Redesign old garden

An old garden, possibly with mature trees, can be beautiful and even romantic. But an old garden in particular often needs renewal. Be it that the entire system does not suit your personal taste, be it that you want to create new beds or install an additional stream.

There are many good reasons for redesigning an old garden, and your personal taste alone decides how the garden will look later. Before you get to work, however, you should plan well so that you don't get any nasty surprises later. Here we explain in detail what you should consider and how best to approach the work.

Plan carefully

Draw a plan before you do anything else. If you want to keep existing paths, make sketches of where and how you want to design the beds, where you want to plant lawn, and whether you want to put a hedge or a fence. Gather ideas first before committing yourself. If you have a pond or stream that needs to be removed, this is a job you should do at the planning stage to allow the soil in that area to dry out. Old hedges and bushes that you no longer want to use can also be removed. Then you should start to commit yourself.

Would you like a purely ornamental garden, flower beds or even a kitchen garden? Do children play in the garden, should a terrace be laid out? If you want to do the work yourself, a rough sketch is enough, but you should stick to it so that you don't get bogged down. This also includes a planting plan so that you know where you have put what. Plan functional areas and ornamental gardens realistically. Spring is the best time to transform a garden. Although trees and shrubs should generally not be planted until autumn and winter, there are now container plants available that can be planted all year round. Also plan for electricity and water connections. In this way, long distances with the hose or the watering can can be avoided, and you can also come along Sockets in different places not only connect the lawnmower, but also a good one create lighting.

materials

When planning, calculate the required quantities as correctly as possible, this will also save you unnecessary costs. Different planting distances apply to hedge plants, so find out about the different varieties beforehand. If you want to raise the level of the soil, you should inquire where you can get topsoil in truckloads. If you want to remove soil, ask the local waste disposal company if you can deliver the soil there.

In any case you need:

• shovel
• hoe
• spade
• wheelbarrow
• Sand and gravel or paving slabs
• Curb stones as bed borders
• lawn seed
• hedge plants
• Perennials, flower bulbs, flower seeds as you wish
• for a herb spiral you need large stones if necessary

Work according to plan

You won't get it all done in one day, so think about how to start, work your way up one step at a time. If you want or need to remove old lawns, start there. Then you should lay out the paths and, if necessary, install power cables and water points. Compact the sub-grade before laying gravel or paving slabs. If you want to create a pond or a stream, you can now work regardless of existing plants. Make sure power cords are routed underground to avoid damaging them when mowing the lawn or doing gardening.

When planting new plants, pay attention to the position of the sun in order to find the optimal locations for your planned new plantings. Many plants need sunny or semi-shady locations. A garden only develops over time, don't plant the new plants too densely, they would get in each other's way after two to three years. If you want to create a new lawn, the ground should be free of weeds and should have settled a bit. Lawn seed must be sown evenly and should only be lightly covered with soil to avoid being picked up by birds. If you want to make it easy on yourself, lay turf, it can be walked on almost without waiting, but it is not exactly cheap.

Recommended plants

For the hedge:

• Boxwood, needs regular pruning
• Bamboo, fast growing, can be cut back if necessary
• False cypresses, dense and evergreen, easy to care for
• Cherry laurel, evergreen, but not a conifer

In general, conifers are suitable as hedge plants, they grow relatively quickly and are insensitive.

Recommended shrubs:

• Farmer's jasmine, strongly scented, easy to care for
• Viburnum, large, bright white flowers
• Kolkwietzie (mother of pearl shrub), also thrives in the shade, with delicate pink and white flowers
• Hydrangea, a sea of ​​flowers in spring
• Rhododendrons can also be planted as a hedge

Recommended flowers

Personal taste alone decides here. When planting, keep in mind that bulbous plants need a certain amount of time to reach full bloom. If you lay out your garden in the summer, you should already be planning for the coming spring. Crocus, daffodil, hyacinth and tulip should already be planned. Note the location on your planting plan so they are not overlooked. Feel free to put summer plants to fill in the gaps in the places that should be filled by shrubs and perennials in a year or two. They bridge the empty spaces.

Conclusion

Remodeling an old garden requires good planning and a lot of work. If you don't take on too much at once, you'll feel like you've made great strides every day. You will be rewarded for your effort in the first year after the redesign. Remember that plants develop slowly, so you'll always be discovering something new in your new garden.

Tips for speed readers

• A rough classification of the different areas is usually very useful for rework and has so far been perceived as very good by users. The terrain should be completely inspected by the owners and possibly already marked out. An exemplary division should include areas such as children's play areas, bed areas, quiet zones, pond systems, ornamental beds, wood storage areas, purely usable areas for fruit trees and shrubs take into account.
• First and foremost, it is very important for small children to have their own area in which they can freely develop according to their heart's desires. Utensils such as a sandbox, one with a slide and Swing equipped frame, as well as a mud place that can be used for special water activities.
• Adults also need a place where they feel particularly comfortable and where they can retreat after a hard day's work. In addition to a spacious terrace, there should also be a place of tranquility inside the garden.
• A beautifully planted garden pond can be very cozy and also idyllic for such purposes, with stylish recessed lights is put in a special light. However, with small children, care should be taken to ensure that this can be locked as required to protect the little ones. As a blockage have metal or wooden fences proven and they also have the advantage that they can be permanently removed later without any problems.

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