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How to maintain a garden
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Some of the tips to maintain a garden and keep it clean.
| | Every one likes to have a beautiful garden in their house or atleast people try to have some crotons to have a good look for the house. So, I would like to give some tips how to maintain our garden… |
| | Firstly we have to select the plants as follows.. |
| | Choose plants that have a desirable flower color and foliage. |
| | Select plants that bloom throughout the growing season. |
| | Determine the amount of sunlight in the garden area and select plants that will thrive with that amount of light. |
| | Avoid plants that have insects or disease. Firmly press your finger on the surface of the soil - if small bugs fly out, do not select the plant. |
| | Next we have to see the soil. Whether the soil in the garden suits our selected plants, we have to check for it. After planting proper water treatment must be required. The best time to water the garden is during the morning, as this will minimize evaporation. |
| | Watering during the night may promote disease. It is important to soak the soil thoroughly so the water reaches the root zone. |
| | Finally comes to the tidiness of garden.. |
| | Once the spring flowering bulbs have finished their magnificent flower display, the remaining foliage can be a bit ugly. You should not cut away the foliage, as it is a necessary supply of bulb food. Once the foliage turns yellow, you may remove it, but this may take several weeks. Until then, try planting ornamental grass among your bulbs. While the bulbs are blooming, the grass is barely noticeable. Once the bulb flowers are gone and the foliage remains, the ornamental grass is large enough to hide the "ugliness". |
| | A cure for the flopping plants: Some plants tend to fall open as the season progresses. This can make for an untidy, as well as unattractive, garden. Bungee cords make a great support system for flopping plants. About halfway up the plant's stem, loosely wrap the cords and hook the ends together. |
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