www.m-archgarden.com/gallery.html Ask a child to draw a garden, and he'll draw some flowers. Give a #flowergardener no more space in the garden, and what he creates appear there is a flowerpot. For many, flowers are the definition of a garden. -Sun is essential. Building a flower takes a lot of energy, and all a plant's energy comes from the sun. So most flowering plants need a full-sun site -Success is in the soil. Good soil -- not too sandy, not too sticky, with enough organic matter to make it drain well and be inviting to plant roots -- is essential for successful flower gardening -Long-term vs. short-term. Perennials, whether you buy them as seeds or plants, may take a year or more to get established and bloom in the garden, but the effort will pay off for years. If you want flowers now, annuals are the solution. But it's not an either-or thing; many gardeners combine annuals and perennials. -Right plant, right place. Often we fall for a flower o...
