Sunday, September 13, 2009

Gardens



Designing and making a new garden are my favorite things to do in the summer. I also enjoy the up keep. I have homes that I keep beautiful through out the gardening season.

The main tip for today is if you check your gardens often for weeds and deadheads then it is not so difficult and overwhelming.
A path in a garden always creates interest. Another tip is to always put plastic or garden tarp under a path to prevent weeds.
A path should lead to a focal point or a way out of the garden. A focal point could be anything from a bench to a special grouping of flowers.
In this garden the path leads you past a bird bath,through the beautiful flowers onto a little seating area.
As fall approaches this is a great time to decide where your spring bulbs should be placed. Now that all the summer flowers have blooms you will see the space between each flower and where the spring bulbs will look the nicest. Never be afraid to plant because a flower can always be moved.

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