Starting A Flower Garden

Luckily, I was able to design a plan for an “instant garden” that everyone at the reception raved about. So what is an instant garden? “Oh mom, what am I going to do? After watering all of the plants in and spreading some finely chopped cedaron...

You many want to try a handy tool that I found at the Better Homes and Gardens website called the “Plan-a-Garden” (check it out at bhg.com under “gardens”). A flower garden overflows with opportunities for the creative spirit to come alive.

At this time, flower bed projects take on an either/or choice: You can either start your seeds indoors or wait a week or so and then direct-sow your seeds into a prepared bed outdoors.

Each cell gets planted with 1 to 5 sprouted seeds of a given cross. Some may be truly exceptional, and some may be "dogs," with muddy colors or other undesirable traits.Give your daylilies a good head start by germinating seeds in winter and growing them...

Somewhere along the line, many gardeners began seeing them as boring and mundane. This year, I've ordered seeds for ‘Rambling Burgundy Chrome' and ‘Double Cascade Mix' hybrid petunias, and I can't wait to see them in bloom!When you're flipping through...

It all started years ago, when my children had grown and didn't need me anymore! I had a lot of time for my own activities . That's why I planted a long branch directly into the ground and watered it until new leaves popped out.

Category (2) plants bear seed that may be very tiny, difficult to handle, and often require cold treatment in order to germinate. The third category lists seeds that may not come true to the mother plant, may require a complicated temperature treatment...

With the great germination and survival rates of this method, you'll have gobs of seedlings to plant out for an explosion of color in your summer garden. Marigolds, Love-in-a-Mist, Four O'Clocks, Cosmos, Petunias, and annual Salvias can be started by...

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The plants were watered every day after lunch until they became established. For the rest of the school year and during the next one until, the flowers were enjoyed by everyone who came within viewing distance of the planter.If you have a hot, sunny area...

Here are a few tips to help your spring planting go smoothly? Quick-connect valves on the ends of your soaker hoses and on your garden hose make watering a snap.An overcast day is perfect for planting out, because seedlings will have a chance to adjust...

Your cannas are accustomed to the lean, dry Texas soil and have adapted by being just tall enough to flower but not so tall that they will fall over. If you just fill it with dirt, your flare will possibly extinguish itself due to lack of oxygen...

Try laying a few pieces of cut, raw potato around in the soil. The larvae feed on roots, so removing them is important too. One of the best ways to stop the cycle is to let the top layer of your soil dry between waterings.

But it's a fall foliage favorite, just the same.Since Azomite is a natural amendment with various minerals and elements, it will not harm (or burn) your plants if you add too much to your soil.

The one I have on hand has an analysis of 24-8-16, which is a good balance for general plant health. I encourage you to read herto understand phosphorous. They mean to keep the seeds covered with seed-starting mix; these seeds (and many many others) need...

One last tip: Try not to gloat when you tell hubby you are right. You may need him for heavy lifting at some point!answers: Yes indeed! The ornamental sweet potatoes do fine as a houseplant.

If Egyptian growers are like American growers, they often offer young plants growing in black pots. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another.

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening...

However, all experts agree that stress is the main factor in early color.answers: In many parts of North America, fall planting is preferable to spring for many perennials and woody shrubs and trees.

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Sprinkle some of them through the bed for a cheerful border and include a few butterfly magnets such as zinnias to round things out.answers: Fortunately and unfortunately, color is subjective, and only defined in the eye of the beholder.

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Many gardeners have learned to build layers of organics on the garden, which they then plant right into several months later; its called 'lasagne gardening.' You...

Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.

Your plants probably won't require as much water indoors, but pay attention to humidity. Fortunately the only whitefly-attacked plants I own that have flowers are the Hibiscus, and they are easy to replace (so I remove them).

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.Thanks to Joan for the...