Gardening is a favourite pass time for most people. It gives you satisfaction and also plays you an eye-soothing view. Nothing is better than sitting on the rocking chair in your garden with a coffee mug when you come back to your home after a hectic day at the office. But behind a colourful and organized garden, there are lots of efforts which go in to make such a garden. You have to take care of the garden properly. There are multiple challenges to designing a garden within a given space. So if you are facing the same, then you have come to the right place. In this article, we are going to discuss some common challenges that you will face to design your garden.

This is the first and foremost challenge that every gardener’s face. You need to identify the weed and try to control that. Some of the common ones are mentioned below

• Wild onions
• Wiregrass
• Crabgrass
• Creeping Charlie

The best and easy way to deal with the weed is not let them start. You can use organic mulch over it. It helps you to control the growth of weed between the rows.

Insects

You cannot have a garden free of insects. Some of these insects are extremely harmful to your vegetable plants in your garden. It’s a common problem for all. Many people who have tomato and cabbage plants. They face hornworms in tomatoes and also cabbage worm. Other types of insects which will create a problem in your garden are

• Stinkbugs
• Aphids
• Squash bugs
• Japanese beetles
• Ants and slugs
• Cutworms
• Spider mites
• Wildlife

Have you seen the Peter Rabbit movie? Bunnies can be a nightmare for your garden. Many people lost their pea crop due to rabbits. Many animals enter into the garden and eat all the fruits and vegetables. All you can do is create a barricade to stop the animals from entering your garden.

• Squirrel
• Deer
• Chipmunks
• Voles
• Woodchucks
• Rabbit
• Birds

Types of soil

This is another challenge you would face during your gardening time. Many people do not know what type of soil is good for the garden. Every different veggies and flower require different soil. You have understood that thing. Otherwise, your plants will not grow properly, neither it will provide fruits or flowers. You may have heard about the sandy soil; it gets dried quickly. But clay soil holds the water for a long period. Loam soil is a mixture of loam and clay. So before starting designing your garden, these should be noted.

Weather

Weather plays a vital role in your garden. The problem is neither you can predict the weather, nor can you control it. The extreme weather is not good for your garden. Extreme sun rays and extreme rain both are not suitable for the garden. You can use shades during the summer to protect your plants. Use soaker hoses so that water goes underground the level properly.

Last but not least, life is full of challenges. We have to deal with all those. Maintain your garden understand the challenges, and according to that, take steps.