A garden adds depth and color to the landscape, making your yard more visually appealing for relaxing and entertaining. Growing fruits and vegetables will help save money at the grocery store, too. From topsoil to gravel products, you’ll need plenty of supplies to help a garden grow. For a better idea of what to get, below are a few tips for creating an impressive garden.

3 Suggestions to Create a Garden

1. Create Gravel Paths

To connect the various areas, incorporate paths in the garden design layout. With walkways, you can get from annuals to perennials or vegetables without stepping on plants along the way. You’ll avoid muddy shoes in damp weather, too. As pavers can be slick when wet, cover the path in gravel for better traction. Water will also drain through crushed stone, preventing soil erosion. 

2. Build Up the Soil

The current condition of the soil might not be ideal for gardening. To find out whether the topsoil is fertile, send a sample to a lab for testing. To increase the nutrient content of your yard, purchase gardening topsoil to work into the top few inches of earth in the garden.

When adding large volumes of organic matter to a sprawling garden, use a rototiller to till the soil. For confined areas, use a spade or spading fork to dig into the earth and add the amendment.

3. Add a Pergola

To help define the garden, install a pergola over it. Climbing flowers and vines can weave through the slats of the structure as they grow. You can also hang planters from the beams. So you don’t bump into plants overhead, make sure the pergola has a high clearance.

For topsoil, washed stone, sand, gravel, and additional garden materials, contact Syracusa Sand & Gravel in Victor, NY. If you have a construction project in the works, look to this stone supplier to provide state-approved gravel aggregate. See their complete product list online and call (585) 924-7146 to place an order and schedule prompt delivery in the Ontario County area.