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Flower garden ideas for my front yard area? I know nothing about gardening so info please. Next spring I want to plant some flowers in the front yard. I have 3 areas in which to plant. There is a small planting area on the side of the house next to the car port. There is one of those big square wood areas out front that you can plant in. Then theres is a rectangle area in front of the porch where I wanted to put a bunch of flowers and those cute garden pebbles.

i need ideas for flower garden boarders? i am in the process of planting new flower gardens...FUN! but im trying to come up with something inexpensive, and pleasing to the eye that i can use as a boarder, and for a retaining wall...any ideas you may have would be great!

I am trying to get rid of tree roots in my flower garden, need ideas. thank you?

i want some ideas on a flower garden will have a tree near it . like flowers? i have coneflowers, tuplips lilies but need sugestions i want it to be full i love to see hummingbirds

I am planting a flower garden, I was wondering what are some ideas for a flower bed that gets alot of sun? I live in Mississippi, I need something that will hold up to the heat.

Any Neat Garden Ideas? I've asked this question before, but do you have any great flower gardening ideas for my garden in my backyard to make it look more homey? Such as different kinds of flowers or certain items that make it look more lively and delicut than others such as a bird bath please! That would be great.

How do I get rid of mushrooms in my flower garden? For some reason this year, I'm getting a number of tall skinny red mushrooms growing in my flower garden. I have no idea what type of mushrooms these are. Everytime I remove one, it grows back in a day and they seem to be spreading. Any ideas of how I can get rid of them?

I need help planning a flower garden this spring!? The way my porch is set up makes it hard for me to plan a flower garden. Instead of being higher off the ground, it is almost level to my yard. The concrete is about 2 inches higher than the yard, and there is a sidewalk going to it. Anybody have any ideas for a flower garden that would make it look awesome??? Thanks!

Any ideas for a toddlers flower/butterfly theme room? Im just wanting sum ideas for my daughters flower garden/butterfly themed bedroom. Any1 think of anything? thanks!

Flower gardening ideas? I know nothing about gardening so info please. Next spring I want to plant some flowers in the front yard. I have 3 areas in which to plant. There is a small planting area on the side of the house next to the car port. There is one of those big square wood areas out front that you can plant in. Then theres is a rectangle area in front of the porch where I wanted to put a bunch of flowers and those cute garden pebbles.

what can i do to my flower garden? its really dead and it looks awful.any ideas?

help on how to plant a cut flower garden? i want to plant a cut flower garden in the spring, and im not sure what flowers to plant. we have problems with deer, so i'll need flowers that deer dont like. also, the garden will be in mostly shade. any ideas?

I have a flower growing in my garden that I don't know the name for it. Any ideas where I can submit my query. Any ideas of where I can maybe send the pic of the flower to find out its name? I would appreciate any leads :)

Looking for suggestions for a flower garden in Minnesota? I want to put a flower garden in the yard in front of my house, but I'm not sure what I would be able to use. Since that side of the house faces the west, it doesn't get sunlight until the afternoon. I've looked around at a few different green houses to get some ideas, but all I find is plants that require full sun. I would like to get flowers or small shrubs or maybe even some climbing flowers. Any suggestions??? Thanks!

Does anyone have links to well designed garden ideas? I'm looking for links to good photographs, or even video links. I'm NOT interested in flower, or the extremely fancy herb gardens. I'm interested in really practicle gardens that produce fruits, vegtables, berries, and possibly small orchards. Living and working on my own farm leaves me little to no time to tour the gardens of other people. I'm always looking for good ideas I can incorperate into my own gardens and orchard. So links with pictures, good drawings, or videos would be very much appreciated!

My flower garden has gotten out of control. Weeds and grass have taken over.? Grass in the yard got very tall due to my illness has prevented me from trimming and weeding. The grass in the yard went to seed and all the seeds fell in my garden and that has caused grass to grow in my flowers. I have many wonderful plants and don't want to damage them by digging them up. Also, because of the plants, I can't spray with a grass and weed killer. Another problem, there are fireant hills in many areas of the flower beds...please help with ideas.

Any great backyard flower garden layouts? 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!

Any ideas for planting a small flower garden around a lightpost? I live on the corner of my street and so on the very corner, I have and island of grass between all the sidewalks, that has a big city light pole in it. It is like a big rounded triangle. Maybe 5' by 12'. I live in zone 7 and was thinking iris' and pompas grass or some other sort of decorative grass. Any creative ideas or any tips would be greatly appreciated. I want it simple yet pretty with not alot of maintenace. I want it fuller so i dont have as many weeds. Thanks in advance.

Any ideas on some fragrant flowers for the garden? I would like to plant some flowers in my garden and would love some fragrant flowers, do you guys have any ideas on some beautiful fragrant flowers?

