THE PROS DESIGN & BUILD GROUP – Backyard Garden Design Ideas for You!

Regardless of whether a garden is created by a professional or an amateur, certain principles form the basis of effective garden design, leading to the creation of gardens that meet the needs, goals and desires of the users or owners of the gardens.

Elements of garden-style include the design of an arduous landscape, such as paths, walls, water features, seating areas, and decking; similar because the plants themselves, are considerate of their horticultural needs, seasonal appearance, lifespan, growth habit, size, growth rate, and mix with alternative plants and landscape options.

Protect your garden plants from the cold

First of all, one of the most helpful gardening tools is the covered frame. This frame usually consists of a wooden box, about eighteen to two feet square and about eight inches high, covered with glass, protective cloth, mosquito nets, or insect wire. Of course, the first two covers have the further advantage of retaining heat and protecting your garden plants from the cold in the garden. Protecting your plants from frost is an advantage that allows you to plant sooner rather than later. For a particularly early and safe start with cucumbers, melons, zucchini and eggplant, you can use either glass or protective cloth extensively. Simpler and easier devices for protecting newly planted fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes or cabbages, from the worm are stiff tin, cardboard, or tar paper sleeves several inches high and wide enough to wrap around the base and large enough, to be buried about an inch in the ground.

Protect your backyard garden from weeds and pests

To apply poison powders, the backyard gardener may consider purchasing a powder gun. However, if you must limit yourself to a single tool, it is probably better to get one of your hand-held air sprayers. Compressed air sprayers are designed for applying wet sprays and at least one of the different types of spray nozzles will be included. The non-clog automatic model of the compressed air sprayer is the most effective. For more extensive work, a wheel-mounted barrel pump is advisable, but any of the above will get a lot of work done in a short amount of time. Extension poles for use when treating bushes and vines can be purchased for either the barrel pump or air sprayer. A heavy-duty hand sprayer can be used for small-scale backyard gardening, but in general, it’s probably best to spend a few bucks more and get yourself a compact tank sprayer. Tank sprayers eject an even spray jet and take up a significantly larger amount of the spray solution. Whether you choose a hand-held sprayer or a tank atomizer, consider buying a brass spray gun. Syringes and nebulizers made of brass are consistently superior to those made of less expensive metal. Such lower-quality syringes and vaporizers often quickly succumb to the corrosive effects of the powerful toxic compounds and chemical products used in them.

Other gardening tools to consider for the backyard

Of the tools used for the purpose of harvesting, including spade, pickaxe and spade fork, few are used in the small backyard garden as most backyard gardeners do not need to plow long rows to be used inexpensively. The onion harvester accessory for the twin wheel hoe can be considered. In addition to loosening up onions, turnips, turnips, etc., the onion harvester can also be used in the garden soil to cut spinach. Working your hand plow firmly on either side of carrots, parsnips, and other low-growing veggies will certainly go a long way toward ensuring that all are harvested. For the purpose of fruit picking from particularly tall trees, your wire finger fruit picker attached to the end of an extended handle will be an excellent aid, but with today’s technique of using low headed trees this should not be the case. are not needed. Another class of garden tool is the kind used for pruning, but only if done correctly from the start. A very good, sharp jackknife and pruning shears will do all the trimming and pruning work effortlessly. Yet another type of backyard gardening tool is one that is suitable for supporting your plants; For example, posts, trellises and wires. Overall, not enough attention is usually paid to this type of gardening tool, but with proper care in storing it over the winter months, not only will they last a long time, but they will also add significantly to the ease of growing and the clean look of your garden.