June 9, 2012: More container gardening.

Since Home Depot was having a flower bulb sale, I capitalized on the 50% off discount and purchased a few more exotic looking flowers.  I did the same as my previous post and purchased the containers from a local dollar store (18 containers for about $22, some cost more than others).  In total, my entire container garden required only 4 cubic feet of Sta Green garden soil (2 bags).  Not bad, right?  Since they are all perennials, I am hoping to grow these flowers for years to come.  Check out the pics below!

Bulbs overview.

The containers.

The final product.

Dahlia Humpty Dumpty mix.

Dahlia Rosella.

Gladiolus firecracker.

Dahlia vancouver.

Dahlia Thomas Edison.

Dahlia kalinka.

Dahlia color spectacle.

Gladiolus wine and roses.

Gladiolus dynamite II.

Dahlia sky angel.

Freesia single mix.

Dahlia jumbo mix.

Ixia mix.

June 3, 2012: Plant map for raised flower bed.

After careful consideration, here is the final plant map that I decided to go with for my raised flower bed.  I really hope these bulbs grow.  I know that vegetable gardens are hardier and easier to accomplish than flower gardens.  I’m a little skeptical about my flower garden, but we’ll see.  Wish me luck!

Flower bed overall.

Left side.

Middle section.

Right side.

All planted 🙂

June 2, 2012: Choosing bulbs for the raised flower bed.

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Deciding which flowers to plant in my raised flower bed was a tough task to accomplish.  There are so many possibilities and combinations!  However, I had to keep the “economical” part of my tagline in mind.  I chose to go … Continue reading →

June 1, 2012: Preparing a raised flower bed and extension.

I think I’ve caught garden fever… … … because I’ve decided to build an extension for a raised flower bed right beside my vegetable garden!  Awesome, right?!  I had nothing else to do, so I utilized some of the unused bricks I had laying around and built an extended wall to accommodate a raised flower bed.  This time, instead of tilling the lawn underneath, I simply added soil and lawn clippings (for natural fertilizer) on top of the lawn.  I’ve never done a raised garden before, so I thought this would be a great experiment.  Anyway, check it out.

The wall extension for my flower bed.

Topped with lawn clippings for natural fertilizer.

Top soil plus garden soil.

Raked in soil plus lawn clippings.

Some more garden soil.

I added 10 more bags of top soil and mixed everything in.

Here’s a closeup shot.