Note: This blog post is a sponsored conversation written by Lynn Smythe, the Founder and Chief Blogger for The Creative Cottage lifestyle blog. The opinions, thoughts, ideas and text are all mine.
If you don’t naturally have a green thumb, then gardening can feel overwhelming. However, transforming a garden is a wonderful experience, and the gardening bug will likely bite you in no time.
Whether your garden is a blank canvas or an overgrown jungle, there are ways to make every garden beautiful. If you’re wondering how to get started on your garden makeover, these 4 tips on how to create a beautiful garden should help.
Start With a Plan
Beauty is subjective, so one person’s idea of what makes a beautiful garden may be very different from yours. Think about how you want your garden to look to form a clear picture in your mind of what you are trying to achieve. What style are you going for? Would you love a serene, space, or a cottage style garden full of wildflowers and roses? If you’re not yet sure how you want your garden to look, it is helpful to search online or through some gardening magazines to establish the kinds of things that you do and don’t like.
How Will You Use It?
Once you know what kind of style of backyard that you like, it is time to think about how you use the space before you start making any significant changes. Do you need areas for your children to play on the grass? Do you want to be able to entertain lots of guests? Knowing how you plan to use the space enables you to marry together the look you are going for with the practical considerations of using your garden.
Start Shopping
Shopping for all the pieces that you need to make your garden a beautiful space is one of the best parts of the transformation. Think about the items you buy in terms of how they fit with the look you are trying to achieve. This includes everything from choosing fencing for your garden through to flower pots. Creating a distinct look can provide a big dose of wow factor, and a cohesive style will help to achieve this.
Don’t forget to shop for practical items for your garden so that you can keep it looking fantastic. To keep your garden free from clutter, it is a good idea to factor some storage space such as a garden shed into your design. This will keep everything tidied away so that there’s no clutter to detract from your hard work.
Get Gardening
Next, it is time to put all your plans into action and take the first steps to achieve a beautiful garden. If you are an inexperienced gardener, then don’t worry, this is your opportunity to learn at your own pace. During your garden project, you will develop many new skills and gain loads of gardening knowledge.
Don’t forget to work through the transformation in a logical order to make life easier for yourself. If you need some extra help along the way, you may want to bring in a professional gardener to help you with some of the trickier parts of the project.
So there you go, all you need to know on how to create a beautiful garden in 4 easy steps.
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