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flower garden? my wife wants me to make a flower garden for her, which ok with me. now the problem, can anyone tell how many #40 bags of top soil it will take to fill a 3foot diameter and 10 inchs deep? thank you

Flower Garden? Im new to gardening. I was outside watering my plants at 3:30. My neighbor said I shouldnt do it at this time it will burn my flowers. Well, I had just finished, so it was to late. She said I wont have my pretty red flowers tomorrow. Is this true? PLease help and any tips would be very helpful! Thank you in advance for your help!

How do I start a flower garden? I live in NC and I'd like to start a small flower garden in front of my home. It's in an area that gets sunlight periodically during the day. I believe there used to be flowers there because there's a decorative brick border around the area but it's overrun with weeds and there are no flowers there now. The soil is pretty good I'd say...not too dry or hard. How do I start a flower garden? I'm interested in some periennials and some annuals...can those be grown together?

Cut flower garden- which plants grow best in the tropics? I live on a Caribbean island. I'd like to put in a cut flower garden so I can do flower arrangements. Right now I have a lot of bird of paradise flowers, but I'm looking for some variety. I'd like to order some seeds from the US, and pick up whatever I can find locally. But I'm not sure what holds over well in a vase. Know of any sites or forums on gardening in the tropics?

What is your favorite home grown garden flower that is extremely pretty, easy to grow with no hassle? I want to plant a flower garden and I only want to plant the prettiest, smell good, easy to grow flowers. What is your favorite garden flower?

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!

To start a new flower garden, how deep do you dig it out? I'm using the black mesh liner to prevent weeds and other things from growing in my new flower garden? I want to know how deep should I dig to get my garden and other grass even?

When can i start planting a flower garden in North Western Ontario Weather? I'm planning on digging up part of the lawn and making it a flower garden, but with this weather, I was just wondering when the best time would be. Beginning of April?

Get rid of clover in my flower garden? I have a serious problem with clover in my flower garden... I'm hesitent to use chemicals because I do not know what their effect would be on the flowers and other plants. When I pull them out they just come back stronger. Is there a fast growing ground cover that I can use which will fill in the gaps in my flowerbed and eliminate the clover?

What is the best way to plant a flower garden? I have never planted a flower garden. I would like too but don't know where to start. Any imput would be great.

How do I remove white rocks from my soil to start a flower garden? I decided to plant a flower garden and as I began to clear the soil, I realized that someone had previously had a garden there and used white rocks to surround the flowers, so the soil is FULL of white rocks. What is the best way to remove them? Thanks for any help!

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?

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 is the best way to keep kitty from using flower garden for a litter box ? I have 3 grown kitties, and they all have started usng my new flower garden for their litter box . I guess they like the soft dirt. I heard that moth balls will help, so I tried sprinkling some around on top of the dirt, but it didnt help at all. Any help is appreciated very much. Thanks

Why does my flower garden have mushrooms and a smelly scent? I live in MO. The mushrooms are brown and smell. Last year my flower garden was very nice and this year I don't know what happened.

How to know which native plants are good for a flower garden? There are so many pretty plants and wildflowers along the roadside right now. How can I learn which ones would make a good flower garden without the neighbors thinking I have a weed bed?

What is a good flower for an indoor garden? We were recently forced to roof over the open air atrium in the center of our house, due to constant wood rotting and poorly designed drainage. Now we are wishing we had put in a skylight instead because the flower garden we had out there no longer has ANY access to sunlight. Does anyone happen to know of some good plants/flowers that we could do in an entirely artificailly lit setting? Thanks in advance for all your aid.

can i use dog droppings in my flower garden to get rid of rabbits? I've heard of using dog urine to deter rabbits from a flower garden or dog hair but since I have no way of collecting my dogs urine and he doesn't shed, can I use his droppings to keep rabbits out of my flower gardens?

Where are some good sites on the internet to help me design my flower garden? 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.

Planting my flowers and getting a flower garden? I have a strip of lawn in the front of my house that I want to turn into a little flower garden. How do I go about it, because all that is there now is grass? Do I just dig up all the grass chunks along with the dirt? Is there anything to do to stop the grass from growing back? Any help would be appreciated.

I want to change my lawn to a flower and vegetable garden, how can I get rid of all the grass? I have a really big back yard and a front yard as well, I am just so tired of mowing the lawn and I don't really like lawn itself, I much prefer to have a vegetable garden and flower garden, my question is, how can I get rid of the existing grass in the yard? Should I wait for the winter comes and it will all die and just start to grow flower next spring or it will come back? What should I do and when should I do it? Thank you.

