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Once you have picked what garden you want, there are many other factorsyou need to decide before you actually get to work with your gardeningtools. Mainly you need to choose its location. This is usually decided byseveral factors: How you will water it, how much shade it needs, etc. Someof these questions can be very important in deciding whether your gardenlives or dies, so don't take them lightly. You need to take each one intospecial consideration.
Choosing the garden's location within your yard is one of the moreimportant things to decide. You want to choose a location that willprovide an ideal climate for the plants in your garden. I don't know whattype of garden you're dealing with so I can't give you specific advice,but if you do a Google search for the plant you're dealing with thenyou'll find a plethora of sites informing you about the perfect conditionsfor its growing. After this, it's just a matter of finding the most shadedor most sunny spot in your yard.
Another deciding factor is how you plan on watering your garden. If youhave a sprinkler system already installed for your grass, then it could bea good idea to put your garden in the middle of your yard. Then it willget watered at the same time, and require no extra work from your part.But if this doesn't provide for a good location for your garden, then youmight end up watering it by hose or dragging a sprinkler out there. Inthis case, just make sure your garden is within the ideal distance for ahose to reach. While this might not seem like a good thing to base theentire location of your garden on, you'll be surprised at how nice it isto plan out in advanced.
Getting the perfect amount of shade for your garden can be a difficultendeavor. Once you have a basic idea for where you want your garden, youmight want to watch it and record how many hours it spends in sunlight andhow many it spends in shade. Compare your findings to an online web site,and you should be able to determine whether the spot you chose is ideal ornot for planting and starting your garden in. Of course the amount willchange as the seasons change, but this should give you a good idea of whatto basically expect for the rest of the year. If necessary, later you canput up some kind of shade to protect your garden from getting too much sun.
After you've determined the ideal place for your garden and whether it hasthe right amount of sunlight, and whether you will be able to convenientlywater it, you're one step closer to actually starting your garden. Ofcourse there are other factors that I have overlooked here, but mostly youshould be able to decide whether your location is good or not based oncommon sense. Just think: If I were a plant, would I be able to flourishhere? If you can honestly answer yes, then I think its time for you tohead out to your local gardening store and buy the necessary soil andfertilizer to get started! Have fun!
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