| Flower gardens are simple to install and easy to | | | | heights, colors, and varieties of flowers together |
| care for. They do, however, require a basic | | | | in a cottage garden style will give your garden a |
| understanding of the natural conditions of your | | | | rustic look which is quite appropriate for a country |
| garden as well as the specific needs of the | | | | setting. If you want a more formal feel, consider |
| individual flowers. Different flowers have different | | | | a rectangular garden with a symmetrical layout. |
| requirements. Annuals, for example, live for only | | | | Planting your annuals and perennials is easy. After |
| one season, require a bit more maintenance than | | | | you have prepared your garden by tilling the soil |
| perennials and, since they die after the first hard | | | | and adding some compost and peat moss, |
| frost, need be replanted each year. Perennials, on | | | | arrange your flowers in the new bed according to |
| the other hand, flower for a period each year and | | | | a design drawn out before hand. Make sure you |
| grow larger each season. They die back to the | | | | like the layout and that the plants are adequately |
| ground in the winter but reemerge the following | | | | spaced. To plant, simply dig a hole about twice the |
| spring. | | | | size of the plant's root system and place the |
| Determine which flowers do well in your climate | | | | flower in the hole then back fill the hole with the |
| and research their sun and soil requirements. | | | | some soil, tamp it down and water. All plants, |
| Some flowers thrive in the sun while other prefer | | | | including perennials and annuals, should be planted |
| a little shade. Also, though most plants prefer | | | | at the level of the finish grade of your garden. |
| organic, nutrient rich soil, some will do actually do | | | | In you want a low maintenance flower garden, |
| better in well drained sandy soil. | | | | limit your annuals and plant a variety of perennials. |
| Perennials bloom either early in the spring, during | | | | Perennials, though quite adaptable to a number of |
| the middle of summer or late in the summer and | | | | garden conditions, can benefit from an early spring |
| into autumn. To achieve a constant bloom | | | | feeding. Slow release fertilizer is very effective in |
| throughout the season, plant many different | | | | the flower garden as it provides nutrients over |
| species. Iris, bleeding heart and a variety of bulbs | | | | the course of an entire season. Another way to |
| are notable early bloomers. Daylily and hosta | | | | provide nutrients to your flowers is to spread a |
| bloom in the middle of summer while aster and | | | | layer of organic compost on the garden each |
| sedum "autumn joy" are perfect for late season | | | | spring. |
| color. Annuals bloom continuously from spring right | | | | Flower gardening is very rewarding. Simply decide |
| through the fall up until the first frost. A mixture | | | | what flowers you like, plant them and be sure |
| of annuals and perennials in the garden ensures a | | | | they receive the proper care. Flower gardening |
| colorful garden from spring until fall. | | | | gives people excellent reason to spend some |
| Plan a garden which compliments your house and | | | | outdoors and test out their green thumb. |
| overall landscape. For instance, mixing different | | | | |