DIY Garden Design: Creating Garden Rooms

This private garden takes advantage of a deep backyard that lends itself to be divided into a series of garden rooms.This do-it-yourself home owner with obvious design skills has developed each area for a particular function and ‘feel’.

Gardener Extras

  1. Mark hand waters the gardens daily. The task takes about 75 minutes.
  2. For healthy boxwoods, apply a balanced, all-purpose fertilizer (10-10-10) in spring to encourage leafy growth. Apply again in fall to promote root growth.

Julie Berbiglia

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