber to find gardening supplies in Harford County.

 

 

Conclusion

 

You can follow these home gardening tips to make your garden look positively smashing in the spring. Just make sure to place the hanging baskets carefully so that they don't actually smash people in the head when they are just trying to walk by.



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