Having a large plot of land automatically means you have more privacy, but it doesn’t guarantee that you’ll have an interesting garden or backyard. That requires careful planning, ongoing maintenance, and care.
The good news is that there are so many wonderful gardens in the world to take inspiration from and, more importantly, many top tools designed to help make it easier than ever to keep your property maintained and beautiful.
All you need is to follow this guide:
To Start: Know You Don’t Need to Fill The Whole Space
When it comes to landscaping, less is often more. If you have five acres of land, for example, it would be an unending effort to landscape the whole thing – and it can also make your space feel crowded. That’s why it’s often best to stick to landscaping the sections near your home, and then to adopt a more natural or relaxed approach for the rest of your property.
Getting the Tools You Need: Going Electronic
One of the biggest differences in maintaining a large plot of land versus a small city-sized one is that there is absolutely no time for manual tools. There’s too much too do and cover. When you can, then, invest in the electronic (or gas-powered) versions of the essentials. You can get zero turn lawn mowers, for example, that let you cover several acres of land at once, even on slopes. Since they’re riding mowers, mowing the lawn is now faster and easier than ever before.
The same principle applies to other electronic tools, like hedge trimmers. Going electronic means less effort on your part, which is going to be needed to get all the maintenance tasks checked off.
Understand How the Plot Changes with the Seasons
When choosing which area to set aside for your dining space, or a pool, or a rose garden or anything you need to understand how seasons affect each area. To do this you need to know:
- Where the sun hits throughout the year
- Where the winds come from (particularly in winter)
- Where water drains (or doesn’t)
Knowing these key facts can help you learn where to plant, where to dine, and where to add more evergreen bushes and trees to block out the wind. Done right you can actually make each of the designed spaces you want to add more comfortable, naturally.
Choose Organic Flow Between Each Space
When designing how each space will fit together, try to keep the flow of it as organic as possible. This means pathways should be efficient to areas of necessity (like the dining space, which should have minimal interruptions to and from the kitchen). Pathways can only be meandering and winding if you want to add a way to stroll through your garden.
Work with Experts
You know your property best, so doing the leg work up until this point will help you understand where each focal point needs to be, as well as what your property needs throughout the year. From there work with an expert to help you design a winning space and, most importantly, choose the plants. Done right you can have flowers blooming almost throughout the year or even create full-scale scentscapes.
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