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| Show your designer pictures of what inspires you – from plantings to color combinations to garden art. You might just see the real thing in your own garden! |
Though winter’s chill may keep you indoors for a month or three, you’ll soon be back in the garden. Now’s the time to plan for spring. Order plants and seed. Prepare your tools. Envision how you want your garden to look when the weather’s warm again. And above all, it’s time to get some thoughts on paper.
There are different ways to plan the garden of your dreams. Some homeowners like the challenge of designing it all on their own. Others gather inspiration from books, magazines and online before coming up with their plan. Some ask for guidance from their local garden center. And those who can’t even imagine trying to design their own yard seek the services of a landscape architect or designer. | Add Photo to Journal |  | | Photo Credit: David L. Morgan | | Public garden plantings may be too large for your back yard, but they’ll give you some inspiration for what might work in your smaller space. |
If you’re a homeowner whose garden plan involves calling in a professional to come up with that great design for you, there are a few things to consider. For starters, a designer can’t do it alone. Whether you want a completely new garden or just some improvements made to your existing landscape, if you truly want to enjoy your yard come spring (and the rest of the year), you need to be part of the process.
It helps to start with some kind of idea of what you’d like your garden to be and how you’d like to use it. Once you have a few ideas, you need to ask – and answer – a few questions before any good designer can start drawing up that garden of your dreams. Not sure what to ask? Here are some questions to consider – as well as some that might be asked of you.
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