Ferdinand Green the gardener plans to have three flower garden plots where each plot has flowers of only one c? Ferdinand Green the gardener plans to have three flower garden plots where each plot has flowers of only one colour. The flowers in the plots will be red, yellow or blue. The catalogue shows seven varieties of red flowers, nine varieties of yellow flowers, and five varieties of blue flowers. He decides that he will have four varieties of flowers in each garden plot. How many different flower orders are possible?

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?

How to plant a flower garden? I never had a flower garden until I moved to my new home. Since the flowers died over the winter I have had to put them up and now it is bare with grass trying to grow through. I would love to plant beautiful flowers but I don't know the first thing about gardening. I intend to buy the flowers that have already bloomed at the garden center but I don't know how to get the flower beds ready, what type of flowers to buy (wanting them to bloom every year), or anything else. Your advice would be appreciated. PS I live in the Panhandle of Texas

Has any one ever heard of putting newspaper in your flower garden to prevent weeds? Last year, my flower garden had so many weeds, I couldn't stand it. I heard some where that if you put newspaper down first and then water it and then cover that with mulch, that the newspaper will prevent weeds from growing. Is that true? Is there a certain way you have to do it? Any input would be nice.

How do i get rid of weeds in my flower garden? i like to plant flowers and spread red mulch around the flower garden for color. every year i get weeds and grass. i've laid down weed killer and plastic strips. neither worked. weeds eventually break though the the strips.

There is a neighborhood cat that keeps using my flower garden as a litter box? Does anyone have any humane suggestions on how to keep it out of my flower garden? Thank you.

does anyone know how to keep cats out of a flower garden? 4 stray cats showed up in our yard and took over the flower garden. Please help!

What is a good ground covering or foliage to cover up bare spots in my flower garden? I am going to begin planting a flower garden tomorrow and it will consist of carpet of snow around the borders (then rocks as a barrier to keep the flowers from spilling into the yard) behind the carpet of snow will be poppies, zinnia and cosmos, maybe another couple of types of flowers. But what kind of foliage or green "filler" can I use to cover spots where flowers haven't grown, that isn't too high? I don't want it to hurt the flowers or be taller than them

Which mulch should be used for a flower garden? I am so confused. I would like to know which type of mulch to buy for my flower garden? I have used what is in my yard to the best of my ability but will need something more. Cypress, Pine, Red Bark...Nuggets? What is best? I have never had to buy it before where I used to live. I am in NW AR if that helps also. Thank you for any advice. Thank you everyone for your help, I appreciate it and it looks like I'm leaning towards to the shredded cypress unless more suggestions change my mind. And actually I'm in beautiful Arkansas but Arizona is quite lovely as well.

Where can I go too buy some fencing to go around my flower garden for cheap? I need to buy some fencing to go around my flower garden. I don't need much and dont have a lot of money. I need something that is cheap. Please help.

Is it to late to start a flower garden in my yard? I live in zone 8. South Carolina. I want to start a small flower garden around my bird bath. It's all grass right now and spring is on it's way. I've done started flowers from seed in a small green house I have. It's been raining here for 3 days. Is it to wet to turn the grass? Or should I wait a couple of days?

How can i start my own flower garden in front of my house? i want a beautiful flower garden in frotn my house.... and a pond with rocks around it... and pebbles... a turtle...and fish... how can i do so

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.

How long after I use Weed-B-Gon can I plant a flower garden? I am a beginner gardener and I am reclaiming two flower garden spaces in my yard. I am using weed-b-gon because the previous owners of our house let the gardens get overgrown with weeds. So how long after I have used the weed-b-gon can I start planting flowers without them getting killed?

Do you have any butterflies in your flower garden? If you do, where do you live? Anyone in the Midwest? Living in the midwest, I have only seen 3 butterflies this year. I have a beautiful flower garden and miss seeing the beautiful butterflies that I have had in past years.

The flower garden has the shape of a right triangle. 15 ft of a perennial border forms the hypotenuse of the? The flower garden has the shape of a right triangle. 15 ft of a perennial border forms the hypotenuse of the triangle, and one leg is 3 ft longer than the other leg. Find the lengths.