How can I keep cats out of my flower gardens? I live on a farm and we have barn cats. They love to use my flower beds as their "litter box". Eww! Aside from that just being gross, they stir up the mulch and make a general mess of things. I don't want to harm the cats but I do want them OUT of my flower gardens! Any ideas?

What's the best way to start planting a flower garden? 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.

What would I charge hourly to weed, edge, and generally clean up a flower garden? I've been asked to get a flower garden back in shape for a small backyard. I have no idea what to charge. I think it will take about a day to complete and I live in Canada so would like Canadian rates.

"THE FLOWER GARDEN" is our business we want to incorporate our names SUE and JOHN in title any ideas? thanks

any good ideas for plugging the bottom of a flower pot, too make it into a water garden container?

ideas for cheap garden lawn edging please? We have quite a large garden with curvy flower beds. We have just laid weed suppressent fabric and Bark but need a lawn edging. Any ideas for cheap, unusual or recycled lawn edgings please

Where can I buy wild flower seeds for large meadow area? I need to find wild flower seeds for turning an acre sized paddock in to a wild flower garden. Any idea where I can get a big bag of seeds that are not thousands of pounds?? :) I should add I'm in the UK and want to buy on line but have only found really expensive stuff! As I said, I'm afraid it has to be U.K

My flower garden has formed a gel like substance around the base of some of the flowers. What could it be? It has rained for a couple days and now some of the flowers have formed a clear, gel-like substance around the base of them. They look like clumps of crushed ice-cubes at first sight. It's very strange! Any ideas what this could be?

How do I keep wild animals, out of my flower garden? I don't want to shoot them, or trap them, I heard that moth balls, might keep them out. Any Ideas? Thanks..

What are the best flower bulbs to plant in your vegetable garden? I am looking for the best flowers to plant around my vegetable garden. I prefer bulbs. Ideas?

How can I make a sprinkler system for my flower garden?? I dont want to pay someone to come build some ..? elaborate sprinkler system. I just want something I can do myself and something that looks nice. Or any cool ideas some of you might have to raise the property value of my property with landscaping.

Landscaping/Gardening ideas, what type of flower bed can I set up? I want to set up this little corder with nice flowers that are seen and grow back every year ( but im sure my boyfriends parents will ruin it) but i wish to just make it a nice flowerbed . They just cut down the trees and I have been epeating myself that they need to dig and then hack it with an axe, (their very lazy they will wait 10 years before moving from the tv) SO i guess I'll end up doing it I have many flowers growing as a slow pace, lots of daisies and black eyes Suzann for the strip because this area is full sun. I know i why bother doing it but you live with you boyfriends parents you want to keep yourself busy from getting depressed having no privacy for almost 3 years & unemployed and no one wants to hire you for your lack of confidence so gardening does it. ( they just destory everything but digging out and placing dirt here and there very half assed and then wees grow over. So I have this wild flower mix i separated seeds and cosmos and zinnas and violas, but looking at the landscape is there any hope in my efforts ?Can i put something that will last. I know in the front is a disaster i over fertilized the front day dreaming last year so i bought grass seed in hopes that the father doesn't go over with the lawn mower. i just think that their old and even though your supposed to get wiser they got lazier and spend 5-8 hours in front of the tv unless its gardening time which is where they place gardening dirt with rocks into the flower beds here are the pictures as numbered not to be too confusing is you have an ideas or concepts for a lasting low maintenance garden. 1. http://www.fotothing.com/photos/73c/73c4636c079f3e80fc1b736b990eb99a_0fc.jpg Some things I cannot remove she likes it there so i can't argue too much ( like a rose and a tree?) 2. http://www.fotothing.com/photos/da8/da811c3c97049665e5a6f8ff493f218d_0fc.jpg Here is the corner with the tree stump that i will have to chop out ( i never did it but Im sure dads genes will kick in ) 3. http://www.fotothing.com/photos/cc8/cc8a0e1a61eac171f0adc666911ea00b_77f.jpg More areal views 4. http://www.fotothing.com/alphadot/ here is most of them I have many types of flowers bachelors button and back eyes and zinnas and viola and sun flower , something ice lol i have mainly colors of orange and white and blue and some pick and yellows ijust want to have a go at it for landscaping

Mix annuals and perennials in zone 7 flower garden? I would like to have a mix of annuals and perennial to give me long standing color in the gardens at the front of my home. My soil is not very acidic and although I'm in GA, I don't have too much red clay. I get a good mix of sun and shade. I'm on a budget. My front yard has a downward slope from the curb to the house, so I'm also using the plants to help catch runoff when it rains. Ideas?

Flower garden stencils? 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?

