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You're certainly not alone if you feeloverwhelmed when you think about how to approach your home'slandscaping. It's probably safe to assume that most homeowners whodo DIY landscaping design projects have felt the same. We'd like totake a moment to help you gather your thoughts and help you focuson some simple essentials that will help you organize your projectso that it's not overwhelming. Escape the landscaping runaroundwith these simple suggestions!

Get your motivation focused! You can do this by organizing yourthoughts in a fun way. Pinterest is a great website and app fororganizing ideas. You can organize ideas into categories, such asexamples of landscape styles that you think you like, to types ofplant cultivars that may suit your area and your tastes. If you'renot comfortable using an app to organize your ideas, a simplefolder with print out ideas and magazine cut-outs of ideas isessentially the same thing and can be a lot of fun to put together-especially over the winter months. Involve your family, especiallyyour children! Organizing ideas first before you begin plantingwill help you feel a lot less overwhelmed.

Start really small. You don't necessarily have to landscape yourentire property in one single go. In fact, breaking your project upinto mini-projects is advisable because your property is going tohave different types of mini-environments, and will all be seen andused differently. Getting to know your property before you plant itwill help you be more successful and avoid problems later on. Forexample, if curb appeal is important to you, start with thefoundation planting areas around your main front entrance. Get toknow the site well by noting how much sunlight and shade the areagets, how moist it is, how prevalent winds affect the area. This isthe time to learn about what your USDA hardiness zone. This willhelp you know what plants can survive in your area.

Once you've gotten to know the first area you want to landscape,couple it with the ideas you've gathered on Pinterest, or in yourfolder, or how ever you've organized your initial ideas. Forexample, if you've fallen in love with the idea of planting lots ofwhite blooming plants and your front area is mostly shady and dry,start making a list of shrubs that have a white bloom that do wellin dry shade and are hardy in your area. Keep your list handy forwhen it's time to shop for your plant material.

When it's time to shop for plant material, using an online mailorder nursery can be a real help in making your project a loteasier. You don't have to travel to nurseries and haul heavy plantsaround. You can take your time using a well-working search functionto narrow down your plant choices which will make your shoppingexperience easier. Trust in an established nursery company that hasa good record of excellent customer service and offers the bestplants and supplies plus stands behind their products.