What is a flower garden called that makes a picture or spells words? I'm looking for the word that describes how flowers are planted or arranged in a garden to make a picture or spell out words. It's usually a large garden display, and the flowers form words (like at the end of a city and the flowers would spell out the name of the city, or the flowers would make a huge clock face). What's that called?

How to plant a simple flower garden(Please Help)? I am new to gardening. I would just like some simple rules or suggestions to planting a small flower garden. I am going to use seeds.

How do I create a flower garden around a tree? I am a beginner in gardening and planting? I have an old tree in front of my home. I like to add a flower bed around the tree, but I am new to planting and gardening. Also, my lawn needs a lot of care. Last year my husband tilled part of our lawn and we replanted new grass, but our lawn looks very unhealty with a lot of try, burned like spots. What can I do to have a healthy lawn, and how do I go about creating my flower bed around the tree. I like to put a border around the tree like a small wall maybe. I want the flower bed be higher than the actual lawn. We have mostly clay dirt. Can you give me some advice and/or help. Thanks.

My yard is 25 by 29 meters. I want a flower garden in the middle leaving a strip of grass of uniform width? My yard is 25 by 29 meters. I want a flower garden in the middle leaving a strip of grass of uniform width around it. I must have 368m^2of grass. Under these conditions what will the length and width of the garden be.

I am in wendell,nc and want to plant a vegie & flower garden,need resources & no money? I would love to plant a vegie garden and flower garden but dont have any funds to buy plants or seeds right now

can I use the natural woodchips to help with the growth my flower garden? 2years ago a tree fell and landed in my backyard, everything is fine now. I was digging around the stump and came across a nest of larvae from the stage beetle, I'm going to preserve the nest. Now , what I want to know is can I use that area for my flower garden (pepper mint and lavender)or will the beetles or their larvae eat my plants?

How do you kill moss in a flower garden without killing the flowers? I have tried wood ash and lime. I do not want to kill the flowers, but the moss is getting thicker. I have torn it out, but it is spreading into my lawn as well as the the garden.

How does one start a flower garden? I want to start a garden, but I am not sure what plants grow well around where I live. I actually do not know anything about plants. I read online that I live in zone 10b (Miami,Fl) I guess that means I can only grow plants that grow in that zone. Does anyone have any tips on how to start a garden? I want to grow nice flowers & green plants. I just don't know where to begin. Thanks to whoever answers.

Suggestions on flowers in flower garden? I have decided that I would like to start my own flower garden for beauty as well as to put together bouquets and give them to people and sell them. Here are the flowers I have decided I would like to put in the garden. 1. Lilies 2. Gladiolus 3. Roses 4. White daisies 5. Sun daisies 6. Maybe carnations 7. Maybe sunflowers Does anyone have any suggestions to add to my list that are popular, beautiful flowers that you would buy? Thanks in advance.

Need some help with planting a flower garden!? Hey Everyone! I am moving to a new house in the next couple weeks and noticed that the previous tenants had a small flower bed in the front of the condo. I have never planted my own garden before, only helped my mom. What is the best way to do it? Should I plants seeds or potted plants? Also what are some suggestions for easy growing purple, pink, yellow & white flowers? can you grow gerber daisies? Your help would be appreciated, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff!! Thanks!

How do you grow a cheap yet beautiful flower garden? i would love to grow a garden at this time of year but i dont want to spend alot of money on it.I dont know whether its better to buy seeds or actual flowers to plant.i think it would be nice to put a white fence around it for a sense of privacy.Tell me what you think.I would also like a good estimate for the price too.Could anyone help me?

I have a huge flower garden area and I am a new gardener. Where do I begin? I want alot of roses all types. Do they have to have FULL SUN all day? What are other types of flowers/greenery that I can plant near roses? The garden is the length of my home around 70 ft long So I need alot to fill it. Also I need a good weed killer that will not harm my flowers. Do you recommend anything? How about a good fertilizer for plants to help them grow beautifully? Also I need a big bush or tree to put at the end of my home can you recommend any that will not touch my house ( afraid of color bleeding on house?) skinny but tall like 6 feet tall? Can I plant azaleas near roses? Thanks so much.

How to you make a flower garden? With what materials? I am new at this and I have never made a flower garden box or garden at all. I need to know how to do this and what materials that I need.

