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How to Design a Colorful Garden That's Always in Bloom

By stacy ling

Gardening Tips & Tricks

Craving a colorful garden bursting with vibrancy all season long? Discover the design secrets for non-stop colorful flowers with minimal care. Lazy gardeners and busy bees unite.

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Know Your Hardiness Zone Before beginning, we need to understand what hardiness zone we live in. Knowing our hardiness zone helps us understand how plants will survive in our climates. 

Understand Your Growing Conditions Depending on where the garden is sited, check to see how much sunlight it gets: full sun (6-8 hours), part sun  (4-6 hours), part shade (2-4 hours) and shade (0-2 hours).

Check the Soil Before Planting  Understanding soil quality is the key to gardening success because that  soil is what feeds your plants. If it is lacking nutrients, the blooms  may not be as prolific and you could experience plant decline. Get a soil test to see what its lacking.

Do Some Colorful Garden Research  Look at other garden designs to see what’s blooming throughout the year.  This will give you a rough idea of what’s in bloom at that time. And  it gives you a sense of the color, texture, size, and style you  gravitate to as well.

Determine the Overall Garden Size  It’s a good idea to create a garden layout after determining the overall size you have to work with. If the garden is on the smaller side, purchase plants with various bloom times, then mix in some annuals in spring and again in fall for continuous color.

Consider Wildlife What animals live in your area that is known to eat plants? For me, deer are a huge problem so I lean towards planting deer resistant flowers or using deer repellents to help keep my colorful flowers intact throughout the growing season.

Low-Maintenance Flowers Design your garden with easy care plants that won't be as much upkeep for you during the growing season to keep things low-maintenance.  Coreopsis, rudbeckia, coneflowers, sedum autumn joy, liatris and butterfly weed are great options. 

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