Comments on: The Beauty of Flowers

By: barbara m

barbara m — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:42:59 +0000

Try going to hgtv.com. They have all the cable gardening & landscaping shows. Great videos, pics, plans & tips on everything gardens.
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By: Tersie

Tersie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:40:59 +0000

Flowers! You can have pots by your front door. If you have a porch, baskets would be great. Plant a mix of perennials and annuals in front of the shrubs in front of your house. Perennials come back year after year! Plant some around any trees.This can do wonders!

I love petunias, geraniums, zinnias, impatients, salvia. There are many flowering shrubs and trees available also. Check with your local nursery … they can give you many wonderful ideas. Just be sure to read the labels on the plants to see if they grow in full sun, shade or sun/shade.

You could even add a birdbath or some garden art for personality.

Have fun!
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By: The McK's

The McK's — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:38:59 +0000

I dont know where you live, temperatures, climates, what seasons like, full sun, partial, shade, etc. But definately flowers brighten up anywhere. Go buy some bulbs in the spring & fall plant them accordingly, seeing some daffodils, & tulips pop up in sproing, so homey & nice. Also just some flats of flowers at local big home store, or local nurseries. Plant around sidewalks, around any existing trees. 2 nice big flower pots if garage up front, 1 pot on each side of garage, or just 1 at front door. make a mixture of colors-real bright. also soem flowering ornamental trees for the front is nice. maybe if you have a little spot, nook, corner for a bench, under a tree, up by porch, flowers around that, maybe a nice bush that attracts butterflies, hummingbirds–ask local nursery. some nice stones or fresh mulch around the flower beds you’ll plant. so go with a variety of flowers, just go to nursery read the little labels, it will tell you where to plant in sun, shade, partial, etc. Hey maybe even a little fountain for a focal point, nice touch! you creative, have time, or money to hire someone if you dont want to do, a nice little pond, flowers, greenery, wildgrass around that.
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By: Trilochan Kaur

Trilochan Kaur — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:36:59 +0000

The basics of starting and caring for your first garden, from the first turn of the soil to the first harvest of your flowers or food.

Depends too much of you Zone area to choose the best plants and flowers to fit on it. You should search what zone is and them you can search for the perennial flowers (most recommended) and other ornamental plants.

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Trilochan Kaur
http://www.gardeningcare.co.nr
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By: r&s mom

r&s mom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:34:59 +0000

well it depends a lot on what type of light it gets – full sun(petunuias, begonias, marigolds, geraniums). Shade(hostas, impatiens, coleus). Flower beds need to have a mixture of colors and heights. Also use a variety of periennals(come back year after year) and annuals( live one year only and then die. If you plant only annuals every year its going to get expensive and time consuming. Periennals are things like stella d’ora daylillies, hostas, creps myrtles etc.
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By: littlegnomess

littlegnomess — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:32:59 +0000

Have you thought about birdfeeders? Some are very inexpensive and birds come from all over. Flowering bushes (azaleas are popular here in the south) don't need a lot of care but are beautiful when they flower. Up north, I loved lilac trees which also come in bushes. The smell is heavenly and they have lots of flowers. If you have a trellis or a wall or fence for something to climb up, plant jasmine. Jasmine has little white flowers with dark green glossy leaves. It grows quick and is very fragrant. Any bright colored flowers you plant will attract butterflies! Try a butterfly bush! Comes in all sorts of colors.
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By: Kimmie

Kimmie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:30:23 +0000

What can I do to bring beauty and life to my front yard (flowers, windchimes, hanging plants, yard statues)?
And could you give me details as to what kind of plants, flowers, and/or trees that would add color to my yard? =) Thanks!