How to Plan Your Garden for Summer 2026
Summer Garden Ideas
With any garden to keep it looking bright, cheerful and interesting it has to be healthy, not just for you but the plants as well. Look back on last year and ask yourself if the garden gave you something to smile about. It was hard keeping plants looking good with the hot weather, even the watering didn’t seem to work and many people felt disappointed with their displays, probably blaming climate change.
Garden Planning
But, with careful garden planning we can avoid those actual problems, and give you a garden that will flourish year after year. Many a time I have seen plants struggle in the wrong position, conditions they are not suitable for, soil that is the opposite of what they need, just watering won’t keep them going. There is a comment used by many gardeners in the media ‘ right plant right place’ and although not entirely true a Horticulturist looks at ‘ Right Plant Right Conditions ‘
The soil is a vital ingredient in all gardens, the roots of plants differ from one to the other, fibrous, tap, corms,tubers, fine, thick, surface roots each plant is different, and thats because each plants needs are different.
Plan early to start the seasonal cycle
After assessing your garden we can put forward a planting scheme ( not all plants are available at the same time )
Take into account your garden layout and observe the surrounding gardens or landscape
Plant ideas to discuss for balance,colour and rhythm
Common mistakes to avoid - Such as creating a border all at once, for year round colour its not possible
A mad rush to the garden centre in Spring / early Summer to bulk buy and hope for a good display
Nurseries and garden centres often only sale what has kerb appeal, already in flower, they will be over in a couple of weeks
Planting many plants to early ( especially summer bedding before the second week in May )
So, if you want to get it right this year, enjoy next year and understand it the following year Contact Mark on 07575 107807 lets get started