What is a good ground covering or foliage to cover up bare spots in my flower garden? I am going to begin planting a flower garden tomorrow and it will consist of carpet of snow around the borders (then rocks as a barrier to keep the flowers from spilling into the yard) behind the carpet of snow will be poppies, zinnia and cosmos, maybe another couple of types of flowers. But what kind of foliage or green "filler" can I use to cover spots where flowers haven't grown, that isn't too high? I don't want it to hurt the flowers or be taller than them

When is the best time to start a vegetable and flower garden? I am looking to start my first garden,but don't know where to begin,I would like to plant some flowers and some vegetables.(tomatoes,cucumbers,beans,cilantro ect..)

Is kitty litter (with chicken manure) ok for flower garden? I hatched and raised some chicks and I used kitty litter for their bedding. Now I wonder if it's ok to use that in a flower garden. I know that the chicken manure is good, but is the kitty litter itself bad? as far as I know it's just clay.

will be visiting Keukenkof Flower garden in April 2011? We are from California and will be visiting Keukenkof Flower garden in April 2011. Should we stay in a hotel in Amsterdam or Keukenkof area? Please advice and recommend any reasonable price, clean hotel (New hotel if possible). Also, any suggestion for places we should visit I the nearby areas. Many thanks in advanced and happy New-year !

Please let me know what organic bug spray I can use on my flower garden and vegetables.? I have a flower garden underneath pine trees. Earwigs are the biggest pest, eating holes into the leaves of all my lovely flowers!

What can I use in my flower garden to keep out weeds? I was wondering if there was some sort of weed and feed for flower gardens? I put down the black weed block but weeds still get through, I am always pulling them out! Is there a weed killer that wont harm my flowers?

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!

How do you start a flower garden? Hi i've never had a garden before because my horses would of just ate them but now my horses can't get in the front yard so I want to star one, what do I have to do? And what are the easiest flowers to grow for a beginner? Thanks

i need help with hw? how would you describe a abandoned house or a flower garden? i need help describing a abandoned house or a flower garden. it my english hw. it has to be really descriptive. it has to be atleast 4 sentences long thanks. for the flower garden this is what i have so far. the sweet aromar of the flowers remined me of my perfume.

Just finished digging a 10' diameter flower garden (Dianthus varities) in our front yard. Uncertain what the Just finished digging a 10' diameter flower garden (Dianthus varities) in our front yard. Uncertain what the next step should be. Yep, this is a first for me. The soil appears to be in really good shape and removed all weeds and roots. Should I cover the bed with plastic and cut holes then plant the flowers? If so, after the flowers are planted, should I put something (bark perhaps?) on top of the plastic? Will the plastic provide too much moisture and destroy the roots of this particular flower? Do I need to mix potting soil with the dirt in my bed? Again, this is my first flower bed and I need instruction. Do you know anything about this particualr kind of flower? Your responses will be deeply appreciated. P.S. I dont want to spend a fortune on upkeep. I live in central Kentucky. Thank you.

The perimeter of a rectangular flower garden is 60 m and its area is 225 m2. Find the length of the garden.? The perimeter of a rectangular flower garden is 60 m and its area is 225 m2. Find the length of the garden.

A square flower garden and a sidewalk around the the garden have an area of 400ft2.? A square flower garden and a sidewalk around the the garden have an area of 400ft2. The sidewalk has a width of 3ft. What is the length of the one side of the flower garden?

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!

Do banana peels have any benefit for a flower garden? I know that they make great compost, but I was wondering if they improve the growth of the flowers and if anyone has ever tried this? How about in a vegetable garden?

my flower garden is in trouble, please help!? I have tried everything to save and protect my gerber daisies, but grasshoppers and snails continue to eat and kill them. I put a snail and all insect insecticide on all of my plants, yet the gerbers were eaten anyway! Anyone have any suggestions on how i can save my flower garden? If you can help, i would appreciate it because this is my first attempt at gardening and I am getting frustrated and I can use all the tips I can get. I am sure I have a lot to learn.

I want to start a flower garden but i dont know what flowers to grow? I really dont know anything about gardening. But I would like to know what flowers are both pretty and smell good, how to properly weed, how to keep bugs off, and diffrent flowers.

I want to grow a flower garden in Ballarat Vic.? But with the drought what should I plant? I'm a first time gardener. I've never really been interested but now I have my own house and I'm finally interested. I have a front garden bed that gets full sun all day. It has two bushes already that have little purple flowers on them but I'm not sure what else to plant. I'd like flowers and it to be pretty. Can some one please help??

