Chumasande MatiwaneA somewhat messy, chaotic garden may be tolerated by some gardeners. A garden’s appearance is a sign of how well it is maintained and cared for, which is connected to overall plant and soil health in that garden.
Ways your garden may look unkempt
Messy paths
Garden paths lend structure and visual interest to a garden. When your garden paths get covered with fallen leaves, twigs or debris, this can tend to look messy. Some wildlife in your garden love to dig in flower beds and may toss bits of dirt onto your pathways. To keep your garden paths looking tidy, use a blower weekly or regularly clean the pathways.
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Weeds
Overgrown weeds, whether in or out of your flower beds, distract from the overall layout of your garden. Regular weeding during the warmer seasons is necessary to keep them under control. Weeding every week or two will keep the garden tidy, and weeding also makes it easy to prevent weeds from going to seed. You can also use mulch to control weed growth.
Soil patches in your lawn
Bare patches of soil in your grass or around your plants can make your garden look incomplete. In addition to this, the exposed soil dries out quickly and may attract more weeds, which can erode after windy weather or rainfall, creating dust or mud. You can fill the bare patches with mulch, ground cover plants, or seasonal annuals to improve appearance and soil health.
Unmaintained garden edges
Another major factor that can make your garden look cheap and unkempt is uneven or poorly defined edging. When thinking about garden edging, you want to keep it clean, crisp and sharp to enhance your overall garden aesthetic. Good lawn edging is very simple and makes the lawn look neat, but it also defines space by separating the lawn from other garden areas.
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While there are no right or wrong ways to keep your garden landscape, these are one of the handful of practical ways to fix your garden mess.
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