When I look at my own yard, it is like a disorganized design flop, because I use the space around my house not just to grow everything that suits my whim and fancy, but all of the varieties I hope to use in garden design plans, combinations I want to try out together, and random color harmonies I am playing with. It’s like a free spirited plant lab. In the gardens I design, the plans succeed for a number of reasons, though I may have skipped over them in my own yard, they are tried and true strategies any garden enthusiast or Do-it-yourselfer could put to good use.

Try these tricks to get your spring garden of to a great start. Comment and let us know how they work for you.

Happy Gardening!