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Hello everyone and welcome to the core puzzle today we’ll be telling you nine tips for designing a garden we’ve always thought that the best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable sure great gardens look good but they have to feel good too the gardens we admire most are relaxing

Easy to move through and not too hard to maintain paths and structures must be simple to navigate while the plans selected must provide interest and serve a function without being bullies or prima donnas here are 9 practical tips that have helped people create enjoyable and livable gardens number one give a wide berth

Make sure your pathways are wide enough for comfortable passage nobody enjoys squeezing through narrow spaces indoors or out main thoroughfares should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side not less than five feet for secondary paths where people walk single file

The width should be at least three feet keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway the wider the path needs to be tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted number two watch your steps outdoor steps and stairways should ascend gently otherwise they are liable to seem

Daunting steps with a rise of 6 inches or less are the most comfortable the run or depth of each step plus twice the rise or height should equal 26 inches so steps with six entries would require a run of 14 inches if your garden stairways include more than ten steps

Consider landings after every five or six steps to ease progress landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide a generous landing is an absolute necessity wherever a stairway changes direction number three plenty of elbow room patios and decks are perfect spaces for outdoor entertaining

Plan for enough room to accommodate dining and mingling consider how many guests you’re likely to host regularly and then plan on at least four square feet of space per person outdoor dining means outdoor furniture so try to leave a three foot wide perimeter of open space around any furniture grouping

To allow for comfortable circulation number four steady on your feet be certain that any paving provides secure fooding avoid slick surfaces or loosely set pavers that wobble paving materials like polished granite or smooth outdoor tile may not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates gravel walkways are fine just use unsifted gravel

Unsifted gravel contains various size aggregates which compact firmly and provide a solid footing while sifted gravel is made up of similar size aggregates that don’t compact well and remain loose underfoot whatever your paving material make sure your paved surfaces are slightly sloped one to two percent to keep water from pulling number five

Heads up leave plenty of room under archways harbors and pergolas we consider seven feet to be the minimum and we usually add at least another 18 inches if we know there will be plants growing over the structure this may sound high but outdoor structures tend to look

Smaller than they would if they were indoors plus it’s better to be safe than sorry and to avoid butting heads with a climbing rose or wisteria posts for arches and pergolas should be set at least a few inches outside the pathways that run through them to allow adequate elbow room number six

Plan for growth give your plants room to grow if you must have a dance full landscape right away plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature you can also plant quick growing short-lived filler plants to temporarily bulk up your plannings some of our favorites include dolphiniums tall verbena

Butterfly bush and golden tree mallow just keep track of which ones are prophetic self-sowers like tall verbena to prevent fillers from taking over number seven keep your distance place any plants more than 30 to 36 inches tall and at least two to three feet back from walk away and patio edges otherwise

These spaces may feel unduly cramped and crowded while you’re at it try to keep thorny plants like roses or pungent plants like crown imperials away from high traffic areas if you want to plant a rose on an arch or pergola over a walkway consider thornless fragrant old golden roses such as reindeer violets

Number eight turf has its place alone can be coastly and labor intensive to maintain but no other surface is quite so yielding so comfortable for lounging or so resilient and forgiving for play nor can any planting take the kind of foot traffic that lawns regularly endure indeed turf is a special garden feature

So use it wisely don’t waste the effort of keeping a lawn where low maintenance paving or plants might serve just as well but don’t skimp on the grass for areas where you’ll enjoy it a sweep of green grass can also be the perfect counter balance to manifold beds and borders number nine

Look beyond the bloom while flowers are a highly attractive attribute many plants offer more than just blooms look past the flowers and use foliage fruit and bark for year-long color form and texture spring and summer may be showtime for flowers but autumn belongs to turning leaves of oakleaf hydrangeas

And the fruiting branches of winter berries likewise winter raises the curtain on the stems of red twig dogwoods and the glorious bark of paperborg maple by choosing plants with multiple ornamental assets you will extend your garden’s seasonal appeal if you found this video helpful don’t forget to like it

And subscribe for more ideas on how you can elevate your house thank you for watching and goodbye hello everyone and welcome to the core puzzle today we’ll be telling you nine tips for designing a garden we’ve always thought that the best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable sure

Great gardens look good but they have to feel good too the gardens we admire most are relaxing easy to move through and not too hard to maintain paths and structures must be simple to navigate while the plants selected must provide interest and serve a function without being bullies or prima donnas

Here are 9 practical tips that have helped people create enjoyable and livable gardens number one give a wide birth make sure your pathways are wide enough for comfortable passage nobody enjoys squeezing through narrow spaces indoors or out main thoroughfares should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side

Not less than five feet for secondary paths where people walk single file the width should be at least three feet keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway the wider the path needs to be tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted number two watch your steps

