Tips for Creating a Mature Garden

For the traditional gardener, there is a lot of pleasure that comes as you watch your hard work bloom and flourish through the growing season. But not everyone is a gardener, and not everyone has the time to wait for a garden to fully mature. If you need an instant garden around your home or other building, there are a few tricks you can use to get one.

When my family bought and then sold a house in under two months the biggest concern was the landscaping. As soon as the interior was completed all attention was focused on the yard, but the house needed to be on the market and ready to show in a week. Choosing the right plants for they yard and the time of year I was able to plant an entire garden that looked like it was years in the making.

Here are a few things to remember if you need an instant garden to show or just enjoy by the end of the week. Always remember to pick plants that are specific to your area and will remain hardy in the zone you are located.

Pick out Mature Plants
Plants that are already mature and grown can be planted in your yard and give you the look you want. Nurseries do stock mature plants that they have kept growing for a couple to several years just for this purpose. Plants to look for include full grown shrubs, pines and conifers, already shaped and trimmed bushes and hedges, and deciduous trees as well.

Bushes that are blooming and conifers that have been trained into shapes are one of the best ways to achieve the look of a mature garden. Plants like these do cost more than younger versions, but it is the time and care put into them that you are paying for.

Grasses and Flowering Perennials
Ornamental grasses are only sold once they have matured, and at that point they are a great addition to any garden. There is a great deal of variety when it comes to ornamental grasses so they can easily be used to fill in garden space or to create structure.

Flowering perennials are a great choice to add instant color to your garden. By the time perennials are already mature they are large enough to be able to plant in your garden without having to leave them space to grow into. Add two or three plants in a group, along with ornamental grasses to get a garden that looks like it has been there forever.