Posts tagged with 'bloom'
Charming Curves
Undulating borders contain beautiful blooms. Mulch is an essential; it keeps weeds down and conserves moisture. Here, it also provides a tidy element between plants. Use geometry to contrast or complement; here, the flower bed’s curving borders repeat in the gentle edging of lawn. Plants chosen in mostly similar hues — lavender, light purple, […]
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Cut spent blooms periodically
Many plants will re-bloom, but only if the old blooms are cut. Also, support and prune your plants as necessary.
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Creating the best Color combinations in your flower garden
-design can be tricky. A good place to start is the color wheel. For example, gardens planted in shades of the same hue — pink, to name one — are pleasing to the eye. Colors next to each other on the color wheel — purple and red — look good together, as do colors […]
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Rudbeckia Tips
(Black Eyed Susan) The Rudbeckia flower can be grown in almost every state. These bright yellow, daisy-like flowers can grow 24”-36” high and are excellent to use for indoor flower arrangements. These flowers can be started indoors or out. Its best to start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date of your location. […]
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Marigold Tips
Marigold plants are beautiful and easy to grow throughout the United States. They come in a multiple of colors but orange being the most prevalent. Marigolds are easily grown from seeds in your flower garden. Marigolds can be grown inside 6-9 weeks before your last frost to get a jump start on the season. […]
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Impatien Tips
Growing Impatiens yourself is a great money saver and fun experience. The ideal time to plant your Impatien seeds is 10-12 weeks before the last frost date of your location. Fill your pots with sterile seed starting mix and wet the soil. Place two seeds in each pot and cover with 1/8” of soil. […]
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Geranium Tips
Geraniums are slow to germinate from seed, so be sure to start your seeds well ahead of your blooming expectations which could take 14-16 weeks from initial sowing. In order to increase germination rates, it helps to soak before sowing. A good method for geraniums is to dampen a few paper towels and fold […]
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Remember the annuals
Perennials will add lasting life to your landscape design, but annuals are an important part of the mix as well. Annuals are typically more affordable than perennials and can add variety if they’re replaced each year.
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All About Annuals
These brilliantly colorful, yet short-lived, annuals are especially rewarding plants to grow in your yard because they are fun, versatile and are easy to care for. Made a few mistakes with placement this year? Don’t worry they won’t grow back next year and you can try again! Annuals grow fast and bloom young, even while […]
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