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Design Principles
KEEP IT SIMPLE

For ease of maintenance, as well as visual impact, keep lines of garden simple. Think about mowing patterns, access to hose, soil quality. Use hard edges to define the space, ideally with paths along outside edges to keep lawn grass as far as possible from gardens.
KNOW YOUR CONDITIONS, STAY WITHIN THEM
Pick your battles. Don't try to make things fit into the wrong space. If the window is 4 feet up, plant something that stays under 4 feet. If you are gardening a sloped area, pick plants that are drought tolerant. If you have heavy shade, find plants that like that. Group plants with similar needs; put water-loving plants near each other, within easy reach of the hose.
USE LOTS

For the best visual effect as well as calm, plant several of each variety you pick. Collecting one of everything can be fun, however the final design effect can be chaotic. Use something to bring it all together. Nature designs with quantity. 








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3626 Hwy 2 RR 3 (4.5 km east of Joyceville Rd.)   Gananoque,  Ontario    K7G 2V5
Phone: (613) 382-8251      eMail: sales@mitsperennials.com