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 Every yard has the potential to be wonderful. Hopefully, this will give you some ideas that inspire you to design the garden of your dreams.
Your front yard reflects how you present yourself to neighbors and friends. Your garden design should reflect the style of your home and guide your guests to the entry. Your backyard, whether it is a quite sitting area, a perennial garden, a vegetable garden, a child's play area, or all of the above, is your own private space.
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Essential Features
Each yard presents unique opportunities and challenges. Do you have existing trees and shrubs that need to be incorporated into your design? Take note of any low-lying areas in your yard that collect water after a rain. Do you have areas you would like to detract focus from, such as city utilities, trash receptacles, your neighbor's RV? How much sun does your yard get? Look at your yard at different times of the day to see which areas are predominantly shady and which areas are in full sun. Knowing these things ahead of time will help you with your design.
Microclimates
Microclimates are areas of your yard that do not conform to your actual "climate zone". They are the places in your yard that get a little hotter, a little cooler, and have less water than other places in your
landscape. Structures such as garages, concrete driveways, low spots in the terrain and mature trees all create microclimates. Just because you neighbor is growing a particularly beautiful azalea in her yard does not necessarily mean that it will grow in your yard. Her soil may be different, and she may be planting her azalea in a microclimate. Many factors produce these microclimates and knowing where yours are should be a vital part of your landscaping plan. Even the types of edging you use to border your beds can create small microclimates.
Beneficial Insects
In the garden, some insects are considered beneficial because they pollinate plants and consume other pests. These insects include: ants, firefly larvae, vespid wasps, stinkbugs, braconid wasps, ground beetles, mites, rove beetles, earwigs, wheel bugs, and spiders. Although these insects are usually beneficial to your landscape, too much of a good thing can be just as bad.
By the way, if you would like to see what zone you live in, this link will take you to the USDA zone map.
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