Designing a flower bed allows gardeners to get in touch with their artistic side and express their creativity. Taking a blank area of yard and turning it into a blooming bouquet not only allows them to accentuate the landscape, it helps them to create a small oasis of beauty on their property. With careful planning and plant selection, you can easily create a flower bed that will bloom from the spring through the fall; as one flower fades, a new one arrives to take its place, continually filling your yard with color.
Determine where you would like your flower bed to be located. For nonstop blooms, you should consider a mixture of perennials and annuals. While each flower has its own set of ideal growing conditions, in general, this sort of arrangement does best when given southern exposure that receives at least six hours of sun each day.
Outline the shape and size of the intended flower bed with an old garden hose or stakes and string. Use a measuring tape to determine the length and width. On a sheet of graph paper, create a scale drawing of your flower bed. For example, one square on the graph paper could represent 1 square foot of garden.
Choose your flowers. Browse a gardening catalog and look for plants that appeal to you. Make three lists: one for flowers that bloom in the spring such as creeping phlox or peonies, one for flowers that bloom in the summer such as lavender or day lilies and one for flowers that bloom in the fall such as asters or painted daisies. Take note of the height of each plant at maturity, as this will affect the overall design of the flower bed. Additionally, you will need to pay attention to the lighting requirements for optimum plant growth and select varieties that have similar needs.
Plot your garden on paper. Draw in the flowers on the graph, as this will enable you to visualize the finished product. Generally, tall flowers are placed in the center of the flower bed or to the back, depending on whether the bed has 360-degree access or is positioned next to a building or other structure. Short, ground-hugging specimens are placed near the front and around the border.
Purchase your flower seeds or seedlings and plant them according to the planned design. Spread 3 inches of organic mulch in any open areas and around the base of any transplants. This will restrict the growth of competitive weeds and will help the soil to retain moisture.
Determine where you would like your flower bed to be located. For nonstop blooms, you should consider a mixture of perennials and annuals. While each flower has its own set of ideal growing conditions, in general, this sort of arrangement does best when given southern exposure that receives at least six hours of sun each day.
Outline the shape and size of the intended flower bed with an old garden hose or stakes and string. Use a measuring tape to determine the length and width. On a sheet of graph paper, create a scale drawing of your flower bed. For example, one square on the graph paper could represent 1 square foot of garden.
Choose your flowers. Browse a gardening catalog and look for plants that appeal to you. Make three lists: one for flowers that bloom in the spring such as creeping phlox or peonies, one for flowers that bloom in the summer such as lavender or day lilies and one for flowers that bloom in the fall such as asters or painted daisies. Take note of the height of each plant at maturity, as this will affect the overall design of the flower bed. Additionally, you will need to pay attention to the lighting requirements for optimum plant growth and select varieties that have similar needs.
Plot your garden on paper. Draw in the flowers on the graph, as this will enable you to visualize the finished product. Generally, tall flowers are placed in the center of the flower bed or to the back, depending on whether the bed has 360-degree access or is positioned next to a building or other structure. Short, ground-hugging specimens are placed near the front and around the border.
Purchase your flower seeds or seedlings and plant them according to the planned design. Spread 3 inches of organic mulch in any open areas and around the base of any transplants. This will restrict the growth of competitive weeds and will help the soil to retain moisture.
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