HOW TO RENOVATE A GARDEN
This is the third display garden I've installed with help from my family and friends. Each time I've learned new skills. This time I'm taking the garden down to dirt and a few trees; then building it back with walls, paths, arbors, new fences, and many new plants. Here are the steps I'm working through as I create my new display garden.
- Remove all unwanted shrubs and trees – ball and burlap those to be transplanted
- Grade
the property
- Install
the walls, boulders and other hardscape or structures
- Install
the irrigation and wiring for lights
- Amend
the soil
- Install
paths
- Plant
shrubs
- Install
drip irrigation if it’s being used
- Put
in the sprinkler heads and adjust them
- Install
outdoor lighting
- Mulch
the beds
- Seed
or sod the turf
- Have
a party!
Garden - Before Remodel
Sod Removal
New RV Driveway
Installing Walls
Soil Preparation
Gathering the Plants