Garden Bed Design Tips

The planner also gives in depth planting tips and even tells you how many plants or seeds to buy.

Garden bed design tips. The planner is simple to use and you even can save e mail and print your design a perk not all free programs allow. Increased soil also holds more moisture which means less frequent watering. Plan how many beds you re going to need.

It is much easier to move the raised bed garden layout design around using any of these methods rather than moving the beds once they are in place. A short bed doesn t need to be as deep a 3 foot by 8 foot bed will look right at home. Plan the size of your bed.

Choose a color scheme for the new garden bed that complements the other gardens in your yard or if it s the only garden one that flatters the home façade. It s best to group similar plants and best companions in one bed. Don t forget the garden gnome.

A 12 foot by 100 foot bed will look proportional. Use an online planning tool to get ideas of the design. Use the free online planner to design a new bed or update an old one.

For optimum plant growth and productivity your raised garden bed should get at least eight hours of full sun every day so be sure to place your garden in the sunniest area of your yard. Use weed cloth pictured above cut to the size of the raised beds to help visualize your design. Garden design can get complicated when considering color scheme balance symmetry cohesion and unity of design.

But depending on what you re going to plant smaller beds might be a better idea. Like the garden mentioned above a vegetable or herb can be added. Plant some ornamental grasses turf lily chrysanthemums asters thrift and perhaps a small ornamental tree.