How to Design a Flower Garden

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Need a plan to design a flower garden?

I once hired someone to design a plan for me and he did a great job.
You can also learn how to design a flower garden for your yard yourself.
It is not that hard of a task when you know how. There are some simple basic rules for designing one that you should consier.
Once you understand them it is quite easy to combine plants into a beautiful creation.

How to Design a Flower Garden

Let's look at these rules down below.

Rule #1 Create a Plan

• Creating a plan is important so that you can plan which plants you are going to use in your garden.


• First draw out the basic shape you envision for the garden. A planting area is usually more interesting if it is curvy, instead of square or rectangular.


• Think about how much sun or shade your plot of land will have. Look up which plants grow best in the conditions you will be providing.


• You can have a variety of colors or just one main color such as pink. This is up to you. It is a good idea to use the ones which are native to your area for the best results.


• Once you decide on the plants to use, choose ones the need the same soil conditions. Then draw them out on your plan.


• This can be just a rough sketch of where the plants will be located in the garden. Take into consideration the height of the plants. You do not want the taller ones blocking the view of the shorter ones.


• If the garden is against the house then you need to place the taller plants in back and the shorter ones up front.


• If the garden is more of an island then place the taller plants in the center and surround them with the shorter ones.


• Also leave an area in the front or around the edge to later put in a border. You might want to wait to plan this until you have all your plants in the ground though.

Rule #2 Colors Should Go Well Together

• Now you might want to see if your color scheme will work together for your flowers. Try using colored pencils to draw where the various plants are going.


• You might find the certain colors are better next to each other than other ones.


• Oranges and reds might be fine in the same garden, but may need a color like white or yellow in between them.

Rule #3 Prepare the Soil

• After making your design a flower garden plan, you must prepare the soil next.


• Make sure the area the garden is going to be in does not retain too much water after a rain.


• Then dig up the area in the shape you have chosen. Then remove all the grass from it if any is growing there.


• Dig down to a depth of at least 24 inches, further if you are going to have some deep-rooting plants.


• Either by hand or with a tiller break up the soil removing ay rocks as you go. You want this dirt to have a fine texture when you are finished.

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You will have to know the type of soil your plants need. Some plants need:
1. Sandy soil.
2. Some need acidy.
3. Others do well with more clay in the soil.
The majority of plants though need a soil that drains well. This is a balanced-type of soil that is neither all clay nor all sandy. It is about halfway in between.
You will want to add sand if the you need to get the soil to drain better. Try adding some clay to help it retain more water.
After you have the desired texture it is time to add amendments to the soil. Two of the things that are good to add to soil are compost and manure.
If your compost is rich enough you might not need the manure. Mix well. It is best to do this step a season or two ahead if you can.
Rule #4 Purchase and Place the Plants
Go purchase the plants now that you have the area prepared. Once you have them home, place them in their pots in the area you wrote on your plan. This way you can double check if they look how you imagined.
When you are sure of the placement plant them according to their instructions. There should be an insert in the pot that tells you how deep and how far apart the plants need to be to thrive successfully. Water them in well.
Follow all these rules on how to design a flower garden. In a short time you will see it flourish. You will have your very own gorgeous garden.