Garden planting
The first and most important issue to consider when planting plants is the soil, which you may have already encountered during the design of your garden.
Many new gardens these days have soil that is straight out of construction debris, and many have also been planted for years and no measures have been taken to protect the soil or increase its fertility.
The better the soil fertility, the better it is for plant growth. If the topsoil is OK for the plants, but the subsoil has largely lost its fertility and needs to be replaced, then organic fertilizer must be buried, and the more the better.
When I talk about organic fertilizers, I mean a well-rotted fertilizer mix or manure, but also mushroom-shaped compost and multipurpose fertilizers, among others. All of these fertilizers not only enhance soil nutrients, but also bind light, sandy soils together while also loosening up heavy soils.
In addition, the acidity and alkalinity of the soil must be determined, as different soil qualities will determine what kind of plants it is suitable for. Acidic soil is suitable for plants in the rhododendron family, such as azaleas and camellias. Alkaline soil is suitable for flowers such as clematis, drunken fishweed and carnations. Neutral soils, on the other hand, can be planted with a wider range of flowers. To determine the pH of your soil, all you need to do is purchase some testing materials.
Another big problem is that irrigation water has different pH levels in different places, unless you have a standing water barrel (because rainwater is neutral), and that's something every gardener runs into. My advice is to plant for the location, choose the right plants for the nature of the soil and let nature take its course. It is unwise to let plants struggle for survival in unsuitable soil conditions.