Knowing exactly what to plant in your garden can be challenging. There are so many factors involved in identifying what will affect your crop or plantation that you need expert opinion before you begin. A landscape designer can help you identify where to plant your seeds.

In this blog, we will discuss the different types of softscape you can grow in your backyard that requires minimum intervention and care.

Benefits Of Softscape

1. Pocket Friendly

Seeds are comparatively easy to procure and plant than installing fully grown plants. When you get seeds in abundance, you can sow them as you please and reap their benefits as they grow.

2. Rich Variety

As opposed to purchasing fruit or vegetable plants from a nursery, you can expect a higher mix of products when you choose seeds. You can mix and match your vegetation as you please and even learn more about different kinds of plants and gardening seeds for future reference.

3. Minimize Your Loss

Some plantation does not grow when transported from one soil type to another. You might not necessarily be doing something wrong, but sometimes that’s just how it is. When you sow seeds yourself, you can guarantee healthy plants or even identify some techniques that work firsthand.

Get Sowing!

Below is a brief list of the flowers and vegetables you can grow in your backyard or garden.

1. Marigolds

Perhaps a backyard favorite, Marigolds are vibrant flowers that grow easily in an ample amount of sunlight. They have tough roots that can grow through moist or even dry soil, making them suitable for gardens and backyards everywhere.

2. Sunflowers

Sunflowers have over 70 different species and generally grow to be large, beautiful flowers in sunny areas. Sunflowers are resistant to soil conditions and can survive in mildly moist to dry soil conditions as long as the sun shines on them.

3. Begonias

Begonias are boldly colored, beautiful flower species that are bound to brighten up your garden or backyard. Once Begonias have blossomed completely, you can place them in different pots, too.

4. Salad Leaves

Salad leaves grow best in moist compost under the direct sun and can add a beautiful hue of green to your garden. They take as little as three weeks to grow and can be a great addition to your salad in case you forget to pick up this item on your trip to the grocery store.

5. Potatoes

Everyone’s favorite, you can easily grow potatoes in a tub or bags on your patio. Harvesting potatoes is even easier, so you can keep planting the vegetable as many times as you wish.

6. Beetroot

Another element to add color to your background, beetroots are also fairly easy to grow. Beetroot has a variety of fun colors as opposed to popular belief, where the flesh can also be yellow or an off-white shade.

Conclusion

You can benefit from color and a healthy diet all in the comfort of your home by learning simple garden tips mentioned in this blog.

You can also set up your backyard with hardscape structures or softscape