Spring Gardening

Think Spring Garden

While spring is the season that every gardener anticipates, it usually arrives when it’s least expected. Snow today – thaw tomorrow. In fact, one of the definitions of spring is to develop or produce suddenly and unexpectedly. There is one thing that is a sure sign of spring arriving, the days are getting longer again. And you can feel the increase in the strength of the sun

March may roar in like a lion and prance out like a lamb, and change her mind several times in between! Take advantage of her changeable temperament. Use early spring (and late winter) to prepare your garden for the spontaneity of spring. And as a gardener, spring is a wonderful time. But also think how greatful you will feel when you relax in your summer garden.

My favorite definition of spring is, “the season of growth”, but along with the spring flowers that bloom where they were planted are the weeds that bloom where they were not! When the soil is saturated with spring thaw and frost is oozing out of the ground, it’s a great time for every gardener to get outside and pull up some of those long rooted weeds that have mingled with your perennials. When the ground is soft, it’s also a good time to bury some garden edging to help keep new weeds out of your garden.

Another spring project to consider is to lay out landscape cloth on an unplanted garden area. Landscape cloth is an excellent weed barrier that comes in several weights, widths, and fabric choices. It’s also a great map for precisely planning where to plant your transplants.

If you have some space and the itch to plant and or seed, consider setting up a cold frame. Ready-made cold frames are available in sizes as small as three-foot squares. Set one up seven to ten days before you want to use it. A cold frame takes advantage of spring sunshine and warms the earth it surrounds. They can be used to “harden off” houseplants and transplants for your summer garden and used for direct seeding as well. Some plants to consider for cold frame growing include violets, marigolds, carnations, geraniums, and impatiens. Do check each cultivar’s temperature, water and other care requirements before you set seeds or transplants!

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Spring Gardening Related Articles

Repotting African Violets
Less is more with the African violet. Even so, as much as it likes being pot bound, at some point in time it needs repotting. Most experts agree that once a year is plenty and in some cases may even be too much!......

Geranium Plant
he geranium that brightens your landscape with its brightly colored flowers may be one of two different species. If you successfully over-wintered your geranium, chances are it is an herbaceous perennial from the genus Geranium. However, most often the geraniums that delight us with their profuse blooms are from the genus Pelargonium..........
 

Daffodil bulbs, lush flowers in your spring garden.
Daffodils are always a spring favorite, and are usually planted next to tulips for a little variety in the garden. Daffodil bulbs, like tulip bulbs, can be planted almost anywhere, and while these plants work best planted outdoors in good soil, you can garden daffodils in appropriately sized containers.

Instant Beauty With Annual Flower Gardening.
If you’re looking for quick-to-bloom, easy-to-grow plants, try annual flower gardening. Annuals consist of plants that complete their growing cycles in one season.

 

Daffodil Care.
It’s the first sign of spring! Bright yellow flowers dotting the landscape! It’s daffodil season again! Flower bulbs are very easy to care for and with the proper daffodil care, you will be rewarded with beautiful yellow blooms come springtime!

Daffodils, tulips and narcissus.
Daffodils, tulips, and narcissus compile a trio of three spring flower harbingers many gardeners feel they can’t live without.

You can Find Everything you need in a Flower Seed Catalog.
So you have decided to start the majority of your plants by seed this season. You will not only save money but you
will be able to take great satisfaction in watching your seedlings grow. If you are looking for the widest selection
of flower seeds, you may have to look beyond your local garden center to a flower seed catalog.

Experience the Ease of Planting with a Flower Seed Mat.
Have you ever had the problem of spacing your seeds properly when you are planting? Do you find that they are fiddly and hard to deal with?

Plant a Rewarding Garden with Flower Seed Packets.
Ah, the weather is finally starting to warm up, and the days are getting longer. It is that time of the year again, spring is on the way! If you want to get a head start on the growing season in your area than it’s time to head out to the garden centre and pick up some flower seed packets. When you pick up your flower seed packets you can get started on the growing season indoors.

Making the Most of Perennial Flower Garden..
Perennial flower gardening definitely possesses advantages to gardening solely with annuals. Perennials live longer than annuals, so you don’t expend as much time, labor, or money each year to maintain them.

African Violet Pots
t probably just makes sense that America’s favorite houseplant should have exquisitely original pots. Many African violet pots are as pretty as the flowers that grow inside them. However, pots for African violets aren’t just another pretty face for your flower stand.

Marigolds
The marigold, whether tall, short, single or double continues to be a spring favorite annual flowering family of plants for gardeners who want a burst of bright (yellow/orange) color in their gardens.
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African Violets
Probably one of the world’s most loved houseplants, the African Violet isn’t really a violet at all. African Violets belong to the family Gesneriaceae that is a large family of mostly tropical and sub-tropical plants including the Gloxinia......
 

African Marigolds - Beautiful Orange or Yellow Tagetes
Like all marigolds, the African is a beneficial companion plant in the garden, attracting bees and butterflies while repelling many harmful nematodes. The strong scent of the flowers is also an effective repellent for small animals

Wild Violets
The wild violet has spread its enchantment over the earth for over two millennia. Earliest written accounts of its beauty are found in the writings of flower and fruit gardening guides homer and Virgil. Through the centuries, the violet has been noted and esteemed in poetry, legend, and history for its sweetness and captivating colors that include white, yellow, and all shades of violet from lavender pastels to deepest royal purple......
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Parts Of The Violet Flower
After the normal “showy” voilet blossoms are gone, if you look closely you will see the tiny closed flowers that self-pollinate to produce violet seeds. These small self-pollinating flowers give the violet another rare characteristic, bisexuality......

Perennial Geranium
Although the perennial geranium is available in a full spectrum of colors, the most popular choice is still the Cranesbill. There are more than 400 species of this perennial geranium, which grows wild from Maine to Manitoba, south to Georgia and Tennessee, and west to Missouri and Kansas.

Violet Flowers
The violet flower may be deepest indigo or palest lavender. It may decorate your garden with the colors of the sun and sky or offer you an artist’s palette of color.
 

Instant Beauty With Annual Flower Gardening.
If you’re looking for quick-to-bloom, easy-to-grow plants, try annual flower gardening. Annuals consist of plants that complete their growing cycles in one season.

Daffodil Care.
It’s the first sign of spring! Bright yellow flowers dotting the landscape! It’s daffodil season again! Flower bulbs are very easy to care for and with the proper daffodil care, you will be rewarded with beautiful yellow blooms come springtime!