What is the best way to plant a flower garden?

I have never planted a flower garden. I would like too but don't know where to start. Any imput would be great.

What is the best way to plant a flower garden?
Get down and get Dirty Girl. Start close to your house and Water Faucet. Just start small and add on over the years as you know more and what you want. A small flower bed you can take a hand shovel when the ground is wet, maybe a day or two after it rains. Dig down about an inch to scrap off the Grass then dig a hole for your flowers about 2X the size of the pot they in, Wet the plant in the pot real well. Pull from pot and take a Sharpe knife or I just use my fingers and rip down the outer roots to get them unwound some, 2-3 sides. Then have some good potting soil or Miracle Grow Potting mix and plant in your hole like you re-potting it mounding it about 1 inch above the ground. Then when everything planted, get a HARDWOOD Mulch and mulch about 3 inches thick around everything going a little thinner at the plant base. Then wet down real well and you are done. Water lightly in Dry times about every 3-4 days. The Mulch helps retain Moisture. DO NOT use those big Pine Nuggets they just float away in a heavy rain, use a Mulch that looks Shredded, it tangles together and holds its place. The Mulch Thick enough to keep the grass and weeds out, add about 1 inch every spring to compensate for what rots. WHEN you mow, Blow the grass cuttings away from your flowers or you just re-seed grass. Any unwanted growth will easily pull up throw in the yard and sun do it's thing. Good Luck!
Reply:Plant tall plants in the back and shorter plants in the front. The best flower garden is a mix between perennials and annuals. I keep a garden area for different mixes. One year we put in all sunflowers of different shapes, sizes, colors. The next year we put in "black" plants and purple flowers. This years we are putting in dinner plate dahlias. It is always fun to try new things. Just go to the nursery and do what you like best! Marigolds, vinca and geraniums are so easy to grow. So are nasturtiums. Good luck and have a great time.
Reply:in dirt.
Reply:I am new at this gardening stuff but I have found out that every plant I have planted and used miracle grow shake n feed all purplse fertilizer have done better than ever before. Hope this helps when you do plant.
Reply:The first step if to pick your plot of land. Make sure you have a lot of sun all through-out the day. Also look for rich moist soil that will encourage plant growth.





Tilling your garden is a term for loosening up the dirt so it is easier for the plants to grow. You can do this with a gardening hoe. While tilling mix cow manuer and fertilizer in the ground to give extra nutrients to your plants.





Here is a list of easy flowers to grow:


Blue Flax


Calendula


Cardinal Climber


Cleome


Coreopsis Double Sunburst


Cypress Vine


Gaillardia


Lavatera


Marigold Bonanza Blend


Mexican Sunflower


Morning Glories


Nierembergia


Shasta Daisy


Shirley Poppies


Yarrow


Zinnia





But dont just grow whats easy, grow what you want to see in your garden. It's not that hard. And always remember, if at first you dont succeed, try try again.
Reply:You first need to decide where your flowers will be. Will you be putting them in pots or will they be in a bed? When you purchase your flowers, be sure to look at the information provided about the plants. The little tags will tell you how much light, how much water, the temperature range, how tall %26amp; wide the plant will be and the best times for the plants (spring to summer; summer to fall). When planting a bed, you will want taller plants closer to the middle, medium height plants then some sort of edging plant around the edge- the tags will tell you this info as well.





Miracle Grow Potting soil works best for pots, and be sure to use some sort of topsoil whether it is a pot or a bed. After planting, be sure to water and use a root stimulant that you dilute with water. DO NOT fertilize until about 3 months after you have planted your plants. If you fertilize too soon, you could burn the roots. 3 months give the plants time to establish their root system. Hope this will help!