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    BOTANICAL BLISS

    Jan 02, 2019 5 minutes
    WORDS: KAREN BOOTH

    Planting a garden is part preparation, part creativity. You need to get a handle on the basics — things like soil preparation and choosing the right plant for the right location (you wouldn’t put a shade-loving plant in a full-sun location) — otherwise your plants will struggle. If that happens, it won’t matter how clever the planting plan or inspired your mix of flower colours and foliage textures; a garden filled with ailing plants is not a pleasant one.

    There are books, websites, online tutorials and the experts at your local garden centre to help with the fundamentals. Once you’ve gained a command of the basics, you can don your designer’s hat and decide what look you want to create and devise a plan for what goes where.

    There’s much to consider. First, what style do you favour — formal, native, cottage, coastal, tropical? Next,

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