Flower Bed Landscaping Ideas


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	Flower Bed Landscaping Ideas So you want to add a little color to your yard. All you need is a few flower bed landscaping ideas. You'll see it isn't difficult at all. There are a few things to keep in mind when planning your flower bed, and then on to the fun part... choosing your plants! Creating a Flower Bed First off, you need to decide where you want to put your flower bed. To help you visualize what it will look like, drag out your garden hose and lay it out along the edge of your proposed bed. Now step back. Take a good look. Make any adjustments you think you need to the hose and look again. If you like the shape and how it fits into the rest of the yard, it's time to move to the next step. Leave the hose there, and observe what kind of sun this flower bed will get in the morning, the afternoon and early evening. Is it morning sun? Strong afternoon sun? Or is it shady all day? Knowing how much sun your chosen spot gets is important when you go to choose your plants for your flower bed. Another thing you'll want to know is your hardiness zone. The hardiness zone tells you what plants will live through the winter where you live and what won't. For example, if you live in Zone 8, a hardy hibiscus will survive the winter fine, but its tropical cousin would need to be protected or moved indoors during the cold winter months. Flower Bed Designs Now you can plan! Grab those flower bed landscaping ideas you've collected and lay them out. If your flower bed is shady, remove all the ideas for sun-loving plants. Conversely, if your flower bed gets strong sun, don't bother looking at the shade garden ideas. Landscaping basics dictate that you should put the taller plants to the back and the smaller plants to the front, so you can see all the plants well when they are at their peak. However, you can vary from this slightly when you're dealing with a single small shrub or a specimen plant. You'll also want to include some tall plants or maybe a trellis with some climbing vines to add vertical interest to your flower bed. So, for example, if you are planting a sunny flower bed, maybe you'll choose a showy clematis to climb a tall trellis. Clematis love the sun, but like to keep their roots cool, so you'd want to plant some smaller plants around the base to provide some protection for those roots. So, you may surround the base with a complementary color of anemones or bachelor's buttons. Still working on your flower bed landscaping ideas? Once you've narrowed down your plant choices at least a little bit, go ahead and prepare your flower bed. You'll need to remove any sod and weeds and till the soil. Add some soil amendments... peat moss, compost and other amendments add a lot of nutrients that your plants will need to grow well. Mix the existing soil well with the amendments you want to add until you have a nice loamy soil. Flower Bed Plants Now that your flower bed is all ready, take your list of plants that you like to your local nursery. They may not stock all the plants you want, so be prepared to use some alternates if needed. You'll probably get a few more flower bed landscaping ideas when you hit the nursery! Some great ideas for a sunny flower garden includes clematis, iris, daisies, anemones, asters, hollyhocks, calendulas, poppies, marigolds, delphiniums, canterbury bells, lobelia, candytuft, roses and sweet peas. Some great ideas for a shady flower garden include begonias, impatiens, violets, primroses, astilbe, hostas, bleeding heart, hellebores, and lady's mantle. Once you get home with your treasures, set the pots out so you can rearrange the plants in a pleasing manner. Plant them at the same depth they are at in their pots. When you are all done, water thoroughly and then cover the soil around them with mulch. Mulch will help keep moisture in and keep weeds from sprouting. Now you can sit back and enjoy the bright new flower garden you created! Books at Amazon with Consumer Ratings of 4 to 5 Stars ADD TO YOUR SOCIAL BOOKMARKS: Blink Del.icio.us Digg Furl Google Simpy Spurl Technorati Y! MyWeb	ads from Shopzilla The World's #1 Best-Selling 3D Home Design and Landscape Design Software Packages! Pergola and Sun Trellis Plans With Step By Step Guide And Material List. 15 Different Sizes. Click Here to Order These Plans Click Here to Order Now Makeover tips, tweaks, and trade secrets Click Here to Order
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