Garden Maps

Mapping Winter Sun and Shade: A Seasonal Garden Planning Guide

Mapping Winter Sun and Shade: A Seasonal Garden Planning Guide

A practical guide to recording low-angle winter sun and shadow in your garden, then using that map to place evergreen structure and plan spring planting.

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7 Common Garden Mapping Mistakes That Ruin Planting Plans

7 Common Garden Mapping Mistakes That Ruin Planting Plans

Most planting plans fail on paper before they fail in the ground. These seven mapping mistakes — from guessed measurements to missing access routes — are easy to fix.

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Beginner's Guide to Measuring a Garden for a Scale Drawing

Beginner's Guide to Measuring a Garden for a Scale Drawing

A practical beginner's guide to measuring a garden accurately, choosing the right tools, recording key features, and converting measurements into a clean scale...

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Paper Sketch vs. Digital Garden Map: Which Should You Use?

Paper Sketch vs. Digital Garden Map: Which Should You Use?

Hand-drawn sketches and digital plans each solve different problems in the garden. Here is how they compare on accuracy, cost, ease of use, and the edits you will...

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15-Point Garden Site Survey Checklist for New Homeowners

15-Point Garden Site Survey Checklist for New Homeowners

A practical 15-point survey for new homeowners: record boundaries, levels, drainage, buried services, soil and existing features before you buy a single plant.

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How to Create a Sun Map of Your Garden in One Afternoon

How to Create a Sun Map of Your Garden in One Afternoon

A practical, one-afternoon method for charting sun and shade across beds, walls and lawns, and using those notes to place plants where they will actually thrive.

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