Outdoor steps and stairways should ascend gently otherwise they are liable to seem daunting steps with a rise of six inches or less are the most comfortable the run or depth of each step plus twice the rise or height should equal 26 inches so steps with six end tries

Would require a run of 14 inches if your garden stairways include more than 10 steps consider landings after every 5 or 6 steps to ease progress landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide a generous landing is an absolute necessity wherever a stairway changes direction number three

Plenty of elbow room patios and decks are perfect spaces for outdoor entertaining plan for enough room to accommodate dining and mingling consider how many guests you’re likely to host regularly and then plan on at least four square feet of space per person outdoor dining means outdoor furniture

So try to leave a three foot wide perimeter of open space around any furniture grouping to allow for comfortable circulation number four steady on your feet be certain that any paving provides secure fooding avoid slick surfaces or loosely set favors that wobble paving materials like polished granite or smooth outdoor tile

May not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates gravel walkways are fine just use unsifted gravel unsafety gravel contains various size aggregates which compact firmly and provide a solid footing while sifted gravel is made up of similar size aggregates that don’t compact well and remain loose under foot whatever your paving material

Make sure your paved surfaces are slightly sloped one to two percent to keep water from pulling number five heads up leave plenty of room under archways harbors and pergolas we consider seven feet to be the minimum and we usually add at least another 18 inches if we know there will be plants growing

Over the structure this may sound high but outdoor structures tend to look smaller than they would if they were indoors plus it’s better to be safe than sorry and to avoid butting heads with a climbing rose or wisteria posts for arches and pergolas should be set at least a few inches

Outside the pathways that run through them to allow adequate elbow room number six plan for growth give your plants room to grow if you must have a dense full landscape right away plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature you can also plant quick growing short-lived filler plants

To temporarily bulk up your plantings some of our favorites include dolphiniums tall verbena butterfly bush and golden tree mellow just keep track of which ones are prophetic self-sowers like tall verbena to prevent fillers from taking over number seven keep your distance place any plants more than 30 to 36 inches tall

And at least two to three feet back from walk away and patio edges otherwise these spaces may feel unduly crammed and crowded while you’re at it try to keep thorny plants like roses or pungent plants like crown imperials away from high traffic areas if you want to plant a rose on an arch

Or pergola over a walkway consider thornless fragrant old golden roses such as reindeer violets number eight turf has its place alone can be coastly and labor-intensive to maintain but no other surface is quite so yielding so comfortable for lounging or so resilient and forgiving for play

Nor can any planting take the kind of foot traffic that launch regularly endure indeed turf is a special garden feature so use it wisely don’t waste the effort of keeping a lawn where low maintenance paving or plants might serve just as well but don’t skimp on the grass for areas

Where you’ll enjoy it a sweep of green grass can also be the perfect counter balance to manifold beds and borders number nine look beyond the bloom while flowers are a highly attractive attribute many plants offer more than just blooms look past the flowers and use foliage fruit and bark for year-long color form

And texture spring and summer may be showtime for flowers but autumn belongs to turning leaves of oak leaf hydrangeas and the fruiting branches of winter berries likewise winter raises the curtain on the stems of red twig dogwoods and the glorious bark of paperborg maple by choosing plants with multiple ornamental assets

You will extend your garden’s seasonal appeal if you found this video helpful don’t forget to like it and subscribe for more ideas on how you can elevate your house thank you for watching and goodbye hello everyone and welcome to the core puzzle today we’ll be telling you nine tips for designing a garden

We’ve always thought that the best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable sure great gardens look good but they have to feel good too the gardens we admire most are relaxing easy to move through and not too hard to maintain paths and structures must be simple to navigate

While the plants selected must provide interest and serve a function without being bullies or prima donors here are 9 practical tips that have helped people create enjoyable and livable gardens number one give a wide birth make sure your pathways are wide enough for comfortable passage nobody enjoys squeezing through narrow spaces

Indoors or out main thoroughfares should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side not less than five feet for a secondary paths where people walk single file the width should be at least three feet keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway

The wider the path needs to be tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted number two watch your steps outdoor steps and stairways should ascend gently otherwise they are liable to seem daunting steps with a rise of 6 inches or less are the most comfortable

The run or depth of each step plus twice the rise or height should equal 26 inches so steps with six end tries would require a run of 14 inches if your garden stairways include more than ten steps consider landings after every five or six steps to ease progress

Landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide a generous landing is an absolute necessity wherever a stairway changes direction number three plenty of elbow room patios and decks are perfect spaces for outdoor entertaining plan for enough room to accommodate dining and mingling consider how many guests you’re likely

To host regularly and then plan on at least four square feet of space per person outdoor dining means outdoor furniture so try to leave a three foot wide perimeter of open space around any furniture grouping to allow for comfortable circulation number four study on your feet be certain that any paving provides

