What are the main points i should remember when i design a home garden on my own?
to match light requirements with plant material. Oh and plant growth...plant perennials/ bushes and trees with space enough for 10 years growth. Filling in with annuals will help your garden have a fuller look til your perennials fill in.
I hope you mean flower garden...because vegetable gardens are another story altogether. First, find plants good for your hardiness zone. If they aren't hardy in your area, they won' t survive the first winter. Second, find plants that are appropriate for the amount of sunlight you get in the area you're planting. Full sun plants will not thrive if they only get one hour of direct sunlight a day. Shade plants may get leaf burn in full sun. Third, select plants which will mature to the size you want in each area. Don't pick plants based on the size when you purchase them. If so, they will become overgrown and look bad. Fourth, choose colors that go well together and complement each other. Fifth, choose some evergreen, some perennial, and some annuals. Evergreens keep their leaves all year. Perennials die off in the fall but come back every year. Annuals last only one season and usually are planted to give a large amount of seasonal color--things like petunias and impatiens. For vegetable gardens, it's important to improve your soil, make sure the garden gets plenty of sunlight (most vegetables need full sun), keep out the critters who think it's a salad bar, keep out the bugs who will destroy your plants, plant at the right time, and choose plants and space them appropriately. I also recommend composting your yard and kitchen waste so that you have a free source of soil improver for next year. Gardening is really satisfying once you get going. Good luck to you!
