Flowers For You

Of course it is one wonderful thing to have a beautiful garden. But I know it does take a lot of time and a whole lot more of effort so as to be able to have a garden that would take the ahhs and the ohhs of people who see it.

But you can always do some deciding first. As per what kind of garden you would like to have. Not all gardens need to hold flowers, that I tell you. Here are some types of gardens. You could choose among them.
* Flower gardens
* Vegetable gardens
* Herb gardens
* Rock gardens
* Roof gardens
* Organic gardens
* Water gardens
* Public gardens

Now, since flower gardens seem to be the most popular among everything else, here are a couple of flowers that you could plant depending on the season.

* Annuals need plenty of sun. However, there are a few that could thrive in just a light shade. This include ageratum, balsam, browallia, cleome, cornflower, dahlia, impatiens, larkspur, lobelia, lupine, mignonette, nemophila, nicotiana, pansy, salvia, snapdragon, sweet alyssum, torenia, vinca, viola, and wishbone flower.

* Annuals also do require plenty of moisture. But worry not for these flowers could thrive happily even in soil that is dry or hot: arctotis, california poppy, coreopsis, cornflower, cosmos, four o’clock, gaillardia, ice plant, petunia, pimpernel, portulaca, salvia, statice, verbena, and zinnia.

* These annuals actually could survive light freezes and they could also be sown and planted in the fall: alyssum, calendula, california poppy, cadytuft, china-aster, cornflower, larkspur, lupine, mignonette, pansy, petunia, poppy, scabiosa, sweet pea, and viola.

* Now here are the perennials. They have a short blooming period but are considered to be the most beautiful of all flowers. Here are some: bleeding heart, chrysanthemum, columbine, day lily, dwarf iris, english daisy, foxglove, goldentuft, hibiscus, peony, rock cress, sweet william, virginia bluebell, and wood phlox.