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Flowers can brighten your home and enrich your landscape

 

Where is the best place for a flower garden? Traditionally people have planted flowers on along the side of their homes, or along the edge of a walkway. In most cases it's best not to have an orphan flower bed in the middle of a wide open space... of course there are always exceptions and sometimes a random nonrandomized look ends up fabulous,

The contrast of color is very important when dealing with Flower Landscaping be sure that the flowers you chose blend well together and if you find that they are clashing you can break them up with a white flower like a mignonette.

 

Flower Landscaping Chart

NAME COLOUR HEIGHT SPECIAL POINTS
March
Columbine Red 1 ft. Grows on rocky places. Graceful flower.
Hepatica White Blue Pink 6 in. Early spring flower. Ready to blossom under the snow. Last year's leaves shelter flower.
Saxifrage White 8 in. Grows in rocky, sandy places.
April
Bluebell Blue 16 in. Likes rock soil and sun.
Dwarf Iris Blue 1 ft. A good border plant. Does not require any special soil. Spreads.
Moss Pink Pink 6 in. Likes full sun. Spreads rapidly.
Violet Blue 6 in. Good soil. Plant in either sun or shade.
May
Lily-of-the-Valley White 9 in. Grows under trees, spreads rapidly. Flowers fragrant. Cut flower effect.
German Iris Different 2 ft. The best of flags for general planting purposes.
Forget-me-not Blue low Thrives on moist soil. Planted with tulips follows them in bloom.
Chinese Peony Different 4 ft. The earliest of peonies. Good in borders.
Myrtle Blue low Grows even in shade and poorly drained soils. Spreads rapidly.
June
Bleeding Heart Pink 2 ft. A hardy plant. Needs moist, good soil. Good border plant.
Foxglove Purple 4 ft. Perennial which self sows. Effective in backgrounds. Likes shade.
Garden Peony Crimson 3 ft. The real old-fashioned peony. Good border plant. Large blossoms.
Larkspur Blue 4 ft. Good for borders and backgrounds. The finest of blue flowers.
Sweet William Different 2 ft. A self sewing perennial. Bright colours. Good for massing. Sweet and constant bloomer.
July
Baby's Breath White 3 ft. Grows in rocky soil. Use for formal bouquets.
Butterfly Weed Orange 2 ft. Likes full sunlight and dry soil. Fine colour effect.
Perennial Phlox Different 2-5 ft. Good for borders and cut flowers.
Spiked Loosestrife Pink 3 ft. Belongs in wet swamp lands. Will grow in borders.
Hollyhock Different 6 ft. Use for backgrounds and borders.
August
Aster, New England Blue 4 ft. Grows in any soil. The best of tall asters.
Golden Glow Yellow 6 ft. Grows in any soil and spreads rapidly. Good background.
Japanese Clematis White Climber Rapid flowering vine. Use on trellis. Sweet flowers.
Sunflower Yellow 6 ft. Fine for backgrounds and screens. Any dry soil.
Turtle Head Rose Purple 2 ft. Flowers on spikes. Any soil, but wet preferred.
September
Hardy Hydrangea White 6 ft. Blooms till frost. Blossom heads effective.
Japanese Anemone Carmine 3 ft. Good border plant. Blossoms last till frost.