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I'm realizing that I'm not very good at designing our flower garden and I thought maybe I could get some help online. I'm working with annual flowers right now. I did a search and found a couple of sites, but I'm looking for something simple - maybe with pictures and simple information. Any helpful sites would be appreciated. Thanks.
I personally think the best rules in design are as few as possible. Just plant and have fun! That being said they teach us master gardeners a few basic rules:
1-Keep it simple.
2-Plan for low maintenance.
3-Work from an overall plan (I often violate this)
4-Call Miss Dig (A free service in Michigan - it's to locate buried power lines.)
5-Don't make beds too narrow.
6-Don't plant trees too close to the house or other plants.
7- Make sure you get plants which do well in your climate and region.
With that in mind, here's some sites:
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I just bought my first house, and I have no idea where to begin in planting and designing a flower garden. If it helps I live in Virginia where it's a little warmer.
i found i come up with better ideas AFTER i finish a project. so start in the back of the house, by the time you get to the front, you'll be experienced and know what you like and don't like. choose low maintenance plants that come back every year (perennials or bulbs). choose durable materials like stone or brick, even treated wood will rot eventually and you'll be doing it all over again.
If 260 feet of antique picket fencing are to be used,find the dimensions of the garden.
Sounds like homework?
You know the perimeter of the garden is 260 feet - you also know that if the length is X, the width is 2X/3.
Well 2X + 2(2X/3) = 260
2X + 4X/3 = 260 (multiply all factors by 3 to get rid of the fraction)
6X + 4X = 780 (add the left side together)
10X = 780 (divide both sides by 10)
X = 78
The length is 78 and the width is 2/3*78 or 52.
Proof: 78 + 78 + 52 + 52 = 260 (the length of the fence)
My first backyard (long rectangular shape with trees in corners) and I really want to design a great flower garden layout.
Anyone know of any websites with great garden layouts? I want neat ideas.
Thanks!
Well a pathway down the middle is a great idea. Putting some retaining walls along the side and planting them with perennials can make for a beautiful landscape with less maintenance. A Trellis or a seating area in the middle can be a great way to make use of this narrow area and can be used for entertainment.
I have helped people with similar shaped areas and I designed in a fire pit in the middle. Or if you have an unused area possible put a grilling area or a fire pit. So much can be done with little spaces. My website has some real good ideas for design and maintenance.
www.arbordoctor.net
Click on landscape 101 and enjoy
How do you make flowers form designs and words in the ground? I have seen this and would like to make one with initials in front of a restaurant, in the garden but have no idea where to start. Would you use stencils on the ground?
Method 1:
If you want really nicely shaped letters, just print them and cut them out, then position them and use marker paint, or flour around the edges, lift off the stencil and plant inside the lines. They're going to have to be pretty big becasue the flowers will spill over the side and blur the lines.
In Corel Draw you can "tile" a big design, when printing so it prints on lots of sheets, they you would tape the tiled pages together and cut it out.
Method 2:
Section the ground into squares by laying down square wire with a large (six inch) mesh.
In Corel Draw, impose a grid over your graphic, number the left side in letters and the top in numbers, then copy square by square to the corresponding squares on the ground using flour or marking paint.
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