After the irrigation and lighting systems are installed, it’s time to plant. Often nurseries don’t have all the required plants, so flags are used to mark the position of plants that will arrive later.
All the plants are carried to their approximate position on site and placed, still in their pots. After walking around the site and viewing the plants from several angles, their positions get adjusted, checked and readjusted. Finally, they’re ready to go in the ground.
It’s still not over, however. They’ll need to be watered correctly and even more importantly, have their watering adjusted as they become established so that they’re not drowned by the irrigation system.
There may be some other adjustments, too. One species may thrive in one spot and perish in another, even if the two plants are in the same garden. The goal is to fine-tune the garden over time so that only the plants which flourish without intensive care are left to create a worry-free landscape.