One of the most important rules of creating a garden, is to ensure that you have the right plants, for the right place. There are many plants that will suffer, if they aren’t growing in conditions that are suited to them and by planting in these conditions, you will always be fighting a battle to have them looking their best, simply because they will always be struggling to survive.

If you have a specific theme, that you would like to follow, when planning your garden and that theme doesn’t suit the growing conditions, you only have two alternatives and they are;

1. You can change the plants you intend using, to something more suitable, but still in keeping with your overall theme.

2. or, you can change the conditions, that the plants will be growing in.

While it is not possible to change the climate, you can make changes to the layout of the garden and surrounding area, to create your own ‘micro-climate,’ with other plants, or trees offering shade, or shelter.

You can plant windbreaks, or construct them to reduce the effect that the wind might have, on some of the more fragile plants.

If you are looking for colour in your garden, but the plants you prefer, would suffer in the conditions your garden presents, then look for alternative plants, that can offer the same colour, but are more suited to those conditions.

By using plants that are more suited to the conditions, they will thrive better and require a lot less maintenance, while still giving you the ‘look’ you require.

It’s all about getting your planning right, before you even buy the first plants. If the plan is well executed, the garden will look better, be easier to maintain and you will enjoy ownership more so, than a garden that is a constant struggle.

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