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when is it best to start planting flowers and a garden?

when is the best time of year to begin planting flowers and seeds in my flower bed.....and also im wanting to do a garden this year....do u know when the best time is to start that? thanks!! and any cool ideas to bring in wildlife would be awsome!!! thanks again

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1. After Mother's Day.
2. I PROBABLY SAY SPRING!
3. plant after all danger of frost has passed. brightly colored and sweet smelling plants will bring butterflies & hummingbirds. What types of wildlife are you looking to bring in?
4. It depends on where you live and what you intend to plant. Check out the Farmer's Almanac!
5. Much of that answer depends on where you live. If the sites below do not have information that is specific enough for your location, contact your local Cooperative Extension Agent. They should have the best local data on average last frost dates. http://www.humeseeds.com/frost1.htm Cooperative Extensions for each state The link below will provide access to a master gardner who will answer questions and the best thing to do is to email what is best to do for your particular area. http://www.greenhousecatalog.com/cooperative_extensions_for_each_state.php Gardening for Wildlife All wildlife needs four requirements and you can supply these needs when you begin to create your own wildlife gardens or wildlife habitats. The Four Basics Are: FOOD WATER PROTECTION A PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY http://www.gardening-for-wildlife.com/ I started my wildlife garden with a garden pond then the wildlife came. I planted flowers to attract butterflies and bees and the jewels of the sky the humming bird. I keep a brush pile in the lower half of the garden made of tree limbs and brush for rabbits and birds to hide or live. I keep gold fish and 2 koi the frogs are nomadic so they came. Any that were born in the pond return to lay their eggs every year. I have a covy ( 14 pair)of mourning doves that uses the tall grasses around the pond to hide out and winter. I have bird feeders and hummingbird feeders all over the yard. You gonna' love making the garden. You can watch the rabbits and birds come to the pond for a drink or a bath even in the winter. I started with a very small preformed pond and worked up to 2000 gallons and in a month I will add another 1000 gallons making it 3000 gal.
6. Different parts of the country are able to plant at different times according to last frost date,. The link in my sources section helps you to identify that date for your location. Also, different plants and seeds are planted relative to the average last frost date. Some early plants, such as radish seeds, can be planted before. Some very tender pants may not be able to be planted until two months after the last frost. Seed packages will have the date range that the seeds can be planted. Your local garden center will be able to tell you about the proper time to plant live plants for your area.
7. You can start now, the season is good enough to plant some flowers.