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There are many elements that need to consider when you’re planning to landscape in your backyard oasis. Needless to say, one of the most important factors that need to be considered is the amount of shade that blankets your yard’s vegetation. While it might not feel like a principle concern, gardening when you don’t have sunlight readily available to your plants can be frustratingly difficult — this includes gardening under trees. While the blissful shadows cast down from your trees can be an incredibly refreshing addition to your backyard in the summertime, it can also prove to be challenging to grow anything aside from weeds. So, instead of fighting the natural beauty of your shady saplings, it’s time that you learned to take advantage of these growing conditions.
Before you’re able to fully enjoy the charm and allurement of your timber, you will first need to weed the surrounding area underneath the canopy area of your trees. After all, proper care will help keep your greenery happy and healthy. Although, you may be wondering how to identify this type of vegetation. Simply put, a weed is any plant that is not growing where it’s supposed to. Once you tackle this seasonal problem, your new, little garden will be ready to take on any improvements that you’re wanting to make to the landscape.
Just because you have some vast trees taking up space on your property, that doesn’t mean that you can’t utilize the canopy of shade that they provide to your advantage. Start by placing a simple ring of mulch that extends out as far as the branches of your tree. This will give your garden an aesthetically, manicured look and your trees will benefit from the soil as well — mulch actually helps to keep weed seeds from germinating in the soil under the trees and it’s also beneficial for the insects that live there. Next, select a couple of flowers or shrubs to plant under the tree’s canopy. Just be mindful to choose shade-tolerant greenery that will still be able to thrive with the lack of sunlight.
You’ve cleaned up the area and even planted a stunning flowerbed, so, now it’s time to start decorating. There are quite a few ways that you’re able to make your garden more radiant through the use of some cute decor, such as a durable garden bench or some LED garden lighting. A garden bench is quite an inviting investment piece for your garden. Not only does it give you an added sense of enjoyment when you sit outside, but it also looks visually alluring when your guests sneak a glance. That being said, LED garden lighting also provides a similar graceful appeal. In fact, outdoor LED lights delicately sit within your flowerbeds, along pathways and radiate from various dazzling structures. They also provide a charming ray of illumination that is able to display all the ravishing and divine elements of your backyard oasis even after the sun has set.
Are there any other handy pointers that you know for gardening under trees? Leave a comment below to share with our readers.
Alex Wilks is the Social Media & Content Creator for Trek Marketing. Her work has been featured on Global News, Black Press Media, andthe Kwantlen Chronicle
