Gardening Tips To Keep A Garden Lively Year Round
- By Sandra Kitchen
- Published 09/16/2008
- Gardening
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Experienced gardeners and professional garden centers know that there
are ways to keep a garden growing year round no matter what climate the
garden is in and while it might not have blooming flowers year round it
can be a place of beauty. There are many plants, bushes and vegetables
have a pleasant appearance during the coolers months of the year and
there are some vegetables that do not begin to grow until the months of
fall.
This means that having a garden is not only possible in the cooler weather but it also means one adorned with seasonal colors, like the squash and pumpkins in fall and the holly berries in the colder part of winter, the holly bush is well known for its bright red berries and deep green shiny leaves.
One of the best tips for year round gardening is talk to the professional garden center; find out what will grow during the winter months there are vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower that is a fall crop as well as squash that come in different verities and colors to brighten the cool weather garden.
It does take planning and work to have a garden year round but it can also be something that lends charm to the home and the yard, it is also a way to unwind. Garden has been long proven as a way to reduce stress. It can also be a cool weather retreat to see nature as it changes seasons, because this type of garden keeps people on the patio longer or sitting on their garden bench taking in all nature offers.
Planning this type of garden takes work, it also takes the knowledge of professionals at the garden center, that know what grows well in the area and what does not each season of the year. A garden of this type usually has both perennials and annuals, this means some of the flowers that are planted will return every year while others will not and must be replanted each warm weather season. The flowers that must be planted each year are ones like Marigolds and Petunias while others like Daisy’s and Mum’s will return each year on their own. Then there are flowers like the Iris and Crocus that are spring flowers and once the hotter temperatures begin to arrive they are gone.
Flowering bushes and bushes with berries will grow and thrive while some keep their leaves and berries through the winter months others do not, which means for a garden that is to be a year round garden it will need to have both verities because each will show its elegance at different times of the year.
Planting fall vegetables not only give the garden a nice appearance, they will also put food on the table that is fresh from the garden, when all the other vegetables have long since finished producing.
These are just a few of the plants that can go into year round gardening and a garden center will know the plants, flowers and vegetables that will do best in the year round garden.
This means that having a garden is not only possible in the cooler weather but it also means one adorned with seasonal colors, like the squash and pumpkins in fall and the holly berries in the colder part of winter, the holly bush is well known for its bright red berries and deep green shiny leaves.
One of the best tips for year round gardening is talk to the professional garden center; find out what will grow during the winter months there are vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower that is a fall crop as well as squash that come in different verities and colors to brighten the cool weather garden.
It does take planning and work to have a garden year round but it can also be something that lends charm to the home and the yard, it is also a way to unwind. Garden has been long proven as a way to reduce stress. It can also be a cool weather retreat to see nature as it changes seasons, because this type of garden keeps people on the patio longer or sitting on their garden bench taking in all nature offers.
Planning this type of garden takes work, it also takes the knowledge of professionals at the garden center, that know what grows well in the area and what does not each season of the year. A garden of this type usually has both perennials and annuals, this means some of the flowers that are planted will return every year while others will not and must be replanted each warm weather season. The flowers that must be planted each year are ones like Marigolds and Petunias while others like Daisy’s and Mum’s will return each year on their own. Then there are flowers like the Iris and Crocus that are spring flowers and once the hotter temperatures begin to arrive they are gone.
Flowering bushes and bushes with berries will grow and thrive while some keep their leaves and berries through the winter months others do not, which means for a garden that is to be a year round garden it will need to have both verities because each will show its elegance at different times of the year.
Planting fall vegetables not only give the garden a nice appearance, they will also put food on the table that is fresh from the garden, when all the other vegetables have long since finished producing.
These are just a few of the plants that can go into year round gardening and a garden center will know the plants, flowers and vegetables that will do best in the year round garden.