Landscaping your garden need several defined strategies and functions. If you do not understand them properly your designing would never be satisfactory. As a matter of fact, there are some basic logics and common fundamentals which have to be understood first.

• Earthy obstacles in your home garden or backyard garden will prevent an attractive landscaping. For instance it may be small tree or shrubs which you want to be preserved but could be such an obstacle. In such a situation you should consider preserving it and moving it to another suitable place. Spray these trees or shrubs with “wiltpruf” and then move. You should also ensure that spraying is done a day before moving or transferring them to other place or pots.

• Have your own tools and keep them ready to use. Your gardening tools must be kept at a place where you can have an easy access to them when needed. You may require sharpening of saw blades. Also see that your pruners, shovels, and trimmers are properly cleaned.
• If you need some tools and equipments that could be hired only then better keep a list ready. You should know how fast you can get them on rent and from where. You need to be meticulous and planned while using rented equipments otherwise you will be wasting your money. Try to choke out a timed but flexible plan.
• Any sewerage or other gutter if placed on your home garden needs extra care. Rainy season may cause them overflow and water may reach up to the plant roots. Prepare a better strategy to avoid such thing.
• All types of gardening materials should be within your easy reach. Blocks, plants, seeds, bulbs, and other such materials could be available at your nearby nursery and garden store. You should have a list prepared.
• Ensure that you have enough space for dropping and storing all such materials.
• When you are carrying stuffs yourself and lifting any object always remember that you have to use your legs and not your back. Using your back could be dangerous and injurious for your health.
• Prior to begin with designing and landscaping your home garden or backyard never forget to take photographs or shoot a video. Keep clicking at every step as you advance with landscaping. This will certainly help you a lot in deciding what type of changes and modifications you are going to introduce and what you will be keeping in reserve for near future.

Once you have understood all these basic fundamentals you may proceed with designing and landscaping your home garden or backyard. It would always be better to consult a professional garden designer and landscape expert. He will guide you in much better way.

If you have an aptitude for designing concepts then you may also opt for doing it on your own. You may make thorough research and analysis of all the required essential steps in landscaping. There is plenty of matter available on internet as well. And the crux of the matter is whatever design you make or whatever landscaping you go for, it must look good and charming.

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Garden Landscaping Question: 1

Irish Garden in Zone 5?

Hello!I live near Cleveland, Ohio. I live in a 1 level ranch home built in 1959. We just had all of the landscaping/bushes torn out from the entire front of the house to have our basement waterproofed.I am left with a blank slate to work with and would like to take a swing at gardening.I love the look of Irish gardens. However, I do not know where to start with choosing plants to fit this look. Especially since I'm in zone 5.Also, I'm only strarting with the front landscape. I was wondering if there are certain key elements to a Irish Garden? And ideas, suggestions to get me started?Thanks!

Answer: 1.
You may find this article of how an Irish garden is built from the beginning. I became fascinated with the transformation. You may too :)
http://www.esatclear.ie/~emal/an%20irish...

More Irish gardens:
http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/e3-24-a-b...
http://www.esatclear.ie/~emal/irgds.html

"Most people like to have a paved area, others like a water feature, or containers, statues, drystone walls, scree beds, garden lighting, balustrades and steps, pergolas, timber seats, imposing gate pillars, fountains, secret gardens, trellis fences, even garden gnomes...for small gardens, it is best to stick to a few firm favourites, and not to try to fit in too much."
This site has a number of plans to choose from:
http://www.garden.ie/gardendesign.aspx?i...
http://www.garden.ie/gardendesign.aspx?i...

Make use of objects found in the natural environment, like rocks & stones to make walkways or planting beds. Perennial plants you can use are:Echinacea, Penstemon, Columbine (Aquilegia ), Brunnera, Honeysuckle, Sea Lavender, Cornflower, Lavender, Clematis, Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Hydrangea, tulips & Daffodils.
Penstemon:
http://www.wildgingerfarm.com/NorthwestP...
Sea Lavender (Statice Limonium)
http://www.denverplants.com/perennials/h...
http://www.driedflowersdirect.com/Retail...
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/lim...
Brunnera macrophylla Variegata:
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/24925-pro...

Reseeding annuals like Love in a mist will fill in “holes” in your perennial border & give you tons of plants for a small investment:
http://www.ornamentals-edibles.com/colum...
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/...

Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
Answer: 2.
I'm sooo happy for you!!!! It really is exciting :)
Start with a general idea of what you want most...
and work at it little by little. You'd be surprised how much you can accomplish with just small improvements.

