In the past, designing your outdoor landscape left a lot to imagination. While you could make lists of your plants or draw a sketch of what you hoped it would look like, nothing was certain until the plants were in the ground. In today’s modern world, we have options. And those options include many new ways of landscaping, including everything from your initial ideas to a final computer sketch of your property. So dig in, but first, take advantage of the modern help our world has to offer.

Dirt First

To start, you must decide what amount of space you want to rework. Once you have certain flower beds in mind, you can begin to get your supply of garden soil. One question many homeowners have is: how many yards of garden soil and mulch to purchase?

Thankfully, some websites now have the ability to figure out exactly how many yards you need to purchase based on a few measurements you input yourself. The measurements needed are typically along the lines of length and width of your garden bed, as well as your desired depth of mulch and soil. [Read more…]