What kind of flower can I plant in my Texas garden? Looking for ideas for my Texas garden that will bloom every year and are colorful. Have shade and partial shade and also sunny spots. Please detail which flower goes in which sun. Thank you.

I saw a brite orange spider in garden, know what species this is? It was approx. 1/2" (legs included) and was a pretty and brite orange. I saw it crawl out from some pine shads that I piled up in my flower garden. Any Idea what species it is?

When should you use fertilizer in your flower garden? I am a beginning gardner and just planted flowers in my flower bed. I mixed the dirt in the flower bed with bagged soil that contained fertilizer. Some of the flowers said on the tag to use a fertilizer treatment after planting them but should I not do it because the soil has fertilizer in it? Should I wait awhile? Any advice would be appreciated! I have no idea what I'm doing.

Gardening ideas--flowers for a very shady area? It is under a maple tree--partially.

can tomatoes be planted in a flower garden? I have no room any wheres else for a few tomatoe plants. bad idea?

Any ideas for a pretty flower bed? my first one!? I live in a duplex with a small "flower bed" next to my front stpes. It's aprox 4 1/2 ft long and 2-3 feet deep. I want to plant some prety flowers there to make it more welcoming and pretty. Plus I love flowers and gardening. This is our first home and my first time doing anything like this, and I was wondering if anyone had some tips. I really have no idea what kind of flowers look good together or if there was anything fun and creative you've done before. i really love colorful and exotic looking. I live in northern Illinois and the flowers will be in direct sunlight all day long. And I don't havce a hose so if possible, know of any plants that do well with less water, seing as how id have to bring it outside is a water can or somthing. Any suggestions are more than appreciated, also if you know the best place to purchase the flower (home depo vs lowes or walmart) Thank you so much all for you help in advance!

Organic method to control garden critters? I'm looking for an organic way to keep away the occasional rabbit, woodchuck and squirrel that venture through my fenced in yard to have themselves a midnight snack in my vegetable and flower gardens. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Flower Garden wedding! Please help! I cant find a location on the East Coast!? I want to have a wedding in a tropical garden or cottage style flower garden. Please help! Where can i have it? I live on the east coast, so i dont mind anywhere from Delaware down to Florida. I have been searching for garden centers, hotels, bed and breakfasts, and I cant find anything! I have looked at many websites and links, but i still cant seem to find anything! Any loacation ideas or website that acutally help!? Please anyone!! Actually I live in Delaware.... where in Dover are pretty gardens? Please let me know!!!

need ideas for flower beds.? I have 2 areas at the front of my house that I can use to plant things. We just bought this house and I've been just clueless on what to do. The areas have bricks to outline..sort of like a big planter. I wanted to plant tulips soon but what else? Does anyone have some good diy flower garden sites or something to give me an idea on what to do? Thank you guys. For the crape myrtle , can you keep it from growing too tall and more umbrella-ing? Sherry, thank you so much!! I need to find the time frame to plant these things too. I'm not sure what zone I'm in. I'm in oklahoma.

Hey, my dogs won't stop trampling my garden. Any Ideas or tips on how to keep them out? They are built up flower beds.

I need some ideas. Have rock garden in middle of lawn & want orange flowers. Zone 5? I'd prefer perrenials that are orange, please? I just need ideas & the names of some orange flowers. Thanx.

I want to Create a cottage garden and need ideas? I'm particularly interested in tall cottage garden plants. I would prefer plants that flower all summer.Can any give me some advice. (UK)

I need some help..... I am trying to plant a flower garden and i can't find what I need.? I want to put in an arch way to enter through. I want it to look nice but i can't find anything i like online! maybe some of you could help me out and give me some ideas. PLEASE HELP ME! thanks ttyl

inexpensive garden and patio ideas? hi. just wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas on a low budget garden and patio. as of now, we are in a manufactured home with no steps on the front! so we need to build steps to a patio or a deck with steps. also i would like to put in a low cost low maint. flower bed. anything you can offer would be appreciated! thanks

Can someone give me ideas on how to 'decorate' my new garden, please? I didn't really make much of an effort at my previous garden but I'm moving now and would like some ideas as to how to manage the new one. It's pretty long though I'm not sure of the length as I haven't had to chance to measure it yet but it's not very wide. I love looking at pics of garden in magz etc and they look so beautiful and I'd like to get some suggestions as to how I can get my garden to look pretty as well as chic so I can host some late evening parties in the summer evenings. (I'm so excited! lol) Also some suggestions on the plants I can plant that will look pretty and will flower by summer if I plant them now?

Moonlight garden landscaping ideas? I'd like to create a white themed garden that looks pretty at night and will blend in my back yard corner area. I know that the moonflower is a good choice for a running vine. Are there any white flowering evergreen shrubs or other choices I can choose from also? I think that white is elegant and relaxful for a garden setting.

