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Blooming flower garden - A challenge
Blooming flower garden - A challenge
Many people think that flower gardening is an easy task. It is indeed an easy task if one follows the gardening tips from the beginning. If you don’t have any idea about flower gardening tips, you may end up in creating an ugly looking crowded flower garden. When you plant your flower garden, the biggest challenge in front of you is to keep your garden blooming. The information provided discusses the tips for ever blooming flower garden.
No flower plant can bloom for the whole year. Hence, it is important that you choose the variety of flowering plants that will have the blooming period one after the other so that your garden stays blossoming throughout the year. Also, while selecting the plants, keep in mind to select the plants that will have same water and food requirements.
When you plant the trees, make sure that you plant the tall growing plants backwards and the plants with lesser height in front. Also, remember to select the plants with variety of color. This will help to give colorful look to your garden.
Keeping your Flower Garden Bloomed
When you have planted the flower garden, it is your prime responsibility to maintain the garden properly and keep the garden flowers blooming and healthy. For this reason one must follow the flower gardening tips. Some of the basic gardening tips are given below:
• Water the garden plants regularly when they are in growing phase. During this phase, the plans require more amount of energy. They get this energy from sunlight. Hence, make sure that plant receives ample sunlight for maximum time of the day.
• Adding natural compost in soil from time to time will increase the nutrient contents of soil. As a result, there will be improvement in the quality of the flower.
• You can consult with the nursery staff or the professionals for upgrading the quality of your soil. Look for the substitute methods for growing the high quality flower plants.
• Once the flowers are blossomed fully, pluck the flowers. Do not keep them on plant for long time after complete growth. Also remove any dead branches and twigs from the plant or it will affect the plant growth.
Follow the above basic gardening tips to keep your flower garden blossomed for the whole year.
No flower plant can bloom for the whole year. Hence, it is important that you choose the variety of flowering plants that will have the blooming period one after the other so that your garden stays blossoming throughout the year. Also, while selecting the plants, keep in mind to select the plants that will have same water and food requirements.
When you plant the trees, make sure that you plant the tall growing plants backwards and the plants with lesser height in front. Also, remember to select the plants with variety of color. This will help to give colorful look to your garden.
Keeping your Flower Garden Bloomed
When you have planted the flower garden, it is your prime responsibility to maintain the garden properly and keep the garden flowers blooming and healthy. For this reason one must follow the flower gardening tips. Some of the basic gardening tips are given below:
• Water the garden plants regularly when they are in growing phase. During this phase, the plans require more amount of energy. They get this energy from sunlight. Hence, make sure that plant receives ample sunlight for maximum time of the day.
• Adding natural compost in soil from time to time will increase the nutrient contents of soil. As a result, there will be improvement in the quality of the flower.
• You can consult with the nursery staff or the professionals for upgrading the quality of your soil. Look for the substitute methods for growing the high quality flower plants.
• Once the flowers are blossomed fully, pluck the flowers. Do not keep them on plant for long time after complete growth. Also remove any dead branches and twigs from the plant or it will affect the plant growth.
Follow the above basic gardening tips to keep your flower garden blossomed for the whole year.
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Ornamental Flowers Garden
The ornamental plants are generally grown for display of visual features such as flowers, leaves, aroma, fruit, stem, bark, etc. In some cases, the unusual features may be of interest. The main purpose of planting the ornamental plants is enjoyment of the gardener, visitor or public. Hence, to make your flower garden more attractive, it is important to follow all the gardening tips and take proper care of your garden plants.
Ornamental Flower Plants
There are varieties of ornamental flower plants. Below is the list of some ornamental flowers that can be easily planted in your garden:
• Roses
• Bulbs
• Conifers
• Aquatic Plants
• Trees
• Cactus
• Shrubs
• Climbers
• Palms
• Annuals
• Perennials
• Aromatic Flowers
• Ferns and Grasses
Many people prefer cuttings for planting the ornamental plants instead of sowing the seeds and growing the plants. Growing the plants from seeds may take long time for growth, may be some weeks or even months. Many people lack patience to wait for such long time to get these flowers in their flower gardens. It is good to prefer cutting as planting material if you wish to grow these ornamental flowers quickly in your garden. The cuttings are easy to grow and they bear flowers a lot faster compared to seed planting.
Stem Cutting for Flower Gardening:
However, it is good to follow cutting method for growing flower gardens; all the flower plants cannot be grown from cutting. Some need to be grown from seeds. For knowing which plants can be grown from seeds and which can be grown from cuttings, you will have to read the books on ornamental flower gardening.
If you don’t know the stem cutting, you can contact the nursery or the garden shop and ask the concerned people for assistance. You can also contact any of your friends who have a flower garden and know about stem cutting.
The ornamental flower gardens are usually planted for giving a decorative look to your yard. Planting the ornamental plants in combination with the colorful flower plants will make your garden look more attractive and beautiful.
Gorgeous Flower Gardening
When you are planting a flower garden, you wish that your flower garden should look outstanding compared to other flower gardens of your neighbors. For this reason, you should follow the proper gardening tips to make your garden look attractive. It is also important to choose gorgeous flower plants for planting in your garden. Also, you should keep in mind that the plants you choose for your garden should match the climatic conditions of your area and the soil requirements. If all these conditions are satisfied, you will definitely achieve your gorgeous flower garden.
Planting a Gorgeous Flower Garden
Selecting the flower plants is the most important thing for planting a gorgeous flower garden. There are varieties of flower plants that are best in appearance though they may not have aroma. You can also plant some wildflowers in your gardens for borders and garden beds. The colorful lilies, daisies, roses, daffodils, fox gloves, zinnia, coneflower, butterfly bush, hollyhock, etc. are good choices for your garden.
When you have selected the gorgeous flower plants for your garden, it is now time for preparing soil bed according to the chosen plants. Make sure that the plants you have chosen have same water and food requirements. If the plants have different water requirements, it may not be possible to water the plants appropriately according to their need and as a result, some plants may thrive well while some may remain dwarf. While preparing the soil bed for your garden, remove all the unwanted weeds from your garden area and dig the soil. Add the organic compost in the soil along with the natural mulch. This will avoid the further growth of weeds in your garden and compost will increase the nutrient contents in the soil.
Different flower plants have different food requirements. Check for their food and water requirements from the nursery staff from where you purchase the plants. You can also visit the agriculture departments in your area to know more about the flower plants.
It is important to water your plants daily until the buds come out from the ground. Keep a close watch on the flower health. Look for any plant diseases and protect the plants from pests by spraying pesticides, herbicides and insecticides. Do not keep the flowers for long time on plant after complete blooming. Also make sure to cut down the dead branches and twigs from the plant or it may distort the plant growth.
Adding fertilizers regularly and sufficient watering with necessary gardening actions, will definitely make you achieve your gorgeous flower garden.
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