Secure fooding avoid slick surfaces or loosely set pavers that wobble paving materials like polish granite or smooth outdoor tile may not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates gravel walkways are fine just use unsifted gravel unsafety gravel contains various size aggregates which compact firmly and provide a solid footing

While sifted gravel is made up of similar size aggregates that don’t compact well and remain loose under foot whatever your paving material make sure your paved surfaces are slightly sloped one to two percent to keep water from pulling number five heads up leave plenty of room under archways harbours and pergolas

We consider 7 feet to be the minimum and we usually add at least another 18 inches if we know there will be plants growing over the structure this may sound high but outdoor structures tend to look smaller than they would if they were indoors plus it’s better to be safe than sorry

And to avoid butting heads with a climbing rose or wisteria post for arches and pergolas should be set at least a few inches outside the pathways that run through them to allow adequate elbow room number six plan for growth give your plants room to grow if you must have a dense full landscape

Right away plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature you can also plant quick growing short-lived filler plants to temporarily bulk up your plantings some of our favorites include dolphiniums tall verbena butterfly bush and golden tree mellow just keep track of which ones are prophetic self-sowers

Like tall verbena to prevent fillers from taking over number seven keep your distance place any plants more than 30 to 36 inches tall and at least two to three feet back from walk away and patio edges otherwise these spaces may feel unduly crammed and crowded while you’re at it

Try to keep thorny plants like roses or pungent plants like crown imperials away from high traffic areas if you want to plant a rose on an arch or pergola over a walkway consider thornless fragrant old golden roses such as reindeer violets number eight turf has its place

Alon can be coastly and labor intensive to maintain but no other surface is quite so yielding so comfortable for lounging or so resilient and forgiving for play nor can any planting take the kind of foot traffic that launched regularly indoor indeed turf is a special garden feature so use it wisely

Don’t waste the effort of keeping a lawn where low maintenance paving or plants might serve just as well but don’t skimp on the grass for areas where you’ll enjoy it a sweep of green grass can also be the perfect counter balance to bountiful beds and borders number nine look beyond the bloom

Wildflowers are a highly attractive attribute many plants offer more than just blooms look past the flowers and use foliage fruit and bark for year-long color form and texture spring and summer may be show time for flowers but autumn belongs to turning leaves of oakleaf hydrangeas and the fruiting branches of winter berries likewise

Winter raises the curtain on the stems of red twig dogwoods and the glorious bark of paperborg maple by choosing plants with multiple ornamental assets you will extend your garden’s seasonal appeal if you found this video helpful don’t forget to like it and subscribe for more ideas on how you can elevate your house

Thank you for watching and goodbye hello everyone and welcome to the core puzzle today we’ll be telling you nine tips for designing a garden we’ve always thought that the best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable sure great gardens look good but they have to feel good too

The gardens we admire most are relaxing easy to move through and not too hard to maintain paths and structures must be simple to navigate while the plan selected must provide interest and serve a function without being bullies or prima donnas here are 9 practical tips that have helped people create enjoyable

And livable gardens number one give a wide berth make sure your pathways are wide enough for comfortable passage nobody enjoys squeezing through narrow spaces indoors or out main thoroughfares should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side not less than five feet for secondary paths where people walk

Single file the width should be at least three feet keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway the wider the path needs to be tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted number two watch your steps outdoor steps and stairways should ascend gently

Otherwise they are liable to seem daunting steps with a rise of 6 inches or less are the most comfortable the run or depth of each step plus twice the rise or height should equal 26 inches so steps with six inch rise would require a run of 14 inches

If your garden stairways include more than 10 steps consider landings after every five or six steps to ease progress landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide a generous landing is an absolute necessity wherever a stairway changes direction number three plenty of elbow room

Patios and decks are perfect spaces for outdoor entertaining plan for enough room to accommodate dining and mingling consider how many guests you’re likely to host regularly and then plan on at least four square feet of space per person outdoor dining means outdoor furniture so try to leave a three foot wide

Perimeter of open space around any furniture grouping to allow for comfortable circulation number four steady on your feet be certain that any paving provides secure fooding avoid slick surfaces or loosely set pavers that wobble paving materials like polished granite or smooth outdoor tile may not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates

Gravel walkways are fine just use unsifted gravel unsafety gravel contains various size aggregates which compact firmly and provide a solid footing while sifted gravel is made up of similar size aggregates that don’t compact well and remain loose under foot whatever your paving material make sure your paved surfaces are

Slightly sloped one to two percent to keep water from pulling number five heads up leave plenty of room under archways harbors and pergolas we consider seven feet to be the minimum and we usually add at least another 18 inches if we know there will be plants growing over the structure

This may sound high but outdoor structures tend to look smaller than they would if they were indoors plus it’s better to be safe than sorry and to avoid butting heads with a climbing rose or wisteria post for arches and pergolas should be set at least a few inches

