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Fixing Up my New Garden

Posted by admin | Posted in Gardening, Landscaping | Posted on 14-02-2009

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I just bought a new place with a garden at the front and I could not be happier with my new house. Although I think I should not celebrate yet because as I look at my garden, I see that it has lost its aesthetic essence due to the fact that nobody was maintaining it and most of the grasses are a little overgrown. The shrubs were also not done properly and the overall look of the garden needs a total makeover.

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I checked out some tips that I could get about gardening and here’s what I got. First is to mark it out… Give it a fun shape with flowing curves or use it to echo the lines of the house. get it just right by laying out a hose to outline the bed of the garden. Next is to Get Rid of the Grass… If you have grass growing in the new garden spot, dig it up with a spade or sod cutter. Next is to Dig It Up… removing any rocks, roots, or other debris. The next tip is to edge the new bed, keep the lawn from crawling in to the garden with a small trench for about 8 inches deep. Then after all of those things, you can start doing the garden.