How to Make the Most of a Big Garden

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If you are lucky enough to have a big garden area, you’ll certainly want to make the most of it. However, there is a chance that it is going to turn into an overgrown jungle if you are not careful. After all, it is easy to let a garden fall into disarray when life is so busy, trying to balance work and family life with everything else.

What’s more, once a garden falls into disrepair for long enough, it can be extremely challenging to bring it back to life, requiring a lot of time, effort, and even funds to get it back to a standard that’s suitable for enjoying.

To prevent this from happening, here are a few top tips that you can consider putting into practice.

Make a Plan

First, you can make a plan that will allow you to make the most of the space. This could be a matter of deciding what you are going to do with each area. Everything should come down to how much time you have available to dedicate to the garden. You could think about grouping similar plants together to make them easier to care for. Perhaps you also rely on more potted plants as these are easier to care for. It could also be the case that you decide that you need to hire a professional gardener to give the space proper care and attention to not only survive but also thrive .

Think About Creating a Game/Hobby Area

It may well be that you do not want your garden to be a place that only inhabits plants. You might also want to have a specific area to undertake your hobby, too. Try to choose a secluded section of the space and think about the hobbies or games that you would like to practice. For example, it may be that you would like to bring in an all-weather ping pong table. Perhaps you would like to try out some outdoor shooting and need an ar-15 80% lower. It could be that you simply want some games for the area that can be packed up and put away again. The choices are endless, and it all comes down to your preferences

Work Out Your Composting Options

Since larger gardens produce more waste than their smaller counterparts, it would be a good idea to work out exactly what your composting options are. This will help you to dispose of any of the waste in a way that is fully green and won’t put the environment at risk. Plus, this can assist in making your life more convenient in the long run.

Get Help Looking After it

While a big garden is a blessing, there is bound to be a lot of upkeep involved with it. With this in mind, you should be getting some help to ensure that it is properly looked after. If you have kids, try to get them involved early. Also, perhaps consider the option of hiring a professional.

All these methods can help you to make the most of your big garden, rather than allowing the space to go to waste.

 

 

Kimberly Atwood’s books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Kimberly lives in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, an exceptionally perfect dog, and an attack cat. Before she started writing historical research, Kimberly got a graduate degree in theoretical physical chemistry from Ohio State University. After that, just to shake things up, she went to law school at the University of London and graduated summa cum laude. Then she did a handful of clerkships with some really important people who are way too dignified to be named here. She was a law professor for a while. She now writes full-time.

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