Flower Beds
Display beautiful flowers around your home garden by creating borders and flowerbeds in your front or backyard.
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Four Great Garden Plans… imitate a colorful, old-fashioned garden , replace lawn with thickly planted ..... as mint or thyme. Planning a water garden is a lot like planning a traditional flower border . First, you need to make sure your water garden is located where it will receive at …
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Pink in the Garden… partner for pink to separate more intense hues in a long flower border . One of pink's most effective harmonies occurs with blues ..... lilac. Mauve looks muddy unless woven skillfully into the garden . Deep, saturated pinks, violets, and dark blue help clarify ..... of the concrete. Blossoms of trees and shrubs paint the garden in seasonal spring or summer pink. Redbud, dogwood, weigela …
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Purple in the Garden… subtle and mysterious. Purple adds weight and value in a flower border . Use it as a shading tool to separate and define other colors. Purple-leaf plants have become a huge trend in garden design. They offer a varied and versatile palette of trees ..... drama. Purple foliage adds a compelling dimension to the garden . Consider purple varieties of ajuga, bergenia, smokebush …
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Late-Season Annual Flowers… varieties and late summers are great time to add color to your garden . Impatiens are generally thought of a shade lovers, but ..... winter arrangements. Petunia should be the star of every flower border . This is a brand new variety called Burgundy Star Wave Petunia ..... Don't' let summer heat pull all the color out of your garden . Add some fresh color now with beautiful late season annuals …
dried beautifully for winter arrangements. Petunia should be the star of every flower border . This is a brand new variety called Burgundy Star Wave Petunia. It's a member of the wave family. Gets its name from -
Must-Grow New Perennials for 2013… Pretty Lady Julia' is a long-lived garden perennial, so you'll enjoy her ..... ideal for placing in the front of a flower border ; it creates a vibrant edging. Try ..... is an ideal plant for any sunny garden spot -- in the landscape, flower border , or cottage garden . Name: Hibiscus 'Hypnotic' Size …
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Using Landscape Edging… Using landscape edging accentuates each garden area and defines the shape and form ..... visible between a lawn and the adjoining garden , but landscape edging can define a flower border , a shrub bed, or the transition from a patio to the surrounding garden . It emphasizes the lines of beds …
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Sunny Landscape Ideas… bursts of bright color . A casual cottage garden distinguishes itself with a loose collection ..... interesting hardscape element for a garden . Tall flowering shrubs, such as butterfly ..... cranesbill and coralbells, fills a pretty flower border . Mounding plants maintain a view of the rest of the garden . To create a more casual appeal to …
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Hot New Plants: Doug's Faves… maintain constant soil moisture. In my garden , I've also discovered that it's ..... supposed to be winter hardy in my Zone 5 garden , so I'm waiting to see if my trio ..... edible ornamental and will brighten a flower border , vegetable garden , hanging basket, or planter. The …
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Top Tulips that Come Back Every Year… praises if you grow it in your rock garden or flower border . Yellow petals blushed with peach overtones ..... leaves add wonderful texture to the garden with their wavy edges. 'Flaming Parrot ..... Most parrot tulips fade quickly in the garden , but this one lasts for years if grown …
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Make a Low-Maintenance Backyard… beginning to test your ability to care for a garden . In addition, if there's room in ..... plants. Periodically Reevaluate Your Garden As trees grow, they provide increasing amounts of shade. A fence changes the flower border needs of your landscape. A new structure ..... an attractive, unifying element in garden beds. Add a couple of inches each year …
