Refreshing your garden can be tough and expensive, especially if you don’t have a clear idea of how you want to landscape your space. If you don’t take the time to plan it out, you’re likely to end up over-buying and then over-planting, crowding up your garden which eventually looks messy. That’s why we’re here to help give you all the inspiration you need to tackle your next backyard project.

Let’s break it down.

1. Get Your Materials Together

Here’s a complete list of everything you’ll need to recreate this amazing tiered garden look:

1. A pretty yet neutral pot – you’ll want it to be a tad on the bigger side that way you have plenty of space for all of your plants.
2. Organic potting mix.
3. A large bag of pebbles/garden rocks.
4. A tall accent plant – in the video, curly sedge is used.
5. A six-pack of mid-height plants, such as salvia.
6. Two six-packs of lower-height plants, preferably something cheap and cute like annuals.
7. Four draping plants to give your garden a flowing look, such as ivy or creeping jenny.

It’s important to know what you’re buying ahead of time that way you don’t end up with too many plants and don’t have to make any unnecessary trips back to your garden center.

2. Prep Your Planter

Using your garden pebbles, make a thin 1-2 inch layer on the bottom of your pot. This will help with drainage and allow your plants to absorb all the water they need without drowning.

Next, fill your pot up with your organic potting soil. Make sure you keep the dirt nice and loose, and don’t pat it down too much. This will help your plants take root easier and again, ultimately will help with drainage.

Also, make sure you don’t fill your pot up too much – you’ll want to keep at least 3-4 inches of space between the top of your soil and the lip of your pot.

3. Let’s Get to Planting

First, make sure that you loosen up the roots on your plants before you put them into the soil. This will help encourage growth and make it easier for them to take in water.

In your pot, you’ll want to fit your tall plant, 4 of your medium plants, 4 of your draping plants, and then one low plant in the center as a focal point.

Start planting with the tallest, then medium height, followed by your low heights, and then fill with your draping plants where you see gaps. If you put your tallest plant in the back of your pot, rather than the center, you’ll find it easier to arrange your plants. Try to give each plant their own space without planting too close.

4. Finishing Touches

Now that you’ve finished the centerpiece of your garden design, you’ll need to prep your garden bed for the rest of your flowers.

Start by placing your pot in the center of your empty flower bed. Dig a small ditch following the line of your garden edging. This doesn’t have to be particularly deep, just deep enough so you can easily fit in the rest of your plants.

Next, spread each plant out individually through your trough, making sure to keep your spacing even. You should have almost two full six-packs of annuals/low level plants that you haven’t used yet.

Voila! There you have it – a fresh garden space that won’t break the bank and won’t take up your whole weekend! Don’t forget to check out the video down below for more details on how to get the garden of your dreams.

As always, happy planting!

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[Source: The Lawn Care Nut]

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By Emma Smizer

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Emma is a contributing writer at Shareably. She is based in Irvine, California and can be reached at [email protected].