Turn your garden into a verdant profusion of life with growing flowers! With colorful foliage and beautiful flowers, growing flowers are an ideal option for shady areas during the cooler months. Vibrant and delicious, this perennial with yellow and orange flowers lasts all summer long. The evergreen blooms are perfect for an indoor garden. Plant it in a sunny window box or in a raised bed. This perennial also grows really well in containers or potted perennials.
Spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils bloom from late spring through early summer, so you can enjoy them year-round. These bulbs, however, do not last as long in the cold as other types of flowers do, so they should be planted in the garden prior to the growing season. Plant them in a shaded area outdoors during the growing season, bring them inside for the growing season only, and then move them outdoors when the flowers begin to bloom. They will bloom again the next year, but be careful not to damage them by re-potting in the fall.
Sunflowers are another choice for your flower garden. Though these, too, are fast-growing flowers, they are not as good for the gardener as the more ornamental plants. These fast-growing flowers can easily take over a large area in your yard, so keep them contained until the flowers have flowered for their best beauty. Plant them in a container and keep them there. When the flowers have finished blooming, repot them for the next growing season.
For your flowering garden, try planting some sunflowers. These can be planted anywhere, but are most appropriate for a sunny spot near a garden path, or on the other side of your home, near a window facing the street. Some sunflowers can also be planted in pots and transferred outside. Plant them in pots with wide leaves and, for extra color, rub them with grapefruit seed rub. Both the seeds and the rub will help these fast growing flowers grow big and strong.
Zones 3 and 4 are best for growing perennial flowers, such as crocuses. Loosely dig your garden plot, keeping in mind that planting in a circular pattern will make your garden less compact, and allow for greater flowering. Place the seeds at regular intervals, and don’t worry about spreading them all over. If your garden is zoned for fruits and vegetables, you can plant all your fruits and vegetables right next to each other and they’ll grow fairly well together.
If you are planting for edible flowers, you need to have a nice assortment of annuals, perennials, and biennials in your garden. Planting mixes can be found online or at many garden centers, or go to your local nursery and ask about what they have available. Herbs work great for edible blooms, too. Try planting strawberries, chrysanthemums, blue bells, and sweet peas among your fast-growing flowers. If you’re planting for a late spring bloom, look for lilacs, daffodils, and violets.
You’ll need a soil with good quality sand and make sure you don’t plant anything too close to each other as you might find your plants become entangled. Four to six inches deep is a nice amount of space to plant a flower bed. Since you want to be able to see the blooms and enjoy eating them, keep your plants no more than six inches deep.
To keep growing flowers from growing into too dense a mass, make sure you prune them regularly. A good cut flower garden plan will help you achieve this goal. Don’t forget to plant herbs and vegetables in the spaces between your flower beds, too, along with an assortment of flowers.