There are beautiful gardening plants, flowers and ground cover, grasses, vines as well as fruit and vegetables. Plants and gardening always means that gardening soil must be cultivated so that the plants have a good basis for growth. Soil type and preparation must be taken care of at the beginning of the gardening process so that, by the time the seeds or seedlings are planted, the garden is fully ready to accept its new children.

Preparing the Soil

The first step for green gardening or organic gardening is to make a compost pile so that mulch can be on hand at all times. A compost pile can be created within a few weeks by piling up grass cuttings, leaves, or the remains of kitchen creations that are organic so that the pile begins to decay, leaving a rich, dark soil underneath that is full of the nutrients from the decaying matter. This mulch should be blended into the soil when the soil is tilled in preparation for plants and gardening activity.

Choosing the Plants

Once the soil is prepared, then the gardener has the choice of plants in their garden. There are different types of gardens that can be grown, such as a simple flower garden, a rose garden, or a vegetable garden. There are even some people that only grow tomatoes, since they are so delicious, they can give them away, and they can store the rest as tomato sauces to use the rest of the year.

Some people choose plants to garden that are more exotic or unusual, such as planting an herb garden, which can be planted either inside or outside the house, both for the scent and their use in cooking. In addition, different orchards full of fruit trees as well as berry bushes are planted, such as strawberry or raspberry patches.

There are also many choices in plants for gardening in flowers, since some only grow in certain climates, and others come up every year while still others only last one season before more have to be planted. Flowers that come up every year are called perennials while the ones that have to be planted every season are called annuals. There are also bulbs and tubers that can be planted to add variety to any garden. There are also ornamental grasses and ground covers like vines that help to complete the plant and garden package, an asset to any home.