Tips For Planting Colorful Garden

Gardening season is upon us.

Yes, May is the beginning of the gardening season for me. I love to garden, but more then that I love to be surrounded by beautiful flowers and green shrubs.

I used to have a beautiful garden with lots of gorgeous rockeries, flowering shrubs and trees in my old house.

Since we are in a brand new home without landscaping I get the opportunity to design and start new gardens.

My Old Garden #1

I am very lucky to live in a mild climate zone where we can enjoy flowers and produce till late October.

I usually don’t start planting my gardens till Mother’s Day.

After Mother’s Day the possibility of frost and hail is very little and I can leave all my planters outside.

Also as a part of Mother’s Day my boys take me to our local nursery to pick out plants and hanging baskets for my garden.

My Old Garden #2

Over the years and with the help of my green-thumb friend I learned few important rules about picking out flowers , plants and shrubs at the nursery:

• Always buy at least 4 containers of each variety
• Always pick plants that have flowers in a full bloom
• Make sure you buy plants that look good and colorful after they lose all the flowers
• Do not buy plants that are marked down because they don’t look good (you’ll be throwing your money away)
• Make sure you replant your flowers when you get home (evening or early morning is the best time)
• Do not buy flowers or plants with small roots
• Place your planters or plant your flowers and plants according to their labels
• Chose a color scheme. If you have few area you can have few different color schemes that compliment each other

With these few gardening tips in mind I can’t wait to start planting.

My Old Garden #3

I am looking forward this Sunday not only because my family will treat me to gourmet Mother’s Day brunch at the Golf & Country Club, but because I finally get to visit our local nursery and start my new garden.

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About The Author
Bibiana Bailey was born and raised in Slovakia. She received her culinary training and degree in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism from Hotel Academy in Piestany, Slovakia. She lives in British Columbia with her husband and two sons one of which is type 1 diabetic. She is the founder and publisher of Free Guide For Busy Moms – an online site that offers tips, ideas, budget friendly recipes and more to other moms or others in general.
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