Flower Garden

5 Style Tips For Your Own Quaint Cottage Garden
Cottage Gardens Speak of Simpler Times
What's the secret to designing these charming garden spaces? Everybody loves the quaint cottage gardens they see in pictures or, happily, chance to visit. There is something warm and welcoming about the traditional ones that remind us of simpler times, grandmother's gardens, full of an overflow of flowers and fruits to gather on a summer's day. But how easy is it to create one, or to care for one? Does it match the style of your house, and how can you tuck one into the landscape if your hous...

My Flower Garden Pictures
Photographing My Flower Garden
I am a gardener and a photographer. Not an expert at either, but I enjoy photographing my flower garden. I'll admit that many of the photos here came from past gardens and since I am in a rental at the present time, I look forward to having my own garden again one day. No matter where I live, I feel that I have always left the yard looking better than it did when I moved in. Gardening is something we can't stop doing when it's in our blood. Growing flowering shrubs that produce big blooms th...

The Best Annuals from seeds
There is no need to buy annuals !! When you can Grow your own !!
Every spring we all head to the Garden Center at Walmart or Home Deport to buy flats of bedding plants but no more. We can grow these top 10 bedding plants from seeds. I am a very Frugal girl, so I like to get more bang for my bucks by starting these Ten annuals from seeds. Growing your own plants from seeds can really amount to some big time saving, I love the look of a full garden bed and it can be done very low cost when you start your bedding plants from seed. Beside saving money you a...

Beautiful Penstemons Flowers for your Garden
A beautiful flower for your garden
I first came across Penstemons in the Summer of 2008. We had just finished landscaping our garden by turning a small rectangle of grass into large flower beds and a sweeping path. Penstemons were on show at the local market which once every few weeks in Summer was given over to flower sellers only. They caught our eye immediately and so a special place in our plot was found for them. There are close to 200 varieties of Penstemon. All of them have interesting names, such as Penstemon abietinu...

Patriotic Gardens
Show off your pride
A patriotic garden is a beautiful way to show your patriotism for your country. You can plant an intricate pattern of red, white and blue flowers in your garden or you may prefer to add just a patriotic corner. If you do not have any garden space you can use planters on a porch or deck.

Planting And Growing Hollyhocks NEW!
Hollyhocks Will Make A Stunning Addition To Any Garden
Hollyhocks were a common plant that could be found growing in most any Victorian era garden. Whether you're planning a formal garden reminiscent of the Victorian age, an old fashioned cottage garden, or something completely different I suggest you consider planting some Hollyhocks. With their 6ft. spikes clad in bright showy blooms, Hollyhocks add a beautiful splash of color and vertical dimension to any border. The Hollyhock is also a perfect background planting to disguise unsightly fences...

Black Flowers for a Gothic Garden
Join One of the Hottest Trends | Create a Black Flower Garden
One of the most intriguing new trends in gardening over the last few years is to create a garden using dark hued or black flowers. Some of those gardens are created in a gothic style, using only the black flowers and gothic figures and accessories. Other black flower gardens are using the black flowers as accents in a brightly hued garden. More and more black flowers are being created by botanists due to their popularity and rich coloring from hybrids of existing flowers. Some are purely bla...

Planting a Pink Flower Garden
A pink flower can signify grace, gentility, joy and happiness. The lighter shades of pink are typically associated with the lighter emotions and traits of youth, innocence, grace and happiness. The darker deeper shades of pinks represent the deeper feelings of love, friendship and gratitude. Here is everything you need for planting a beautiful pink garden, including a list of pink flowers, pink flower seeds, pink flower photos, pink gardening tools, and videos and tips on planting a garden.

Flower Garden Ideas
Taking good care of your small flower garden design
1. The essentials must always be given major consideration. Your flower garden must have an adequate supply of water, sunlight, and fertile soil. Any lack of these basic necessities will greatly affect the health of plants. Water the flower garden more frequently during dry spells. When planting bulbs, make sure they go at the correct depth. When planting out shrubs and perennials, make sure that you don't heap soil or mulch up around the stem. If you do, water will drain off instead of sin...