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Diagramming
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Picture
your potential garden with sketches
The joy of not
having a beautiful, organized garden is getting to create one. And
there's no easier, more financially viable, way of figuring out
what your options are, than sketching them. Sit down with a pad
and pen (or even better, crayons or colored markers), have a cup
of tea, put on some music and let your mind wander. Don't worry
if your artistic talents make pansies look like action stick figures.
Don't be shy
filling up the space in your container garden - a single red geranium
will be lonely for friends of all shapes, sizes and colors. (Have
you ever met a prejudiced geranium?) See what colors contrast or
combine to your liking. Play with size and shape, height and texture.
Make many, many drawings to see what works and what doesn't. Consider
planting a combination of annuals and perennials to keep your garden
blooming for months to come. And think about how your garden will
look throughout the day, in different light conditions.
As long as the
plants within a single container have similar light and water requirements,
you can go wild.
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