{"id":273,"date":"2006-12-16T18:28:16","date_gmt":"2006-12-16T23:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/12\/16\/tips-for-your-lovely-flower-garden\/"},"modified":"2010-09-30T22:06:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T02:06:53","slug":"tips-for-your-lovely-flower-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/12\/16\/tips-for-your-lovely-flower-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for your lovely flower garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Here&#8217;s some tips that I&#8217;ve found on various sites that will help you create or tend to your flower gardens with ease:<\/p>\n<p>When planning your flower garden, follow the rules of painting using complementary colors or shades of one colour to create a balanced looking garden. <\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Flower gardens, or any type of garden really, look much more attractive when plants -annuals, perennials, shrubs and grasses are planted in groups of odd numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Regularly maintain your flower garden and other plants on your property by pruning or trimming shrubs to maintain good shape &#8211; even in the winter, and dead head your flowers which will not only make your garden more attractive but in many cases will promote the production of more blooms.<\/p>\n<p>When planting flowers under trees make sure that the plants do well in shade, and since trees roots often cause the ground to be drier under a tree make sure the plants are drought tolerant as well. <\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>You also want to avoid damaging the roots of shrubs or trees when digging near them to plant flowers or other plants.  dig small separate holes for each new plant. <\/p>\n<p>Try not to put new plants where they will damage existing structures- such as a heavy vine that you want to grow on a fence &#8211; but that will end up getting so heavy that it will eventually damage the fence. <\/p>\n<p>Flower and other types of gardens should be planted in a way so that they drain away from your home.  You don&#8217;t want extra water gathering under the ground and coming back to damage your foundation. <\/p>\n<p>The use of drip irrigation systems in garden beds or in individual plant pots can save water and keep a plant evenly watered. <\/p>\n<p>Water in the early morning, or in the late afternoon when it&#8217;s cooler and when the sun is not shinning directly on your plants to help conserve the water you are using and avoid quick evaporation.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Plant perennials and annuals in your garden that attract birds and other wildlife that will prey on insect pests in your garden. <\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some tips that I&#8217;ve found on various sites that will help you create or tend to your flower gardens with ease: When planning your flower garden, follow the rules of painting using complementary colors or shades of one colour to create a balanced looking garden. 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