Have Lush Healthy Plants All Season
What can be more thrilling than to plant tiny seeds and to see them germinate and pop out of the soil as small seedlings in a matter of days? Nothing so beautiful. All you need is potting soil, a vessel, or the ground, water and seeds. It's relatively inexpensive. You're on your way!
Adding a thick layer of mulch around your garden plants, landscaping shrubs and trees, will cut weeding time to almost nil. Whatever type of mulch you use is usually readily available at gardening outlets -- shredded cedar bark, grass clipping, pine needles, gravel or stone. Mulches made from plant material ( needles, bark, clippings) will break down overtime. Refresh them with a top layer every couple of years.
Here's a smart and sweet gardening decision. Plant fragrant flowers and herbs and you'll be greeted with sweet perfume when you garden. The most fragrant are: roses, peonies, and lilacs. You can also add perfume annuals in containers; heliotrope, petunia, and alyssum add scents. Complete that with tropical vines such as jasmines and your porch or patio is lit up. Ummm!
Another way of beautifying your garden is to add tropicals in a room in your house. They are quite adaptable.The average room temperature and relative humidity of at least 40 percent is usually sufficient. For those of you who like the exotic tropicals, your options are: large-leaved philodendron like , prince of orange, gloriosum, congo rojo, and pink princess.
It would be wise to plant native perennials since they are already adapted to the climate, rainfall, and soil in your region. These plants require less care than other perennials because they evolved in the area where you are planting them.
Suppose you have an unsightly fence or a blank garage side and you need some privacy? Then you can remedy that with planting some vines, Yes vines! What about a trellis? That can be a good starter. It creates a good screen or cover-up. You can opt for some fast- growing perennials like, morning glory, sweet peas, and cup-and-saucer vine.
Happy gardening
Happy gardening