How can you choose what flowers are going to thrive in your garden?
A good place to start is to consider how much time you are willing to commit to your flower garden. Hanging baskets and mixed flower pots are a great way for beginners to start a garden at home. Hydroponics take a little more preparation, but you can forget about having to water your flowers daily.
- Consider available locations for your flowers. The north facing side of buildings and under awnings or on decks, porches, or balconies with roofs require plants that like or can tolerate shade. Patios, driveways, sidewalks, or decks without roofs are great for plants that like sun light.
- The best flowers for beginners are ones that require little or no maintenance. Look for varieties that do not need lots of pruning or dead heading. Flowers such as Proven Winners are bred specifically to need little or no deadheading. They will continue to blossom and not go to seed, even if you do not pluck off the dead flower blossoms.
- Perennial flowers require a little more work, but you can save money by not having to replace them every year. You just need to remove the dead plant matter and possibly do some pruning at the end of the growing season.
- Do not be afraid of killing your plants! Gardening is a form of art that takes time and practice to master. If you are going to have a flower garden you are going to loose some plants from time to time. This is OK!
- Start small and pay attention to your plants! They are living things that need tender loving care. As your gardening strengths grow so will your flower gardens!
