cut flowers for friends, and special occasions. Beautiful flowers at your
disposal are possible by planting a well-stocked flower garden.
To begin your flower garden, select a sunny area, as a flower garden
usually requires 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight each day. The selected area
should be easily accessible for watering, in case your climate encounters
long dry spell. Another factor for your flower garden is easy access for
cutting your flowers, such as a raised flowerbed. The raised flowerbed is
then accessible from all sides.
Fall Bulb Planting
In order to have a constant supply of flowers available, consider when
each flower blooms. For instance, plant Daffodils and Tulip bulbs in the fall
for the earliest spring flower. A couple of other early spring flowers to
Spring Flower GardeningSpring is the time when nature and your garden awakes and comes alive after the long winter. That first spring flower or that first green leave is the sign that winter in coming to an end and that a new growing season has arrived.
Spring and Flower gardening is almost synonymous. Spring is the time to interplant perennials, shrubs, roses and plant or transplant your annuals.
Its time to shape up your soil, loosen the mulch around your plants and prune your early blooming shrubs. Rake and remove leaves and debris from your garden. Without a good planting medium your flower garden will neve ..
consider for fall planting are: Giant flowering onion, grows 3-4 feet tall, with
large purple flowers, and blooms early spring to mid-summer, and Crocus's
bloom in early spring, though there are varieties that bloom through
autumn.
Spring Planting
Gladiolus bulbs can be planted in early spring for beautiful blooms from
early summer through the first frost. You can plant your gladiolus bulbs as
early as two weeks before the last frost. Continue to plant the gladiolus
bulbs every two weeks and you will have cut flowers until the first frost.
Annuals such as snapdragons, cosmos, zinnias, etc., are also planted in
early spring after the last frost. Consider the length of time it takes your
Selecting Fall Flower BulbsMost people would think of fall as a season when trees are changing colors and dying. For many, the autumn leaves are our last dance with color before the dark, gray winter sets in. It doesnt have to be that way, though. Fall flowers can offer a splash of rebirth and color in a season otherwise known for falling leaves.
Bulbs are living plants and contain their own storage of food. They are quite self-sufficient and will strive to bloom, no matter when or where they are planted. Fall flower bulbs are planted in the spring or summer and flower in the early fall. Some examples are lilacs, colc ..
annual to bloom and plant accordingly so that you will have a flower
bouquet right through fall.
With a little bit of planning and a little bit of work, your home can have
beautiful cut flowers all summer long. Good Luck!
For more information, visit http://www.flowergardeninfo.com and http://www.springgardenflowerguide.com
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David Chandler
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