Sunday, November 6, 2011

Flower Gardens - They Can Be A Lot Of Fun

By Aurea Schlipp


Are you unfamiliar with doing flower gardens? For anyone who is a little bit clueless when it comes to choosing flowers, don't let that slow you down in starting a flower garden. Having a practically unlimited choice of flowers, you will need to choose the ones that will make your garden stand out. As you make your mind up about the best flowers for your garden, remember these pointers.

How much natural light your garden receives will be a big factor in determining which flowers you choose. In case the site of your garden affords direct sunlight part of the time, and the remaining time is shade, then almost any flower can be chosen. 50/50 lighting circumstances perform exceptionally well for most plants. Nevertheless, your garden will require flowers that are robust enough to tolerate direct sunlight if it is planted in a location that receives large amounts of sunlight. Sunflowers as well as day lilies are a few of the flowers that prosper in strong sunlight.

If your garden is within a shady location, your selection of flowers should include flowers such as irises, and honeysuckle that don't require large amounts of sunlight. A lot of these plant varieties don't need as much sunlight for photosynthesis and so they flourish in cool temperatures such as those you find in shady areas. Dirt is yet another determining factor because only some flowers can adapt to any soil type. A lot of flowers could find it hard to grow roots in rocky soil. For flowers, the best soil is fine, black, and contains a minimum of any rock particles. You could have ground with the consistency of sand within the area where you live, and if that is the case, you will need to plant local flowers. One kind of flower that adjusts effectively to sandy soil is the violet.

Once you have completed the desired research and have determined the type of flowers that will flourish in your area, it's time to select exactly which flowers you would like to grow. Then, you need to make a design of how you would like your garden to look by recording the expected height each plant will attain. For example, you may wish to grow sunflowers, taller flowers that really enjoy sunlight, near other plants that grow close to the ground and prefer the shade that will be created by the sunflowers. Make use of your creative thinking to set up the colorful plants in a pleasing array. If you so choose, let your garden showcase only yellow flowers, along with blue ones, or go wild with bursts of color everywhere.

It's just the beginning, when you plant your flower garden. You will be able to relish the beauty of your garden even longer if you plant perennials as they will come back each succeeding season. The extra year can give your garden a lot more strength and color than it had when you first planted it. Carry on and do this and your own personal garden will certainly thrive each year.




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