House with garden | The most basic steps to follow

 

 

A house with garden is the one which makes people happy and comfortable. Sure, great gardens look good, but they have to feel good, too.

 The gardens I admire the most are relaxing, easy to move through, and not too hard to maintain. Here at helloaana our editors have brought you some practical tips for a house with garden or backyard that will help create enjoyable, liveable  garden  for our consumers.

 You may find this very helpful when you want to have a house with garden in it,and you are eager to know what all basic steps one needs to follow.

The most basic steps  to be followed for having a house with garden-

A house with garden must have a wide berth

Make sure your garden is wide enough for a comfortable walkway. Main thoroughfares or a path should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side, not less than 6 feet.

 For secondary paths where people walk single file, the width should be at least 3 feet. Keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway, the wider the path needs to be.

Tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted. Keep in mind that the path to your garden should be comfortable and beautiful.

Watch your steps in your garden

Outdoor steps and stairways in the garden must be gently climbed, otherwise, they appear to be difficult and uncomfortable. Steps with a rise of 6 inches or less are the most comfortable.

 The run (or depth) of each step plus twice the rise (or height) should equal 26 inches. So steps with a 6-inch rise would require a run of 14 inches. If your garden stairways include more than 9 steps, consider landings after every third or fourth step to ease progress.

Landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide.  Wherever  the staircase of the garden changes, there is an absolute need for a generous landing.

Turf has its own place in your garden

Turf is a special garden feature, so use it wisely. Don’t waste the effort of keeping a lawn where low-maintenance paving or plants might serve just as well, but don’t skimp on the grass for areas where you’ll enjoy it.

A sweep of green grass can also be the perfect counterbalance to bountiful beds and borders.

Steady on your feet in the garden

Be certain that any paving provides secure footing. Avoid slick surfaces or loosely set paves that wobble. Paving materials like polished granite or smooth outdoor tile may not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates.

 Gravel walkways are fine,just use unsifted gravel.  Unsifted  gravel contains various-size aggregates, which compact firmly and provide a solid footing, while shifted gravel is made up of similar-size aggregates, which do not compact well and remain loose underfoot.

Whatever your paving material, make sure your paved surfaces are slightly sloped (2 to 3 percent) to keep water from pooling on them. That way people will feel  good while walking in your garden.

Look at your beautiful garden beyond the bloom

While flowers are a highly attractive attribute, many plants offer more than just blooms. By choosing plants with multiple ornamental assets, you will extend your garden’s seasonal appeal.

In this way you will be able to make your garden more beautiful and attractive.

Garden plan for growth

Give your plants room to grow. If you must have a dense, full landscape right away, plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature. You can also plant quick-growing, short-lived “filler” plants to temporarily bulk up your plantings.

Make a distance in your garden

Place any plant more than 30 to 36 inches tall, at least 2 to 3 feet back from walkway and patio edges, otherwise, these spaces may feel unduly cramped and crowded.

Make your garden a comfort zone

Beauty may be skin deep, but plants can do more in the garden than just sit around and look pretty. The right plants, used the right way, can actually add comfort and utility to your garden.

 A well-placed tree or tall shrub border can provide a shady oasis in the heat of a summer’s afternoon. In this way, you can make your garden a comfort zone as well.

Take care of the future of your garden

You can also call it long-term preparation for your garden. If you are installing or digging up your garden (or you just need something to add to your to-do list), consider laying down electrical conduit and irrigation piping 17 inches belowground along pathways and near bed edges,even if you have no current plans for lighting or irrigation.

In a few years, you may be glad you did. Wiring and plumbing are easy to install later if the piping is already there, and you won’t have to disrupt established plantings or rip up your paving.

With this, you can make any kind of change in your garden in the future to give attractive and new look to the garden.

It is well noted that few things in gardening are as annoying or as uncomfortable as picking or trenching hoe in a buried pipe or cable. If you plan to change grades or dig more than 19 inches of trenches in your garden, locate all the pipes and underground utilities.

Most municipal or local utilities around you provide services for searching and marking underground lines, usually at no more than a nominal fee.