A garden is a very important part of any home lucky enough to have one. It does not matter if it is a small front garden, a huge back garden or even that stairwell used as an interior garden, they all have the ability to give a natural and very pleasant touch to any space.
However, not everyone has the patience or the time to take care of these spaces properly, and it is not uncommon to come across gardens that have seen better days. Whether it’s because you’ve just moved and you have a lot of work ahead of you, or because you’ve decided to give that area you abandoned a second chance, if you want to know how to fix a garden abandoned, this is your EcologíaVerde article, because here you will find varied ideas and advice.
How to fix a neglected garden – tips
If you are faced with the task of recover a garden that has been totally abandoned, follow these tips:
- The first and most important thing you should do is clear the brush, that is: remove all weeds and remains of plant matter, such as fallen leaves and branches. Everything that is not going to be part of the new garden should be removed. This will require different tools depending on the shape of the garden plot and its size, but tools such as rakes, hoes or a lawnmower can be quite necessary. Once all the weeds have been cut, you should uproot all weeds to delay its reappearance as much as possible. In this other article we explain how to remove weeds from the lawn.
- It will be necessary remove the earth to oxygenate it and leave it loose, thus improving its drainage capacity. You can also take advantage of enrich the soil if it was impoverished, adding organic fertilizer. We always recommend using an ecological fertilizer such as earthworm humus, which provides many benefits to the soil. Compost and bokashi are also good options. In these other posts you can learn how to make earthworm humus and what it is and how to make bokashi or bocashi compost.
- Once you are clear about how you are going to distribute the new spaces, the key will be the jewel in the crown of all the gardens: flowers. Think about where you are going to plant them and, if you have enough space, also distribute the trees. The rest of the garden will adapt to these bases.
- Artificial light is also very important, especially if the sunlight sets early in your garden. spotlights, Illumination systems automatic and even torches, if you are looking for a chill-out touch. The important thing is that you like it.
- Last but not least, if the area is large or you are not going to be able to regularly water yourself, you may want to install a irrigation system or sprinklers.
How to decorate a garden – decoration ideas
The possibilities of decoration of a garden they are as spacious as those in any other part of your home. From the resource of taking out old furniture or rustic tools that are no longer valid, to the worked paths with tiles, stones, etc., everything goes. There are some little tricks that never fail, and can help you give a touch of originality or life to your garden:
- One of them is use pallets or pallets as a basis for vertical gardens. Old industrial pallets are a fairly easy resource to obtain, which in many cases you can request for free at construction sites or warehouse areas, although you can also buy new ones if you prefer. With a little work you can turn them into vertical gardens with a unique touch that will bring a lot of life to any wall. Here we explain how to make vertical gardens.
- You can also use the pallets or pallets to make outdoor furniture to place in your new garden and create a relaxation area.
- Also, you can put hanging potted plants O well, birdhouses in some of the trees or structures that you add to the garden, for example in a pergola or lattice if you place one.
- On the other hand, you can also create spaces by delimiting planters with planks or drawers, thus forming different levels in the same space, with which you can highlight plants that would otherwise go unnoticed.
- Another possibility is to create original pots with reused or recycled objects, but always making sure that they have good drainage. In this guide with crafts you can learn how to make recycled pots.
In these other articles we explain more Tips for decorating gardens with recycled materials.
How to fix a small garden
If you consider how to decorate a small garden, the possibilities are also very wide, even if the space is limited. Apart from following several of the tips that we have offered for large or medium-sized gardens in the previous sections, we are going to comment on some more focused on small spaces.
A very useful trick is use the corners. If you fill them with earth forming a small hill or slope, they will offer you a gap where you can plant different plants, giving life and visibility to plants that would otherwise be “hidden” in the corner.
If you want to decorate a garden with stonesyou can resort to both medium-sized stones to place them forming separations between spaces, and to form a small zen garden covering an area of land. The latter, in fact, are very effective in small spaces, and are particularly appreciated.
To finish, we recommend these other articles on more Ideas for small gardens and on Tips for designing small gardens.
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