| A Flower Garden for your Home | | | | consider for fall planting are: Giant |
| | | | flowering onion, grows 3-4 feet tall, with |
| Picture a constant supply of beautiful cut | | | | large purple flowers, and blooms early spring |
| flowers for your home, or fresh cut flowers | | | | to mid-summer, and Crocus's bloom in early |
| for friends, and special occasions. | | | | spring, though there are varieties that bloom |
| Beautiful flowers at your disposal are | | | | through autumn. |
| possible by planting a well-stocked flower | | | | |
| garden. | | | | Spring Planting |
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| To begin your flower garden, select a sunny | | | | Gladiolus bulbs can be planted in early |
| area, as a flower garden usually requires 6 | | | | spring for beautiful blooms from early summer |
| to 8 hours of direct sunlight each day. The | | | | through the first frost. You can plant your |
| selected area should be easily accessible for | | | | gladiolus bulbs as early as two weeks before |
| watering, in case your climate encounters | | | | the last frost. Continue to plant the |
| long dry spell. Another factor for your | | | | gladiolus bulbs every two weeks and you will |
| flower garden is easy access for cutting your | | | | have cut flowers until the first frost. |
| flowers, such as a raised flowerbed. The | | | | |
| raised flowerbed is then accessible from all | | | | Annuals such as snapdragons, cosmos, zinnias, |
| sides. | | | | etc., are also planted in early spring after |
| | | | the last frost. Consider the length of time |
| Fall Bulb Planting | | | | it takes your annual to bloom and plant |
| | | | accordingly so that you will have a flower |
| In order to have a constant supply of flowers | | | | bouquet right through fall. |
| available, consider when each flower blooms. | | | | |
| For instance, plant Daffodils and Tulip bulbs | | | | With a little bit of planning and a little |
| in the fall for the earliest spring flower. | | | | bit of work, your home can have beautiful cut |
| A couple of other early spring flowers to | | | | flowers all summer long. Good Luck! |