Whip your garden into shape: To spruce things up in a hurry, use this simple, three-step method

摘要

As much as we love our gardens, there is nothing so stressful as when we open them to party guests or a neighborhood tour. Part of the pleasure of gardening is sharing our creation with others, but the days that lead up to an open house are invariablyfilled with doubt and worry. We are suddenly confronted with the reality of our less-than-picture-perfect garden and limited time to whip it into shape. As a professional gardener, I have a lot of experience preparing gardens for parties or other functions. As a result, I've developed a surefire method for quickly getting a garden into shape. First, I assess the situation to determine what improvements will have the most impact. Next, I clean up the most visible problems. Finally, I enhance these areas with quick embellishments. I call it the ACE method: assess, clean up, enhance. It's a simple technique all gardeners can use to make their garden look its best fast.