Five Great Tips to Growing Your Own Fresh Flowers This Summer

By: Steve Papoulakos
Submitted: 2008-06-02 23:38:22
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When it comes to great summer flowers, just about anybody can go to the store and buy some that are ready to be displayed in their house, but there's a certain satisfaction that comes from planting and raising your own flowers for the summer season.  Here are a handful of tips to keep in mind when planting your own summer flowers this season.

Prepare the Soil

Take the time well ahead of when you plan to plant the seeds to really prepare the soil you're going to use.  Make sure to dig about six inches deep and give the soil a good turning over, and then be sure to add fertilizer, mulch, or compost to really get the nutrients into the soil that your flowers are going to want.

Doing this ahead of time ensures that when you are ready to plant you don't have to worry about the soil not being ready, or having to spend extra hours preparing it and then planting your flowers.  A little preparation can save you a huge amount of time later.

Plant by Size

If you're planting your flowers against a wall, make sure to plant the taller ones (like sunflowers) back against the wall, with the smaller ones further away from the wall.  If you're planting your garden in the middle of an open space, you'll want to plant the taller ones in the center, with the smaller ones radiating out from there.

These two configurations allow for all of the plants to get enough sunlight without having to compete with each other and insures that all of your flowers will be visible to both you and anybody else that might be enjoying your garden.

Plant Plenty

To help compensate for losses to insects and birds, plant the seeds closer than recommended on the package, as well as planting more than you expect to grow.  Weather, wildlife, and any variety of other causes can leave you with far fewer plants than you put into the ground, and planting extra means you don't have to worry about a sparse garden when everything blooms.

Be Colorful!

With so many summer flowers out there – sunflowers, petunias, marigolds, and cosmos just to name a few – there's no reason that your summer garden should be anything less than a bright spot of color for your home.  Don't limit yourself to one type of flower or one color scheme, mix and match and brighten up your garden, lawn, or backyard with bright and colorful summer flowers that are sure to be a pleasure for you and your family to enjoy all season long.

Have Fun

The most important part of planting your garden this summer season is to make sure you have fun with it.  Plant lots of flowers, plant more than one garden, get your family involved, get your neighbors involved, plant in patters – whatever you want to do to make sure that your flowers are something that you enjoy from the moment you start turning the soil to when you sit back and watch them bloom.

Steve Papoulakos is the president of Vogue Flowers, a Richmond florist that allows you to send roses and buy flowers from our stock of amazingly fresh flowers. We can be found online at: http://www.vogueflowers.com .

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