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A new year means a new you and new opportunities to connect with the natural world! With that exciting set of thoughts in mind, you may well wonder how to start a garden on your property. You’ve thought about it before but 2025 is finally the year that you’re going to set aside the time, buy yourself some seeds and get to work building your little slice of peace. Gardening can dowonders for the body and mind, so consider it an addition to this year’s resolutions!
In this piece, we’re going to offer some essential tips for starting a garden, from the planning stages to the first time you see the signs of life sprouting through the soil.
The start of the process is getting the lay of the land for your specific garden. This means:
Checking how much soil you have, getting a feel for its pH balance and what already grows there
Figuring out how the sun hits your garden to figure out where certain plants will thrive
Checking for flatter spots with consistent access to water
Determining how much space you have to plant things – also keeping an eye out for opportunities to incorporateclimbers,hedges, etc.
When you have a better understanding of your garden space, the next steps will be easier to take. If you’renot lucky enough to have a garden, consider how you could incorporate plants into your indoor space.
Are you starting a veggie garden or aflower display? Do you want to focus on green shades or are you looking for something more broadly colouful? How much work can you realistically expect to put in regularly? These questions will guide the goals for your garden so you know what to invest in time-wise and financially.
Learning proper planting techniques is vital to figuring out how to start a garden nursery. This means doing the necessary research on specific plants and ensuring that each addition to the garden is incorporated in a supportive, sustainable way.
Before you know how to start a garden worthy of showcasing, start on a smaller patch of land to see what you’re capable of. Don’t worry if you kill a couple of plants – it’s a learning curve for all of us to develop sufficiently green thumbs! Once you get the hang of your smaller patch, bigger projects will become more of an option.
You need to invest in the right tools to make sure you’re properly equipped to manage your new garden, such as:
Gloves
Hand trowel & fork
Watering can
Hoe
Rake
Spade
Fork
Secateurs
These tools are a great starting point for a new gardener!
If you’re eager to learn more about gardening, check out ourKnowledge Hub today! We’ve got a wealth of specific and more general guides on the various aspects of building a garden.
