How to garden when you don't know how to garden | House & Garden

Gardening is not an inherent knowledge that we all magically have. Simply because you have some green space, it does not mean you know what to do with it and we cannot all be Tom Stuart-Smith, Arne Maynard or Gertrude Jekyll, more's the pity. So what do you do if you have a garden but have no idea how to garden?

Of course, you can research, train, use a gardening app or two or, even better, hire one of the best garden designers to sort all your problems for you. However, there is another solution; enter the niche line of gardening products that simply do it all for you. Seeds that you scatter haphazardly and a wildflower meadow sprouts underfoot? Yes please. How about an entire garden border that you simply roll out? Wonderful! Below are the best products to help you garden without a single clue what you're doing.

By Angel Collins

The name sort of says it all and the idea is pure, simple and genius: choose the border design you like best, order it and a large box arrives at your house with a nifty roll out plan and all the plants you'll need. All you have to do is roll the plan onto your border plot, make holes in the template and then plant your plants accordingly. The plan is biodegradable, so you just pop compost over the top, sit back and watch your newly plotted plants flourish.

A container garden (a garden where all the plants are in pots and planters, rather than the ground) is fairly simple to maintain, no matter how much of a novice you may be. However, you often have to buy bulbs, soil, compost (if you don't make your own) and pots and plant it all yourself. Ignore that and instead opt for pre-potted plants. The selection won't be as large as if you grow from seed or bulb, but it means plants arrive in your garden