Does anyone have any great ideas on gardening a gravesite. Flowers, small bushes and such? I have been tending a family plot for several years. Then my grandmother passed last August, and all my gardening was upheaved. But now the plot is full, nobody else will be buried there any more, and I would need to start from scratch. Any ideas on planting flowers that will come back next year and maybe a small type bush?

flower garden with crab grass??? How do I get rid of the crab grass in my flower garden? I live in Vermont and I have been weeding it for the past month but it has just gotten horribly out of control over the last two weeks. Please send me some ideas. Thanks :)

Horse Fancy dress??? Garden ideas? Hi, i'm doing a fancy dress competition soon with my horse, i am dressing up as a flowerpot man and i'm dressing my horse up as a garden, with flowers etc. I've got a big green sheet which i'm going to stick fake flowers on etc, but how else can i make him look like a garden?? What can i do to his mane/ tail etc?? Any ideas? Thanks x Don't worry this isn't going to be a regular occurance, just a one off sort of thing (bit of fun) he is very willing and i wouldn't do anything to him that he was uncomfortable or unhappy with. Thanks

"Garden theme" child's party in the living room... any ideas? My daughter is turning 1 at the end of March... and well, its usually pretty chilly that time of year. But it will be the beginning of Spring, so I want to have her a party with a flower garden theme. But, if its cold, we will probably have to do it indoors, so I just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas of things I could do in my living room/dining area to make it seem more like a garden for the little ones. She will be one but most of the other children will be 3-7.

Small Flower Garden Advice? I have a very small, sunny spot, round garden (5x6 approx.), currently with a small patch of established blue flax. I won't move the flax, as it is a beautiful bush like shrub now. I need to fill the rest of the spot with other things. I have experimented over the yrs, and never seem to get it looking nice. I live in Wisconsin. So winters are tough, summers short. Any ideas for perennials or annuals? Anything to beautify this small space??

What are some good green favor ideas? I've already seen/thought of herb garden/flower seeds. I also like the idea of a reusable canvas bag, but I'm a bit turned off because they're pretty big bags and filling them with something would be a pain. Having a creativity block ... Any eco-friendly ideas? Thanks.

Plz help, need ideas on a balcony garden? I have two small balconies (9'x3 1/2') and would like to get some flowers out there but with just one chair on each deck there is little room. Some things I have thought about trying; clematis vine if it would flower this year on the floor and could climb the railing, those hanging bags with holes in them you see around with impatients and such. I can not hang a basket from the ceiling outside as out balconies are cement. Any ideas are really appreciated!

I am having a garden party. My yard is full of beautiful flowers and I need some ideas for some decorations? that are easy and stress free. Can you help me out?

hi,i want a bit of colour in my garden any ideas what winter flowers are available to plant now thanks?

Need Ideas for for plants for a friends garden? I'm helping a friend do up her garden, she lives in a terraced house so garden is 16ft by 30ft. I'm putting a small patio area at the bottom of the garden that gets most of the light but I need ideas for alpines for the left of the garden that gets no direct sunshine and some more brighter flowering plants for the right that gets some light, Any ideas please

Landscaping/Garden Ideas? Hi! I have a small plot in my backyard that is the shape of a half circle. Its about 8x4 9x4 ish. So its not a tiny vegatable garden but its not huge. The straight side of the half circle is also one of the sides that create our sqaure concrete patio. So it comes right off of the concrete almost creating this shape--- [ ]D. I thought a path right through the center surrounded by flowers maybe with stones. But im not in love with the idea. I love colors, i live in in seasonal new jersey and the plot gets a good amount of sun with slight shade from a near by tree. Any ideas would be sooo appreciated, pictures would be beyound helpful. Nothing to extravagant though, im only 16 =] Thanks!

Does anyone have pictures of a cake decorated in a garden theme? I am looking for ideas as to how to decorate a slab cake with a garden scene, or plan of a garden, ie. walkway, flower garden, veggie garden. Any cake decorators out there who can help me with a picture or two???

Any creative ideas for watering my garden? I have a rather big garden, I have a butterfly and hummingbird garden, a veggie garden, and my kids have their own garden, not to mention the 3 rose bushes that line the garage and random flowers and plants around the perimeter of the yard. I feel like I am wasting water. I set my sprinkler up in each area for 20 minutes, that is almost 2 hours of watering! I love my garden but I would like to conserve water. I cannot afford anything too expensive. Does anyone know of any easy yet practical ways to achieve proper watering while still conserving?

Does anyone have anyone have any ideas on how to stop a puppy digging up the garden? My pup has dug several huge holes in my garden and tore up all the flower beds, is there any way to stop them doing this or is it just from boredom?