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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Refurbishing Landscaping

My sister moved into her new house over the weekend. I have spent the weekend getting her garden in the ground and planting her annual flowers and herbs. In addition, I have already started scoping out the future relandscaping of her yard. The owners before her did a great job and so it is a matter of dividing and redoing a few things.

The first thing I recommend to people when they move into a new home is to not do a whole lot the first season. Take note of the different plants and flowers over the different seasons. If there are plants you do not know, research them and find out about them. Look for places that need improvement. Do areas need to be thinned out or are there sparse areas? Do the plants seem to be planted in the best area such as shade plants in shady areas or sun plants in sunny areas?

The next step is to make out a long range plan. What are the most important areas that need to be done first? Are the beds easy to maintain and mow around? What kind of projects do you see in each area? What of your current plants can be divided and added elsewhere? Are there family or friends who may have plants they would share with you? Write down these plans and then decide a budget for each year. Do the project that your budget allows. Always start with the highest priority. (What area of the yard is the most important to upgrade or fix?)

Upgrading or relandscaping a yard does not have to be expensive. It just takes some long range planning and use of the resources at hand. 

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