Outside the pathways that run through them to allow adequate elbow room number six plan for growth give your plants room to grow if you must have a dense full landscape right away plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature you can also plant quick growing short-lived filler plants

To temporarily bulk up your plantings some of our favorites include dolphiniums tall verbena butterfly bush and golden tree mallow just keep track of which ones are prophyllic self-sowers like tall verbena to prevent fillers from taking over number seven keep your distance place any plants more than 30 to 36 inches tall

And at least two to three feet back from walk away and patio edges otherwise these spaces may feel unduly cramped and crowded while you’re at it try to keep thorny plants like roses or pungent plants like crown imperials away from high traffic areas if you want to plant a rose on an arch

Or pergola over a walkway consider thornless fragrant old golden roses such as reindeer violets number eight turf has its place alon can be coastly and labor intensive to maintain but no other surface is quite so yielding so comfortable for lounging or so resilient and forgiving for play

Nor can any planting take the kind of foot traffic that launch regularly endure indeed turf is a special garden feature so use it wisely don’t waste the effort of keeping a lawn where low maintenance paving or plants might serve just as well but don’t skimp on the grass for areas

Where you’ll enjoy it a sweep of green grass can also be the perfect counter balance to manifold beds and borders number nine look beyond the bloom while flowers are a highly attractive attribute many plants offer more than just blooms look past the flowers and use foliage fruit and bark for year-long color form

And texture spring and summer may be show time for flowers but autumn belongs to turning leaves of oakleaf hydrangeas and the fruiting branches of winter berries likewise winter raises the curtain on the stems of red twig dogwoods and the glorious bark of paperborg maple by choosing plants with multiple ornamental assets

You will extend your garden’s seasonal appeal if you found this video helpful don’t forget to like it and subscribe for more ideas on how you can elevate your house thank you for watching and goodbye hello everyone and welcome to the core puzzle today we’ll be telling you nine tips for designing a garden

We’ve always thought that the best gardens are those that make people happy and comfortable sure great gardens look good but they have to feel good too the gardens we admire most are relaxing easy to move through and not too hard to maintain paths and structures must be simple to navigate

While the plans selected must provide interest and serve a function without being bullies or prima donnas here are nine practical tips that have helped people create enjoyable and livable gardens number one give a wide berth make sure your pathways are wide enough for comfortable passage enjoys squeezing through narrow spaces indoors or out

Main thoroughfares should be wide enough for at least two people to walk side by side not less than five feet for secondary paths where people walk single file the width should be at least three feet keep in mind that the taller the plantings or structures that flank your walkway

The wider the path needs to be tall boundaries make any space feel more restricted number two watch your steps outdoor steps and stairways should ascend gently otherwise they are liable to seem daunting steps with a rise of 6 inches or less are the most comfortable

The run or depth of each step plus twice the rise or height should equal 26 inches so steps with six inch rise would require a run of 14 inches if your garden stairways include more than ten steps consider landings after every five or six steps to ease progress

Landings should be at least as deep as the stairs are wide a generous landing is an absolute necessity wherever a stairway changes direction number three plenty of elbow room patios and decks are perfect spaces for outdoor entertaining plan for enough room to accommodate dining and mingling consider how many guests you’re likely

To host regularly and then plan on at least four square feet of space per person outdoor dining means outdoor furniture so try to leave a three foot wide perimeter of open space around any furniture grouping to allow for comfortable circulation number four steady on your feet be certain that any paving provides

Secure fooding avoid slick surfaces or loosely set pavers that wobble paving materials like polished granite or smooth outdoor tile may not offer enough traction in rainy and wintry climates gravel walkways are fine just use unsifted gravel unsafety gravel contains various size aggregates which compact firmly and provide a solid footing

While sifted gravel is made up of similar size aggregates that don’t compact well and remain loose under foot whatever your paving material make sure your paved surfaces are slightly sloped one to two percent to keep water from pulling number five heads up leave plenty of room under archways harbors and pergolas

We consider seven feet to be the minimum and we usually add at least another 18 inches if we know there will be plants growing over the structure this may sound high but outdoor structures tend to look smaller than they would if they were indoors plus it’s better to be safe than sorry

And to avoid butting heads with a climbing rose or wisteria posts for arches and pergolas should be set at least a few inches outside the pathways that run through them to allow adequate elbow room number six plan for growth give your plants room to grow if you must have a dense full landscape

Right away plant with the intent to relocate or remove some plants as they mature you can also plant quick growing short-lived filler plants to temporarily bulk up your plantings some of our favorites include dolphiniums tall verbena butterfly bush and golden tree mallow just keep track of which ones are prophetic self-sowers

Like tall verbena to prevent fillers from taking over number seven keep your distance place any plants more than 30 to 36 inches tall and at least two to three feet back from walk away and patio edges otherwise these spaces may feel unduly cramped and crowded while you’re at it try to keep