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Use of space
- Paths
- Play area
- Sitting \eating\entertaining area
- Strolling area
- Utilitarian areas: driveway & garage; compost
Suitability
- Plant requirements
- temperature range (hardiness)
- light
- water
- nitrogen
- pH range
- Maintenance
- plant susceptibility to disease and pests
- durability
- labor
- availability and cost
- Edibility of plants
- food plants and herbs used decoratively
- poisonous plants to watch out for with children around
- Botanical coexistence
- companions
- adversaries / allelopathy
- agressiveness
- Guests
- Predators and parasites
- Japanese Beetles, Iris borer...
- Woodchucks, deer, skunks...
The Element of Change
- Annuals, perennials, biennials
- Growth & decline
- Flowering changes (color, height, shape...)
- Volunteers
Personal Elements:
- Personality; preferences & dislikes; emotional connections
- Resources: energy, budget, availability of help
- Family needs
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