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

Answer 1

maybe its dead because you dont give it much time.......and you might not have time with u ....soo since its looking awful you can try to do this trick my friend does.....she puts fake flowers in the ground.... they stay great all year round and look fantastic...why dont you give it a try?

Answer 2

Start with your soil. Add compost or some commercial potting soil and spade or till it in . Mix it up pretty well.

Get some annual flowers that will do well in the area you are working in.. (sun or shade plants).

Sprinkle some slow release fertilizer (like osmocote) around the new plants.

Mulch 3" deep around the plants.

Pay a little attention to the garden from time to time. Deadheading flowers helps them keep blooming. Pulling weeds helps the flowers grow without competition.

Selecting the right plants will make a lot of difference. Talk to local garden center personnel. They'll steer you in the right direction.

Good Gardening!

Answer 3

If it's a flower garden, it was probably planted with annuals.

Dig all that old dead stuff up and trash it. Get you a lot of nice looking mulch and several flats of fancy flowers from the garden center. You will see on the tags if they are annuals or perennials,

Once they fade, be ruthless, pull them out and replace it with something else.

If you want a low-maintenance garden - repost your question

Answer 4

Have some shrubby bedding plants that will give good foliage and stay around all season. Then when the annuals and the perennial flowers die back, it won't look like a wasteland. Good luck and have fun!

Answer 5

few bags of new mulch should do the trick.
get some cheap, bright flowers, such as impatiens, and put 'em in.

Answer 6

Try cactus i think are easier to maintain an can be just as pretty

Answer 7

Here is a site that might help with your garden
http://www.miraclegro.com/