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Abbot Walafrid Strabo encouraged everyone to get a garden. “What kind you may get matters not," he said.

The good abbot lived in the ninth century, but his advice stands today. In fact, you won’t find a better time to “get a garden” than spring. Nurseries and even nongarden-related businesses stock their grounds with trees, shrubs, transplants, seeds, soil amendments (compost and composted manure), fertilizer and tools.

Will your new garden grow vegetables, annuals, perennials, herbs, in sun, shade, containers or a combination? Gardens don’t necessarily have to be dedicated to one type of plant. Mixing vegetables in with flowers works just fine. Start your own garden in six easy steps:

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broccoli plants grow in a spring garden

6. Only one step to go. To conserve water, maintain an even soil temperature, and inhibit weed growth, lay down a layer of organic mulch. The type of garden helps you decide what kind of mulch to choose. Vegetable and annual gardens get worked and planted every year. They require a mulch that disappears over the course of a year, like grass clippings or shredded leaves. For more permanent gardens with perennials and shrubs, use shredded hardwood mulch.

Is your yard mostly clay? No problem. You can still get a garden by using raised beds, which allow you to add good soil on top of the clay.

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