Garden Machinery
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- Greenhouse Heaters
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- Masonry Barbecues
- Furniture Sets
- Benches
- Greenhouses
- Water and Light
- Garden Sheds
- Gazebos
- Firepits
- Wildlife Boxes
- Rock and Stone
- Weather Vanes
- Rabbit Hutches
- Urns & Planters
- Sundials
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- Garden Swings
- Climbing Frames
- Croquet Sets
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- Bird Feed
Garden Design Tips.
It is great fun to plan out your own designer garden. You can design the perfect garden to meet your needs! People will take great effort to personlise and create a unique look to their home, but often the garden is left to follow a standard design plan.
The following brief guides will hopefully provide you with some useful starting points for designing your own garden.
Build a Raised Planting Bed
Raised beds have lots of advantages, they are easy to maintain, they can be used as seats, and they make an attractive feature to the design of a garden. You should remember to consider the width of the bed so the plants are within easy reach.
It is a good idea to plan the shape, size, height, and structure of the raised bed, on paper before you decide to build it.
This brief guide cannot really cover all the potential aspects of the designs available, a visit to your local garden centre will be very useful to see the type of kits, and also the books and guides with design plans.
A few simple guidelines are provided below.
Mark out the shape and size of your raised planting bed, on the ground, before you start building. Use string and small canes to do this.
Using building materials such as railway sleepers for the walls of the bed will help to ensure a regular edge.
After removing the turf, prepare the area thoroughly and ensure that the bed will have good drainage.
Once the construction is completed make sure you add in the best quality compost and fertilizer to give any new plants a successful start.
