flower bed

The Basics for Building a Flower Bed

Josh McGill This Land of Ours

With a few basic steps, you can have more color, fragrance, and texture added to your landscape. First things first, where will it go? Along a deck or porch, underneath a tree, or around a garden feature. Then, how much sunlight will it get? Many popular bedding plants like annual flowers require full sun, which means a minimum of 6 …

flower bed

Building a New Flower Bed

Josh McGill This Land of Ours

A new flower bed offers you the chance to get creative and fill it with whatever you can imagine. When you’re starting from scratch, there are a few things to consider first. Here are the questions you need to answer:  Where will it go? How much will sunlight will it get? What’s the soil like? Once you’ve chosen a site, …