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Written by (C)2007 Kathy Burns-Millyard
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Many new gardeners automatically think about flowers and plants when they first start creating their gardens. They dream of blooming tulips, climbing flower vines on a trellis, or sprouting kitchen herb gardens. What they don't often realize though, is that no garden is fully complete without some select choices of bushes and shrubs.
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Written by (C)2007 Kathy Burns-Millyard
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Climbing flower vines are an excellent addition to any garden, but they're particularly useful for areas of the garden which need a bit more privacy. If your neighbors live a bit too close for comfort for instance, you can plant fast growing flower vines along a fence to block the view between your yards. If you live close to the street, planting flower vines can help block some of the noise created by that street traffic, and it can also provide your home with a bit more privacy too.
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Written by (C)2007 Kathy Burns-Millyard
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One of the best ways to start a large garden of almost any kind, for very little or sometimes no cost at all, is to start your plants and flowers from seeds. There are hundreds, possibly thousands of plants which can be started from seeds. Technically all plants start from seeds, but not all plants are easy to start from a seed, so those are started from cuttings and other forms of propogation instead.
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Written by (C)2007 Kathy Burns-Millyard
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Creating butterfly gardens is another wonderful way to enjoy nature in your yard and garden. Like birds, creating gardens which will attract butterflies is as easy as putting out plants, water features, and housing areas designed just for them.
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Written by (C)2007 Kathy Burns-Millyard
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Putting bird houses, bird baths, and bird feeders throughout your garden is a wonderful way to enjoy more of nature every day. Birds love beautiful gardens, and if you provide them with water, housing, and additional food - particularly in the winter time - they will continue returning to your garden for years to come.
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