Friday, July 30, 2010

Beautify Your Backyard With Flower Gardening Tips

Once you decide on the types of flowers that will grow best in your local area, you should look carefully at the flowering plants you are purchasing. Look to ensure the plant is compact and there is lush and green foliage, without any holes or spots.

You should always read the tags on plants you’re thinking of buying, to get an indication on the amount of sunlight your plants will need, once you plant them and they start growing in your yard.

If you are planting your flowering plants near your garden, or in an area away from the garden, you need to ensure the soil is healthy and moist, without flooding the soil with water.

As a beginner, you may want to start with Impatiens. These type of flowers are very hardy, can survive many adversities, and are an affordable addition to your garden.

Other flower gardening tips, include knowing how to prepare the soil for growing flowering plants. You need to cultivate or loosen the soil with a hand rake or trowel. Then you can dig holes with the trowel for each of the flowers to be planted.

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