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It’s tempting when you move into a new home to make your stamp on the garden immediately. With a few key-planning tips you can make sure you don’t waste your time and money on plants unsuited to your garden.

First, do a soil test. Our soil is ph neutral so will carry most plants but some plants will on thrive in certain soils so pick accordingly.

Look at what other gardeners in the area are growing. If certain plants keep recurring such as Roses, then it’s a highly likely they will in yours too. Plus it’s a great way of seeing how a plant will look alongside others before taking the plunge yourself.

Which way does it face? Obviously South facing gardens get the best of the sun in the afternoon but trace the path of the light across your garden and identify sunspots and shade throughout the day.

Don’t be too hasty in clearing, there may be some treasures waiting to come up. We all want to start digging but no matter which month you move in there will be many hidden treasures that nothing but a full year will reveal.

Get a compost bin if there is not one. A compost bin has a variety of uses, not only does it save you investing in shares in the local garden centre it makes an enormous difference in reducing your weekly refuse. If you don’t have space for one, contact your local library where you can pick up a green waste sack, once you have 6 full you can contact the council to collect it.

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It’s tempting when you move into a new home to make your stamp on the garden immediately. With a few key-planning tips you can make sure you don’t waste your time and money on plants unsuited to your