Flower Gardening
Posted on Jul 24, 2009 under Best Perennials |
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When you think of any kind of gardening, the first thing
that pops
into your mind is flower gardening. Flowers and gardens being
naturally synonymous with each other. And dedicated gardener that
you are, you’ll naturally be doing your own flower gardening this
year.
Flower gardening need not be limited only to summertime. If you
plan carefully and plant ahead of time, your garden can be filled
with an abundance of flowers for most of the year.
If we start by seasons, then for spring flowers, the best thing
you could do would be to plant bulbs. Any nursery will have them,
and if you’re more inclined towards the exotic, and rarer flowering
bulbs, there’s a good chance you can have them ordered specially.
Favorites amongst bulb lovers are early springtime Crocuses, and
cheerful Snowdrops. Tulips though, are by and away the most famous
of bulbs in demand by flower gardeners, and are available in a
variety of shades, including a black-colored one, which is really
more of a deep maroon and one of those rare flowers I was talking
about earlier.
Remember that all spring flowering bulbs should be planted in mid
autumn, as this is the best time for them. Come any closer to winter
and you’re in danger of losing your bulbs altogether.
Moving through to summer, we find that perennials are a firm favorite
for flower gardening as they yield blooms almost continuously
throughout the season, and sometimes beyond. With a little luck and
care, you’ll also find that most of your perennials will last through
to next year, and the year after that, and, well you get the picture
right? You’ll also find that as the years and the seasons wear on,
your perennials will become fuller, and generally will become more
abundant than the first year you planted them.
As autumn gently closes in most flower gardens are left bereft of
anything but a few small hardy plants. If you’re into more dedicated
flower gardening however, that need not be the case for you. Hardy,
drought resistant plants like Asters number among the many types of
fall flowers available, and will look stunning in late summer/early
fall, Generally, autumn plants will grow to a good 3-4 feet in height,
and have vivid colors, as well as the more genteel pastel colors to
choose from. Ornamental grasses are another favorite and will nicely
complement your fall flowers.
To round off the year and your efforts at flower gardening, don’t
despair as there are many winter blooms available. Amaryllis, Hyacinth,
and Narcissus are a few of the more common known flowers and are
available in bulb form. If you want something a little more out of
the ordinary, you could always try Winter Jasmine, or Winter
Honeysuckle.
So, take heart, take plenty of notes, plan, and buy to your heart’s
content. By the end of it all you truly will have a flower for every
season, and your flower gardening efforts will be rewarded most
bountifully
Tomorrow’s article will be on Gardening Books - see you then!
All the Best - Ian Fleming
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Ian Fleming
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July 24th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
How do I create a flower garden around a tree? I am a beginner in gardening and planting?
I have an old tree in front of my home. I like to add a flower bed around the tree, but I am new to planting and gardening. Also, my lawn needs a lot of care. Last year my husband tilled part of our lawn and we replanted new grass, but our lawn looks very unhealty with a lot of try, burned like spots. What can I do to have a healthy lawn, and how do I go about creating my flower bed around the tree. I like to put a border around the tree like a small wall maybe. I want the flower bed be higher than the actual lawn. We have mostly clay dirt. Can you give me some advice and/or help. Thanks.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
first, if your lawn has any burn spots, it sounds like he put too much fertilizer on it, & not enough water, & never do this during the day, the sun will make the fertilizer hot, & burn whatever it is on. Water your lawn in the morning, not at night, & not during the middle of the day either.( it’ll burn it & at night, it brings bugs)
If you want the flower garden higher then the lawn, first, put a border around the tree, as far out as you want the flower garden to be, then build it up with some good potting soil, & perlite, then, before you add any flowers to it, water it first, slowly, & when you plant your flowers , do not crowd them when you, & bury the flowers just about up to the where the bottom leaves start.
If you have mostly clay dirt, try to keep your flowers just in the potting soil mix. You can feed them "not on top of the flowers" around the stems, with Miracle-gro for flowers, about once a month, or what it tells you on the side of the box,( when you plant your flowers, try to do this "after" the sun is going down" because the sun will burn the roots of the flowers.) & Good Luck !!!
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July 24th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
A raised bed is probably beast around the tree as you don’t want to till down and distub the roots. As best you can try to keep the deepest portion of the raised bed out at the drip line of the tree again so as not to interfere with the roots of the tree.
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July 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Two words: Container Gardening.
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