how do you get flowers to grow right and pretty?

Question

i've tried and tried to grow a pretty garden but it always fails! please help!

Answer 1

Study each kind of flower you are growing. Is it getting the right kind of lighting? Is the soil the right kind of soil? Are you watering correctly? Are you watering too much, not enough? Do you have too many different kinds of plants together that have different soil/water/light types?

If I see a flower I like, then I look it up. I try to find the name of the flower and I ask around. Will it grow at my house? Does it need anything special? I read online about the flowers. Your local ag college or county extensions office should have good information about what kind of flowers do well in your area.

Visit local gardens (not garden centers or nurseries). See what kind of flowers they have in their garden. Nurseries try to sell you flowers and they don't care if they grow or not. Gardens usually plant easy to maintain flowers, because if it is difficult to maintain, it also equals expensive.

Look at the light in your yard at different times of the day.

Find out what growing zone your are in.

I like to look at www.bhg.com in the garden section, they have a plant finder index. They will explain how to determine what kind of soil you have, what kind of lighting, how to properly water. Then, it will help you find flowers for this type of soil.

My mother-in-law used a flower "mat" where the seeds were embedded and arranged. All she had to do was clear a spot in her yard, toss the mat down and water. A few months later she had a fairly full flower garden. Of course, she didn't take care of it properly, so it didn't come back the next year, but you could also buy more mats too.

Easy flowers:

Daylilies: full sun, zones 3-7, drought tolerant, especially when established. Many different colors and varieties.

Zinnias: full sun in zones 2-8, light shade in hotter zones. Drought tolerant and come in many colors, easy for cuttings.

Sunflowers: sun, zones 4-9, many colors, great for cuttings. Fairly drought tolerant, though the do thrive on a little attention.

I've attached two of my favorite sites for flower information.

Answer 2

It's frustrating sometimes, is it? Well, I know an expert that can answer your question. Go to his website, www.squarefootgardening.com, and you'll find the best way to grow a flower garden around your block. I've checked it myself and there's a lot of good and new ideas. I've just read his book, "All New Square Foot Gardening", and I'll be applying it this season. It'll change your gardening methods forever and as I said you'll be having the best garden ever. Good luck and start putting back the fun in gardening.

Answer 3

Well you have to read the package and follow directions first. Make sure you have them in plenty of sun, and water them accordingly. It takes a few years to get a good flower garden going, you have to plant annuals first as those are easiest to care for. Roses are sturdy and last a long time. Seek some help at a local plant nursery the people that run them have extensive knowledge about plants and vegtables and landscaping in general.

Answer 4

plants need to be watered and fertilized some of the plants I have in pots get watered 3 times a day in the summer time, another pointer is making sure the plant has the light requirements that it needs some flowers grow in sun some in shade some can tolerate both and some plants need to be pinched back to help them bloom better I tend to experiment sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt.

Answer 5

Flowers need lots of sunlight, water, and plant food- like miracle grow formula. Or if you can afford one- try an Earthbox. You can find them online (eartbox.com). They're mostly used to grow produce but are good for flowers too.

Answer 6

You chop up banana peels and crush egg shells. Put this mixture in to the soil about twice a week ar even everyday for big healthy flowers.