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Monday 28 February 2011

Making a garden plan the easy way


1. Buy some A3/ A4 squared paper
2. Measure up your garden
3. Draw your garden boundaries on the A3/ A4 squared paper to scale as best you can
4. Plot the features and plants you want to retain using triangulation and scaling
5. Use a pencil and rubber to sketch and test your ideas for new overall designs
6. Use t'internet or a book to find the sort of plants that you like
7. Check the plants look well with each other (complimentary and contrasting)
8. Check the plants can cope with similar sun/ shade and soil conditions
9. For each planting area, plot your chosen plants to their 'mature' spread on the squared paper using circles, 'thought bubble' and other shapes

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