To have an outdoor space where you can relax, eat, and enjoy the fresh air is a blessing that many people do not have the luxury of. However, it does come at a price, and this is being able to put the work into keeping your garden area under control, a task that can be anything but easy! Lucky, for you, there are some tactics that can help you make your backyard jungle into a delightful outdoor space, and keep it that way. Read on to find out what they are.
Start with a clear design
Firstly, you can’t have a neat and tidy garden if the original design is messy and confusing. What this means is that you need to start with a clear idea of what you want your outdoor space to look like. In fact, some garden designs lend themselves particularly well to keeping things as neat as possible.
For example, formal flower beds and topiary can look exceptionally well manicured if maintained properly. Also, a simple Zen style garden with sand or gravel and rocks used as a base for your plants can work well and be easy to keep tidy too.
You may even wish to go for an ultra-modern look, with slate tiles instead of grass, and raised beds. The latter being something you can fill with succulents, and that will give you a very tidy and deliberate look all year round.
Prune and trim regularly
Next, when it comes to keeping your garden under control, you have to accept the fact that you will need to do some pruning and trimming. Pruning is when you cut back bushes, trees, and flowers so they can grow more effectively. Trimming, on the other hand, is primarily done for cosmetic reasons and can help you to keep your garden from looking messy and overrun.
You can even get some tips on how to prune effectively in the video below.
Although if you don’t fancy doing this work yourself, you may want to engage a firm that offers landscape maintenance services on a professional level. After all, pruning and trimming can be seriously hard work, especially if you have a large garden to wrangle with.
Make weeding easier
Another job that you will have to get to grips with if you don’t want your garden to look overrun is weeding. In fact, even in gardens that have specific strategies to prevent weeds like protective coverings over the soil, some will still get through. They’ll even manage to push their way up and out of concrete too, given half a chance!
What this means is that you need to have a practical and effective way of getting rid of weeds that works for you. It may be that you choose to use herbicides and spray your weeds. Alternatively, you can invest in a long-handled weed puller. Something that can make the job of removing those little devils a great deal easier, and can help your garden from turning into a jungle overnight!
