Planting Directions
Flowers add beauty and fragrance to any outdoor space – be it a balcony, backyard, or sprawling landscape. Their presence attracts pollinators that support plant reproduction and biodiversity; plus cultivating one is therapeutic and beneficial to physical health; digging, planting, watering and pruning provide an effective workout that improves strength, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness and more!
Loudon called this style “a general or mingled flower garden,” where beds are wider than borders to allow taller plants to rise behind shorter ones.
Discover your location’s average spring and fall frost dates in order to know when it is safe to plant perennial and annual flowers. Also determine how much sunlight the area receives; many flowers need full sun, while some thrive with partial shade exposure. Also keep in mind that plants come in all sorts of shapes (also known as forms) — from round or upright forms to upright or spikey varieties.