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Can You Dig It?
Do you dig through landscaping literature for tips on potential personal projects? If so, you may find yourself doing a bit more digging than necessary. To derive maximum benefit from your resources approach them with a plan. Look at things from the standpoint of your own agenda and you will find that the job gets done a lot faster. I like to draw up a checklist of priorities. That way I can isolate my items of interest as I come to them, thus remaining focused.
What else was I going to talk about today? Checklist… Checklist… Ah, here we go: Recently, as part of out hours donated to charity my partner Crysta and I we asked to design, or rather ‘make over’ a property which had been neglected for some time. The soon-to-be-married couple had recently moved in and were a little overwhelmed to say the least. The potential was outstanding! Limitless possibilities: Old pathways, sectioned off areas, gardens, water, treed areas, marshland and great boulders to work with. I began to spout off ideas and we worked to tie them together – meanwhile, it all was written down on a checklist. And don’t be afraid to write everything down! Make your list as extensive or simple as you want - you can always prioritize your list afterwards.
Now, where to start? We asked ourselves some questions: Are there any plants at critical risk? What is the first thing people see when they approach the house? Where do you (or would you like to) spend your time outside? Etc… We came up with a plan and I’m not sure who was more excited myself, Crysta or them. All of us went away feeling pretty good about it.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, my best advice to you is: Stop. Stop agonizing over whether to remove that plant or to go with bark mulch or gravel. Take a deep breath and simply picture in your mind what you would like your surroundings to look like. You don’t even need to have detail. Simply any image will do. Is it clean and simple? Or is it curvy and intricate? Is there grass or no grass? Can’t decide on a theme? Who says you have to have only one? Section it off. My office doesn’t look like my laundry room. Start very simple and build the foundation first, then work your way up. And don’t forget that checklist!
What else was I going to talk about today? Checklist… Checklist… Ah, here we go: Recently, as part of out hours donated to charity my partner Crysta and I we asked to design, or rather ‘make over’ a property which had been neglected for some time. The soon-to-be-married couple had recently moved in and were a little overwhelmed to say the least. The potential was outstanding! Limitless possibilities: Old pathways, sectioned off areas, gardens, water, treed areas, marshland and great boulders to work with. I began to spout off ideas and we worked to tie them together – meanwhile, it all was written down on a checklist. And don’t be afraid to write everything down! Make your list as extensive or simple as you want - you can always prioritize your list afterwards.
Now, where to start? We asked ourselves some questions: Are there any plants at critical risk? What is the first thing people see when they approach the house? Where do you (or would you like to) spend your time outside? Etc… We came up with a plan and I’m not sure who was more excited myself, Crysta or them. All of us went away feeling pretty good about it.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, my best advice to you is: Stop. Stop agonizing over whether to remove that plant or to go with bark mulch or gravel. Take a deep breath and simply picture in your mind what you would like your surroundings to look like. You don’t even need to have detail. Simply any image will do. Is it clean and simple? Or is it curvy and intricate? Is there grass or no grass? Can’t decide on a theme? Who says you have to have only one? Section it off. My office doesn’t look like my laundry room. Start very simple and build the foundation first, then work your way up. And don’t forget that checklist!