Choosing The Right Plants For Your Garden

How Do I Decide What Plants To Have?

There are a few things to first consider before investing in new plants for your garden - choose wrong, and you could end up with a flower graveyard by autumn! Focus on the size of your gardening space, the soil type you might need, what colours - if any - you want to be the main event, and your gardens climate and shade-to-sun ratio. You'll also need to think carefully about the time you have on hand to take on this gardening endeavour; some plants are much more demanding and harder to look after, whereas others can be grown with ease and little effort!

Plants For Smaller Gardens

If you only have a small space to work with, don't panic! You can still create your very own plant-filled paradise on a smaller scale. Consider looking for plants that can grow in small pots, and ones that can survive all seasons, so that you don't need to do any rearranging throughout the year. Some great choices include fountain grass, geraniums, box trees, lavender, lemon balm, holly, Korean lilac, and hydrangeas.

How Many Plants Should I Plant In My Garden?

A simple equation - yes, maths, sorry! - can help you determine how many plants you should be planting in your garden. This can stop oversaturating your garden and overplanting which often leads to many plants dying during a fight for necessities like soil and water. All you need to do is divide the number of square inches in your gardening space by the number of square inches required for one plant (this will depend on the plant).

Summer & Spring Plants For The Garden

If you're aiming for blooms and bursts of colour during spring and summer, look no further! Some of the best flowers to buy for these seasons include begonias, 'busy lizzies', petunias, pansies, sweet peas, antirrhinums, lobelias, and stunning golden marigolds. If you're more a green-lover and want to opt instead for a plant paradise over a flower farm, some spring and summer options include bamboo, agave, and the various varieties of banana plants.

Autumn & Winter Plants For The Garden

Even when the sun hides earlier and earlier and grey skies become the norm, you can still have a stunning garden! Invest in beautiful winter blooms and you can enjoy colour for the whole year - these include flowers such as clematis, coronilla, hellebores and camellia, and plants such as holly, cornus, and small coniferous trees.