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How to Properly Set up Your New Garden?

Lisa Garden on 22-06-2023

Everyone loves gardening, even people who claim otherwise, they just won't admit it. After all, gardening brings unique peace and serenity that allows you to escape reality and truly rest while catering to your plants.

But it goes without saying that gardening isn't easy. This is especially true if you're new to it. Don't worry, you'll get used to it eventually. The key is to set everything up properly so that your garden can thrive the way it's supposed to.

And if you lack supplies, you can always procure what you need online. The main reason is that there are various discounts and vouchers for online shopping in the UK, so your gardening endeavours don't have to be expensive.

Remember that gardening takes patience and effort so make sure not to rush anything. With that in mind, let's explore a few ways how you can properly set up your new garden.

Get the right supplies

Every garden is unique and so are the plants. This is why you need to have the right supplies in order to set up your garden the right way. This may include tools, the right soil type, fertilizers, watering systems and so on.

As mentioned before, you can procure all of this online. Bravovoucher.co.uk, for instance, is a coupon site specializing in voucher codes for users who want to save money on online purchases. And since gardening supplies can get expensive deepening on the quality, of course, it may be a good idea to save some money on procuring your supplies.

Choose the right space

The great thing about gardens is that they can be of any size and proportion. Depending on where you want to set up your garden, you'll have to take the space available into account.

The main reason is that the space you have will determine the number of plants you can have at any given moment. You simply cannot plant too many plants in the same space as they won't be able to thrive properly and the soil will get a bit too crowded.

Not only that but too many plants at one location will result in a battle for nutrition from the soil, so to say. Some plants are better at this, which means their neighbours might get deprived of what they need to properly grow and develop further.

Get the right plants

If you have a garden in mind, it also means you already know which types of plants you'd like to have in your garden. That being said, you have to make sure that your plants are compatible with each other. This is also called companion planting and it's basically a symbiosis of plants and vegetables that help each other thrive instead of the other way around.

For instance, marigolds are great companion plants to veggies, especially tomatoes as they repel nematodes that often attack the roots. Furthermore, companion plats require the same type of soil and nutrition in order to thrive so no special treatment will be necessary for each plant you have in your garden.