| Do you desire to landscape your home and yard | | | | bloom time. Make sure each bed has flowers |
| surroundings with beautiful and colorful | | | | that will appear when others are fading. This |
| flowers? What better way to make your home a | | | | will provide a continually changing scene. |
| peaceful, lovely, and enchanting place for | | | | |
| all to admire. No matter what season it is; | | | | Now that you have your design set, you are |
| winter, spring, summer or fall, flowers can | | | | ready to begin buying. You can buy seeds from |
| dramatically enhance the atmosphere in which | | | | catalogues or stores. You can plant these |
| they are living. There are a few important | | | | directly in the ground or start them in a pot |
| things that you should know about planting | | | | in the house and then transplant. Before |
| flowers before you get started. We have | | | | planting the flowers, lay them out and make |
| complied some of these great tips below. | | | | sure you have established proper spacing |
| | | | between plants and a look you like. Then go |
| When deciding on what type of flowers to | | | | ahead and start your masterpiece by planting. |
| plant, you have to decide how long you want | | | | |
| the flowers to last. Annuals will bloom for | | | | Throughout the season, make sure you water |
| the season and then die; perennials usually | | | | your flowers thoroughly and keep the soil |
| bloom for a month or two but will come back | | | | moist. Be sure to pinch back faded blooms to |
| year after year. Perennials are usually more | | | | encourage new growths. Don't forget to get |
| costly but certainly a savings in the long | | | | rid of any nasty weeds that dare to show |
| run. Then you must do some research and | | | | their presence. After the season is over, |
| determine which flowers will grow in, and | | | | which is after the first frost, pull all |
| withstand, the weather conditions of your | | | | annuals stems and roots and all perennials |
| climate. | | | | stems but not their roots. Clean up the soil |
| | | | and mix some peat moss or compost in it to |
| Examine the areas where you wish to plant. | | | | replenish nutrients used by your flowerbed. |
| Study how much shade and sun they receive. | | | | You will be in good shape to go again next |
| This will also determine which plants should | | | | year. |
| be put where. Plants requiring shade should | | | | |
| not be put in direct sunlight, and likewise, | | | | Flower gardening has become increasingly |
| plants requiring plenty of sunlight should | | | | popular. The gardening craze began several |
| not be planted in the shade. Now you will see | | | | years ago. It is a hobby suited for those |
| how you are slowing putting together a garden | | | | wishing to get in touch with nature or simply |
| design. | | | | wanting some relaxing time. Once in full |
| | | | bloom a flower garden can provide a tranquil |
| In your flower garden design, you can choose | | | | place to enjoy the scenery or entertain |
| to mix different colored flowers, maintain | | | | friends. You will soon find it was worth any |
| certain colors in certain sections or just | | | | time you needed to put into it. |
| use one color. Plant according to the flowers | | | | |