How to Make Flower Beds

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Make Flower Beds

Planning flower beds is easy to do with a little home landscape design. With expert help from an experienced garden designer, relax and get ready to create some beautiful flower beds and learn some tips for gardening care.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Old Hose
Spray Paint
Measuring Tape
Paper and Pencil
Western Garden Guide

Step 1

Begin by planning where you want to dig your flower beds. Flowers can create year round interest with the proper southern exposure. Locate flower beds for easy watering. Decide how much gardening care you are willing to do, or hire professional gardeners. Consider where you can best see your flower beds from inside your home.
Step 2

Lay out the Hose to Out line the Beds

Outline the shape of your beds with a measuring tape, stakes and string if you are creating square or rectangular beds. Wait! Don't dig out the bed until you stand back and observe the appearance from some distance on your property. Balance and symmetry are important elements in more formal garden beds. For more natural flower beds, use an old garden hose to lay out the shape. Outlines the bed shape with a can of orange spray paint . Imagine your flowers.
Step 3

Butchart Gardens Flower Beds B.C.

What kind of flowers are you planting in your flower bed? For landscape ideas, visit your library or look at hgtv for garden ideas to create year round interest. Consult with a garden designer if your home landscape design is more complex. Long after your Breck bulbs have bloomed and gone, plant other flowers to fill your flower bed. A combination of annual flowers, perennials, ornamental grasses, and colorful foliage make an interesting flower bed.
Step 4

There are many options for the flower bed border. A flat bottom shovel creates the simplest border edge by digging a divot of sod to separate the flower bed from your lawn. There are concrete paver products available for edging as well as granite stone edging. Plastic edging purchased at the home garden center does not last or have enough weight to make a good border edge. Consult with a landscape supplier for professional edging products.
Step 5

Red Banana Plant for Exotic Foliage

Flowers are generally planted according to their height. Place lower ground hugging annual flowers and perennials around the edge. Flowers growing 2 to 3 feet tall are planted in the center of the bed. Very tall ornamental grasses are good single specimen accents. Tropical flowers make great color accents. Plant them in their containers and remove them to your greenhouse once they finish blooming.
Step 6

This Private Garden was Once a Dairy Farm

A garden is a work in progress. Develop a master plan of your home landscape design. Laying out your flower beds and lawn areas helps create an overall vision. Pick one project a year and plan it in advance. Take before and after pictures of your projects for motivation. Creating flower beds adds value to your home and beauty in your life. Enjoy.