Planning
Your Garden:
Seven
Simple Steps For Getting Started
1. Determine your budget.
You can spend
hundreds of dollars on fancy containers and exotic plants, or buy
a $2 seed pack and plant in milk cartons.
2. Measure
your area for pot types and sizes.
Figure your
plants will be at least as big as yourpots,
and decide how much space you want your garden to take.
3. Check
with your landlord.
If you rent
your home, check with your landlord to make sure s/he's ok with
your plans for a garden.
4. Determine
the sunlight in your space
5. Think
about your main objective
Iis it accessible
and cheap herbs for dinner? Fragrant flowers to transport you back
to Grandpa's farm in Georgia? Simple, homegrown veggies for meals?
A wall of green to block out the outside world?
6. Look around
Look for ideas
of what plants to plant and how to mix them to create the effect
you're going for.
7. Buy the
basics:
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