🌺Garden Design With Curves

I love a swooping shape. There are no straight lines in nature and it’s easier to mow. I’ve found it’s beneficial to get the basic shape blocked early, to make sure you are giving things that are going to get bigger plenty of room. This suggested shape does not need to be done now but it’s a good thing to have in mind because it’s hard to move shrubs and trees when they get big. Then you can expand later as plants grow, and fill in with perennials or annuals while you wait, to make things look a little more full.

Get out your rope, hose or whatever else to block it out and then choose your method of grass killing: sheet mulching with newspaper or cardboard, digging it out, turning it upside down, or a thick layer of wood chips (several inches, which you can get from a chip drop or an arborist or tree service company looking to offload the chips.) I’m learning that wood chips may actually be the best approach here, to limit chemicals in the soil from the cardboard or newspaper and for swift breakdown of organic material. It may also be the swiftest method and it allows for healthy oxygen flow. I strongly discourage fabric, which degrades the soil and that does not set your planting area up for success. Who has thoughts on the grass killing methods?

About me: I’m a garden coach and consultant based in the Boston area (zone 6b). I don’t have time to answer all the questions that come in so please help others if you have information to share! Go to my website to learn more about what I do or to schedule consultations and more: https://www.youcandoitgardening.com

Location: as always, the videos are done by clients and this was done by Erin.

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