Versatility in Your Summer Garden
There is no hard and fast rule as to what a summer garden should be. Planting
wisely can produce a summer garden that is beautiful and maintains some degree
of natural pest control. Your summer garden can produce fruit, vegetables,
flowers, and even be designed to attract certain birds or butterflies. Of
course, it may also be designed to accomplish more than one of these goals as
well.
Here are a few things to consider. Versatility in a summer garden means that you
aren't committed to one prevailing purpose or theme. This means that it is not
at all inappropriate to plant a few flowering plants or herbs as pest control
along with your favorite summertime vegetable offerings. At the same time it is
completely acceptable to add a few vegetables that you just can't seem to live
without in your flower garden or amid the plants in a garden of green.
When it comes to colors, the possibilities are almost limitless. There are
plenty of brightly colored flowers that hallmark the summer season and bring a
little splash of color to a world that is often drained of color by the
sometimes blinding summer sunshine. By bringing a few
well placed colors into your garden as a highlight or border you are
adding dramatic appeal. If you choose to make your garden a sea of brightly
colored flowers, plants, leaves, and vines you can achieve a great kaleidoscope
of color.
If you live in a dryer climate you also have the option of using low water
landscaping or creative conservation techniques in order to create a garden that
is lovely in its own right. A garden doesn't have to be excessively green or
full of bright vividly colored flowers in order to be beautiful. By using
landscaping techniques that are conservative in nature you are making your own
conservation efforts.
If you prefer nice and lush greenery and live in a climate that will accommodate
this particular style of a summer garden there is no reason to avoid this
either. Be sure to use some conservation efforts though because you never know
when drought conditions may present themselves in climates that are typically
quite moderate.
Vegetable gardens are yet another option when creating your summer garden and
another fine example of just how versatile these gardens may be. Keep in mind
that many people are discovering the beauty of vertical gardening and hanging
plants for a few favorite vegetables and this may be an option if you wish to
use limited space wisely and to greater effect.
Another option when it comes to showing the incredible versatility of the summer
garden is raised bed gardening. This is quite literally planting your garden
above the ground. Some people create elaborate 'sand boxes' of sorts in which
the garden is planted. This allows great versatility for those with smaller
spaces in which to plant their gardens as well as those who have landscaping
issues that are inhospitable for gardening.
These are but a few examples of just how versatile a summer garden can be.