Flower Garden Planting & Maintenance

sharbysyd asked:


I’m realizing that I’m not very good at designing our flower garden and I thought maybe I could get some help online. I’m working with annual flowers right now. I did a search and found a couple of sites, but I’m looking for something simple - maybe with pictures and simple information. Any helpful sites would be appreciated. Thanks.

illinoismommy asked:


I had a termite guy inspect our home before we bought it this last fall and he said we have no termites now but that by having the perimeter of the house line with wood chips (there is a continuous flower garden around the house coming out about 2 feet from the base of the house) I was setting myself up for failure. Should I use a khaki colored gravel? What else can I use that is economical….because I have A LOT of ground to cover with it. Thanks!

flrtybrdy asked:


I just bought a house and the landscaping is awful! I want to uproot all of the flowers/plants that are in the flower beds in my yard b/c they look really bad and weren’t taken care of. I have no idea how to do this and am seekin some advice on how I should make everything look better.

Ultraviolet30 asked:


My mother and I want to start a garden, but we’re finding that perennials must be planted in the fall. Is there anything we can do to start our garden now or must we wait till fall?

*We’re complete novices, but that’s probably obvious.

Wendy B asked:


I would love to plant flowers and veggies in our yard, but they are so expensive. Is there a trick to getting them at a reasonable price. Do nurserys throw away plants that aren’t in good shape? Any ideas???

Aaron asked:


It’s for a class assignment…Please answer A.S.A.P.

Kaily K asked:


I’m trying to find some good plants, flowers and bushes to fill flower beds along the front side of our house. We don’t really want to spend to much money. Something simple with color. If you have any suggestions please let me know…thanks!

Samantha asked:


I live in south-western Pennsylvania. I want to know if you could give me some suggestions on plants/flowers that grow back every year on their own?
I have a tulip bed, but that is it.
Thanks.

vacationland asked:


We moved into an older home last summer that was owned by an elderly lady who passed away. She had a beautiful garden on the side of the house with all kinds of perenials–daylilies, irises, daffodils, tulips, daisies, etc. We were too busy with the house to do anything with it then, but now things are coming up, and we’d like to bring it back to it’s former glory. Trouble is, it’s overrun with weeds, and we can’t tell what’s coming up at this point. How do we clean this garden up if we can’t tell what’s weeds and what’s good stuff? Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks!

barbara f asked:


We have one tomato plant in our flower garden that has a few small tomatoes on it. I’m concerned about watering from above and washing away pollen from the remaining flowers lest they not make tomatoes. My husband thinks that once the plant is pollinated, then the other flowers will make tomatoes anyway. Is that true, or does an insect need to hit every single flower? Thanks.