(Roses) Starting Your Own Flower Garden

January 11th, 2010 admin Posted in flowers |

By Luann Hays

When you buy a new house you want to have an amazing garden where your children can play, and you can sit back and unwind. A garden is one place where we feel we are one with nature, and can enjoy the small pleasures of life. But without a few container plants and lots of flowers, a home garden is not complete. Before you choose the plants that you will grow in your home garden, walk around the neighborhood, and take note of what kinds of plants are already growing. This will give you an idea of what grows well, and how it will look in your own garden.

When planning your garden, be aware of the blooming season of the various flowers. Planting perennials with different blooming times will insure a garden that flowers all season long. Remember also to plan for the height of the plants, putting the taller ones in the back so they do not hide the others.

Bad soil conditions, or wrong nutrients can keep flowers from growing well, and could even kill them. Areas that don’t drain well, or where water pools after a rain, should be avoided when planting, as the roots can root. A soil with a pH range of 6.0 to 7.4 is best for most annuals. Before you start work with your garden beds, test the pH with a home soil test kit. If the pH is less than 6 or acidic add lime sulfur as required to bring the pH up. However, if the pH is above 7.4 you will want to add ammonium nitrate. After the pH is in the proper range, spread 2 to 3 inches of compost, and cultivate it at least 8 to 12 inches deep. This will create the best possible environment for your new plants.

Give some thought to putting annuals in your perennial garden. Annuals give you season long color, they are easy to propagate, they can be cost effective, and annuals provide that first season interest. If you’re just starting a perennial garden annuals are a great choice to fill in gaps. A new perennial garden can take a couple of years to mature, and can be quit expensive to fill out in just one year, so by adding annuals you can have a very pretty garden even in the first year. Annuals will help to fill in a garden while you wait for the perennials to mature, and even after to fill in gaps.

You need to select healthy plants if you’ve decided to grow annuals this year. Many people choose to grow their annuals from seed, although this process can be time consuming. Others choose to purchase their plants from a green house. While both ways are acceptable, always remember to choose carefully if you are buying from a green house.

Deep green plants will grow best, and should be sought out; a spindly plant in a cell-pack, indicates that this pack has been stored for too long, and should be avoided. It is also wise to check for signs of disease by examining the leaves and stems and even removing the plants from their pots to check the roots. Roots should appear firm and white, and contain no spirals or kinks.

The up side is garden centers are happy to share their information about soil, sunlight, water, and wind shielding requirements for each plant with their customers.

When planting flowers, it is important to remember to follow the instructions on the tag for the plant. Always consider the conditions in which you want to grow the plants, be sure to buy plants that will thrive in the conditions you have in mind. A plant that loves sun will not do well in a shady area, and you will only be disappointed with the results.

Spring bulbs work well in a perennial garden. They are the first of the season to bloom, and when they finish some of your perennials will be starting to bloom, and others are filling in and hiding the soon to be dormant foliage of the bulbs. This is a great way to extend the color in your garden well into the summer blooming season.

For a really natural look you could arrange your bulbs randomly. By tossing the bulbs and planting them where they land, with small adjustments for spacing, your garden will have a much more natural look, as if Mother Nature had planted them herself. Randomized bulbs look beautiful in any setting. After the bulbs bloom the foliage will die down to make room for later growing plants, therefore, you can spread bulbs around with other types of plants for a carefree and beautiful garden.

Summer bulbs such as Dahlias are a great chose to fill in areas that need color after the early perennials have finished. Keep in mind that most summer bulbs will need to be dug up and stored over the winter. The good news is that you can redesign your garden by rearranging these bulbs the next year.

If you want plants that will do well growing against a wall as a cover, or on a trellis or arch, there are many choices including:

clematis

wisteria

climbing hydrangea

golden hop

star jasmine

Clematis is a variety that produces purple, pink or blue colored, bell shaped flowers with fern like leaves. Wisteria is a hardy climbing plant that boasts lilac colored flowers that grow in hanging clusters, before the foliage sprouts. Star Jasmine, my personal favorite of these climbing plants, produces leather like, dark green leaves with beautiful white blossoms that have an unmatched, abundant fragrance.

Planting wild flowers, or simply scattering wild flower seeds around an area of your yard are both ways to take advantage of Mother Nature’s treasured gifts. Wild flowers are carefree, colorful, and tend to attract bees, butterflies and birds. So planting wild flowers not only gives you an easy maintenance flower garden, it also promises to be a constant source of interesting activity throughout the year.

Follow these simple bits of advice and keep your garden in glorious bloom all summer long.

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Why Flowers Benefit People and Make Special Presents

By Gen Wright

You may already know that you enjoy flowers, but did you know that they are really a greatly beneficial part of our lives? That’s correct, flowers can do much more than just look good. Having them in our homes gives us a lot more positive things than you might think right now. As a matter of fact, flowers are actually able to transform the chemistry within the brain to cause us to feel healthier and bring about other positive things in our life. That’s the reason, for all who happen to be still unsure, flowers have been really popular as presents for so many ages.

Studies present a lot of great results in regards to what flowers are able to do to benefit the human life. For instance, researchers have proven that just about all women studied react with instantaneous happiness when they receive surprise flowers. Not only this, but the mood sticks with them a full 3 days after. The shades and smells unique to the flowers also help to elevate the individual’s emotions by providing an quick way to lift the vibrations in the location and aid to lessen depression. Scientists in Texas also discovered that when there were women in rooms with flowers versus those who did not have flowers around, the ones around flowers displayed far more creativity in conjuring up concepts when asked to.

As far back as 1789, early researchers found that when they made note of what location patients worked to pay off their hospital stays, they became aware of something. Those who were made to work among the animals in a barn area healed far more slowly than those who were able to work around the flower garden. In the 1990’s, researchers showed that flowers, both variety and those still growing cut and uncut, helped lower blood pressure in patients with a lot of varieties of illnesses. On another note, some researchers have even made note that people who place floral arrangements on the dinner table indeed eat their meals at a slower pace than individuals who do not. This suggests that the relaxation flowers provide in our lives happens at a deep subconscious level we probably aren’t even familiar with. As a matter of fact, there are trials that have shown that bouquets as presents aren’t just good at increasing the closeness among couples, but helping dialog among other loved ones and friends, too.

In our rapid paced living conditions, flowers are one gift we can give that takes stress away not adding it. This is why flowers are continually going to be a good way to show that you think about somebody and that you wish for them to appreciate life just like you appreciate them!

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