Garden Therapy

Quick, think fast – what is your personality? Personality doesn’t seem to tie into your garden, but in actuality it has EVERYTHING to do with your garden and more importantly your gardening success! Landscapes, just like people, can reflect and assume a personality depending on how its put together and the planning put into it. Mind your personality type while creating your outdoor oasis and follow these helpful tips to create a garden perfect for you!

Organized and Efficient

For those of you that like even numbers and straight lines, plant foundation shrubs that won’t grow taller than your lowest window. Minimize the size of your planting beds & maximize on the amount of grass. For annual color, swap out a hanging basket seasonally. The color will draw attention & be an easy quick fix.

Collector of Content

Do you love making a statement & turning heads with new, cutting edge trends? Make your foundation beds wide with colorful seasonal foliage & opt for layered shrubbery with different sizes & textures. Use colorful, trendy pottery & mix up your flowers with what is in bloom.

Wanderer

Your love of adventure & the outdoors will best be reflected  in shrub/perennial beds full of things that you might find locally in nature. Invest in some tried & true perennials that offer interest and color. Chose drought tolerant long bloomers which will give you maximum effect with no effort.

People Pleaser

Walk around the neighborhood and see what is commonly planted. If it looks good & you like it, why not get some of your own? Reconfigure the arrangement of the selected materials for your own individual look. Fill hooks, pots & window boxes full of annual color. The color will make you smile along with any other people passing by.