Investing in trees and shrubs for landscaping can be expensive. For a newly constructed home, the estimated cost for a landscape design is 5 to 15 percent of the cost of the home. This type of investment needs to be well planned and designed to provide years of pleasure. In many situations, however, people do not follow instructions for planting individual plants in the landscape.
Plants require oxygen, nutrients, and water for proper growth.
Improper planting and inadequate follow-up care are the primary causes of plant death in the landscape. This is a chance to get new plants off to a good start, so a closer look at planting techniques may help you become more successful in establishing your home landscape. Preparing planting sites for shrubs in a landscape design involves two methods. When installing several plants, prepare a planting bed by tilling or double digging the site 15 to 20 inches deep, working in an organic matter as you prepare the planting site. Add fertilizer amendments by mixing thoroughly into the soil.