Ich besitze seit etwa zwei Wochen mein neu gebautes Haus und es ist an der Zeit, über den Garten nachzudenken. Ich hatte noch nie zuvor einen Garten, der so neu in diesem Bereich war, und obwohl ich gerne alle meine eigenen Nachforschungen anstellen kann, wollte ich einfach wissen, was jeder über die einzelnen erforderlichen Schritte denkt.
Bisher glaube ich, dass ich Folgendes tun muss:
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Heben Sie die Pflastersteine an (die gefallen mir nicht so gut) und schon haben Sie Zugang zum gesamten Garten.
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Schauen Sie sich um und finden Sie heraus, womit ich es eigentlich zu tun habe. Ich weiß, dass es eine Menge Steine und Steine gibt, die ich entfernen möchte, damit ich damit weitermachen kann
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Richten Sie es aus. Es ist sowieso ziemlich eben, aber am Ende des Gartens gibt es ein leichtes Gefälle, wo ich eine Art Terrasse/Sitzecke einrichten möchte.
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Den Boden auftragen und dann aussäen.
Das ist alles, woran ich denken kann, aber ich wollte nur wissen, was jeder darüber denkt und wo es die besten Online-Ratgeber gibt
Von: shorty1988m
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you could get bushes and so on in during winter. stuff that can fill out the walls, vines like ivy. pyracantha and other pollinator friendly big shrubs are good. cherry plum hedging is pretty cheap.
not much point sowing grass seed till just before spring imo
but yeah you need to see how deep the soil is, ive heard of some places putting an inch of topsoil ontop of concrete before 🤣
Sounds good, only thing I’d add is dig down first, and also lift a centre tile if possible and dig down, you might find the soil is rubbish that once you lift the tiles it’s gonna be next to impossible to grow anything unless you like alpines, or alternatively there’s a bug slag if concrete and rubble under the tiles and you could save loads of work by getting nice potted shrubs, annuals etc.
But good luck!
Have fun digging. I found a costa cup and scaffolding clips in mine 😄
Congrats on your new home
I have lived in two brand new new builds and didn’t ever find that the rocks and stones (and monster cans or crushed sandwich packets) really ended. I had better luck buying topsoil and planting grass and other things over that. Didn’t have to buy loads of it, you might be able to turf a big area but not sure if this time of year is right for that.
I’d consider keeping some of the paving slabs until grass is down so that you’re not walking through mud everyday while you’re getting it together
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I find it crazy the state of new builds. Very typical that the gardens are just rubbish piles.
Definitely dig to discover what’s been left there. I would also look at your drainage too before you put any seed down to ensure it’s all OK. Wait for the heavy rain and see where it collects, then see if there’s an issue before planting anything.
There is some free software about where you can load photos of your garden and then drop standard images of trees, shrubs, etc, in to see what they would look like.
After you have done all your prep work, you need to decide on your structural elements. These are things that won’t move, are based on how you want to use the space, and dictate things like height and shade – lawn, trees, pergolas, compost bins, shed, vegetable patch, ponds, lighting, shape of flower beds.
After you have decided those, you then choose the smaller structural elements – shrubs, and movable decor (swing sets, soccer net). These should be chosen for shape, colour, and flower. Try to have a mix of evergreen and deciduous. These will fill more of the back of your beds and be up to 4 ft tall.
Then you have the filler stuff. This is the stuff you can grow from seed and throw away (preferably compost) if you don’t like it. Annuals, perennials, bulbs, etc.This is the stuff that gives you punches of colour through spring, summer and autumn.
So that is the next 5 summers of your life booked up. I would suggest you take it one piece at a time. You can either do all the structural elements first, or you can do the bits closest to the house first, and then move outwards. But you must have an overall basic idea/plan in mind. Spend a lot of time at your local garden centre reading plant labels.
I wish you the best of luck and much joy. If plants die, don’t take it personally. Some of them are just drama queens that like to see us cry.
What are you overlooking?
I’ve been working on my new build garden for two years now. If it’s like mine, as soon as you get past the turf it’s rubble, and not just rubble but glass and metal and all sorts. It’s so compacted though that it doesn’t drain. I can’t afford to hire a digger so I’ve been doing it a bit at a time. A sieve is your friend and there will be lot’s of back breaking trips to the recycling centre. I hope it’s not as bad as mine