I am planting a flower garden from seed in Yucca Valley CA, what flowers grow best in that desert area? I am moving to Yucca Valley in Jan(from Ohio) and want to be prepared to plant the seeds in early spring. I want flowers that will grow in the natural desert soil without adding topsoil and ones that wont need much watering after they are established. I have a lot of area to work with so I want to do areas with wildflowers and also regular flowers. Ive been doing tons of searches but surprisingly enough cannot find any one book or source for desert flowers, so am trying to figure it out by searching : arid soil, sandy soil, zone 9, full sun etc and then trying to pick out ones common to all the lists. Unfortunately, while I have found a lsome useful information about wild flowers, I've found very little on *regular* flowers.. So if anyone has experience with flower gardening in the Mojave/desert any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much . Mykiel

How do I start a Wild Flower Garden? I want to be able to cut fresh flowers this summer, I just bought a house and was wondering what i would have to do to grow them, do i need a shady area or high sunlight? I am a gardening Novice that would love to make this my hobby.

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.

Has anyone used Instant Flower Garden? I'm wanting to spruce up the yard of the house we are renting. I don't want to spend a ton of money on perrenials and annuals that have already grown, so I started with one ring around a tree in the yard with just seeds and it's working great. Problem is- I live out in the middle of nowhere and can't find any seeds anymore, everyone's sold out of just about everything except herbs. So I was wondering if anyone here has every used Instant Flower Garden, and what were their experiences with it?

How do I grow a flower and shrub garden, know nothing about gardening, help!? Have a tiny 20"x20" garden laid to lawn. From Asia, know nothing about gardening here.How do I grow a flower filled garden? I've heard that you need to prepare the garden in autumn/winter to have flowers in summer. Need advice from ABC please!

How do you get frogs out of flower garden without killing them? Just moved and children afraid to go out at night because of frogs in garden by the door.

32 feet of fencing....determine the maximum area that can be enclosed with the fencing to make a flower garden? You have 32 feet of fencing and want to determine the maximum area that can be enclosed with the fencing to make a flower garden. You do not want to deal with fractions or decimals, so you are limiting the dimensions to whole numbers. If the garden were circular in shape, what area could be enclosed with the 32 feet of fencing?

How to revive an old flower garden (when you have a black thumb)? We moved into an older home last summer that was owned by an elderly lady who passed away. She had a beautiful garden on the side of the house with all kinds of perenials--daylilies, irises, daffodils, tulips, daisies, etc. We were too busy with the house to do anything with it then, but now things are coming up, and we'd like to bring it back to it's former glory. Trouble is, it's overrun with weeds, and we can't tell what's coming up at this point. How do we clean this garden up if we can't tell what's weeds and what's good stuff? Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks!

How should I start my flower garden? Hey folks! Today I am off to buy some plants to brighten up the front of our home. We have a large yard, but the front of our house is BORING. White house, white stairs... green grass. That's it. I will want a 12" deep strip of COLOUR against the front foundation of the house, and along one side that catches the sun. What plants to do suggest that are EASY to care for, don't require a ton of watering, like the sun but can handle some shade, and are cheap? I'm not looking to have an award winnnig garden, just something to liven up the front of our house! I really like hostas, I may plant some of them on the side of the house... I was thinking about pansies or something easy for the front of the house... I am 7 months pregnant, and won't have a ton of time or energy for garden upkeep other than the basic weeding and watering... Thank you for your time!!

HELP! I have ivy that is taking over my flower garden and porch. How can I get rid of it? Its taking over my porch and my flower bed. I want to have a nice porch and flower bed.

How do I keep the cats from digging, crushing and fertilizing my flower garden? I heard that moth balls work. I haven't tried it yet. I put some old red onions out in the garden to see if the smell keeps them away, but I haven't noticed a difference HELP!!

What do you do when your flower garden is overgrown and shabby at the end of the season? Each year it is the same. The perennial garden is too large. I should have divided plants in the spring. It now seems like an insurmountable task. My garden has outgrown my energy! Any suggestions? Zone 3

What kind of mulch should I use in my flower garden? I live in an area that is prone to black widow spiders. My MIL says I need to stay away from the bark mulches because black widows tend to like hanging out in damp, woody places. I want to know if putting bark mulch in my garden would attract black widows, and if so, what other mulches could I use instead.

How do I keep my dogs from digging in my flower garden? There is a picket fence around the garden but the dog are small enough to fit through it. What will repel them? Mothballs don't work.