Enjoy every moment in your new garden :)

Good luck!!!
Answer: 3.
http://www.gardensireland.com/
This will give you some ideas, albeit grandiose. When I think of Ireland, I think of green, more green and lots of rain which gives you even more green.

Garden Landscaping Question: 2

Please help me identify these plants (I have pictures)?

These are some plants that I see when I'm outside that I haven't identified. Some are weeds, some are garden plants, some are landscaping.http://picasaweb.google.com/vasiliybetev/UnidentifiedPlantsI've checked the names of these on other sites. I agree with most of the answers but some I'm unsure about. If someone can give a link somewhere where sarcocca looks like what I had that would be nice. Foxglove - I'll have to wait until it flowers.That first one doesn't look like hen and chicks to me. More like Mullein, but probably not common mullein.False Lily of the Valley looks different too.Brenda, true cedars (genus Cedrus) look different from mine. Some other plants that are called cedars (like redcedar) are in the cypress family.Otherwise, good job everyone!!!!Especially Christy.I had a hard time looking up some plants, but these I just couldn't find.Let's hope we can identify the rest.OK that white flower is a butterbur.Sorry, if the picture included more of it it would probably been easier to identify.

Answer: 1.
1. Mullein
2. Foxglove
3. False Lily of the Valley
4., 5., 6. ?
7. Photinia
8. Native Daphne
9. Looks like another Native Daphne with wild Geranium growing at the base.
10. Cypress?
11., 12. Cyclamen
13. Sarcococca
Answer: 2.
the one with the red leaves is a red tipped photenia
Answer: 3.
the first photo looks like hens and chicks,

the heart shaped leaved "ground cover" looks to me like hardy cyclamen, but I would be surprised if it were ground cover...
Answer: 4.
The only one I can identify with any certainty is the one you thought was cypress....looks to me like cedar actually.

Garden Landscaping Question: 3

Planting for wildlife?

Can you recommend some good garden plants in the UK that are attractive to wildlife. I want shrubby type of species that need little care as this is for a large area to be landscaped and will get very little attention after planting.Thanks

Answer: 1.
If you plant stuff for yourself, and think 'oh goody goody I shall be able to pick my own vegetables etc every day' then all the animals and beasts and birds come and eat it. A great big row of carrots I think I would plant. Foxes may like them.
Answer: 2.
BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Bush) Lovely evergreen plant attracts loads of beas Butterflys.
Answer: 3.
Yes, butterfly bush. Also cotoneaster, rugosa roses, monarda,- generally any nice purple, pink colours attract the birds and the bees as well as butterflies.
Answer: 4.
Check Flora-for-Fauna's "Postcode Plants Database".
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/fff

It helps you chose indigenous plants for your area, which will be the most effective in attracting and supporting local wildlife.

("Native plants are a larder and a nursery for the young of butterflies and moths. Leaves or buds are host to some of England's most beneficial insects.
[...]
Growing native plants brings new life into towns and gardens.") [Flora-of-Fulham blog]




You could also have a look at this page:

http://www.beautifulbritain.co.uk/htm/wi...
Answer: 5.
Biddle is brill for attracting butterflies .small coniffers i have a group of them at bottom of garden the robins like nesting in them lupins hollyhock cornflowers delphiniums they get a lot of bees alpines to lady birds like them small pond for dragonflies they are great to watch its endless things you can do .good luck

Garden Landscaping Question: 4

Pictures from Garden. Pool, and Landscaping Books: Can You Help?

I was looking at books and Barnes and Noble and there were a few pictures I liked but that was the only thing I liked in the whole book. So I was hoping you guys could help me out by either scanning the pictures from your books and emailing them to me or by giving me link to a website where they are.The books are:Sunset Pool and Spa: Page 150 gray and white houseSunset Big Book of Garden Design: Page 106 - 107 A Family GardenPool Scaping: Page 171 Spa with waterfall Page 137 Water slideI tried that first and my library is very out of date with very little available on this topic, but thank you for the suggestion.

Answer: 1.
How about trying the library first...

EDIT: You can also see if they can get the book from another library, they can check who has it and get it for you. FYI
Don't need the thumbs down people, just trying to help. :)

Garden Landscaping Question: 5

Landscaping question.....?

Where can I find a design on the web for a welcoming garden for a sidedoor entrance to our home? We never use the front door only the side door.

Answer: 1.
Better Homes and Garden has landscape plans and you can always adjust them for your specific needs, i.e. the side door.
Answer: 2.
just search under gardening/home improvements
Answer: 3.
Check out http://www.web-landscape-design-ideas.co... I believe they have a tool for designing your own area.