Spring into the season
If you are thinking of selling your home, landscaping can actually increase your home's "curb appeal" and "saleability."
Your local library or bookstore will have a variety of books and magazines to help you and the Internet has an abundance of gardening information as well.
Create a plan
Take care to plan your garden before you start buying flowers and shrubs. Also be sure to think about a colour scheme, varying heights and widths of plants as well as blooming schedules. Your local garden center can help you choose a combination of perennials, shrubs and annuals that will provide continuous colour throughout the entire growing season and into the fall. It's also a good time to prune bushes.
Spring gardening tips
Here's a few more tips to get your garden growing this spring - check with your local garden center for more advice:
· Prepare your flower beds by deeply digging the soil and adding composted manure. Loosen heavy clay soil by adding peat moss.
· Plant perennials now and enjoy them for years to come. Pay attention to different blooming times and plan for a sequence of color all season long.
· Tidy up your spring bulbs by removing faded flowers. Don't cut down the leaves of your spring bulbs until the foliage turns brown. Bulbs need their leaves to replenish food reserves for next year's flowers.
· Plant summer flowering bulbs such as Freesia, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Lilies and Anemonies.
· Plant annuals and vegetables once all risk of frost has passed.
Your local library or bookstore will have a variety of books and magazines to help you and the Internet has an abundance of gardening information as well.
Create a plan
Take care to plan your garden before you start buying flowers and shrubs. Also be sure to think about a colour scheme, varying heights and widths of plants as well as blooming schedules. Your local garden center can help you choose a combination of perennials, shrubs and annuals that will provide continuous colour throughout the entire growing season and into the fall. It's also a good time to prune bushes.
Spring gardening tips
Here's a few more tips to get your garden growing this spring - check with your local garden center for more advice:
· Prepare your flower beds by deeply digging the soil and adding composted manure. Loosen heavy clay soil by adding peat moss.
· Plant perennials now and enjoy them for years to come. Pay attention to different blooming times and plan for a sequence of color all season long.
· Tidy up your spring bulbs by removing faded flowers. Don't cut down the leaves of your spring bulbs until the foliage turns brown. Bulbs need their leaves to replenish food reserves for next year's flowers.
· Plant summer flowering bulbs such as Freesia, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Lilies and Anemonies.
· Plant annuals and vegetables once all risk of frost has passed.
Your garden can actually become an extension of your living space - outdoors. A well-planned and maintained landscape will beautify your home and provide an oasis for the senses.
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