The Green Thumb » Flower Bed http://the-green-thumb.com Talking about Gardening For Pleasure And Food Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:42:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=982 How can I get rid of ants in my flower bed without killing the flowers? http://the-green-thumb.com/915/how-can-i-get-rid-of-ants-in-my-flower-bed-without-killing-the-flowers/ http://the-green-thumb.com/915/how-can-i-get-rid-of-ants-in-my-flower-bed-without-killing-the-flowers/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 08:27:54 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/915/how-can-i-get-rid-of-ants-in-my-flower-bed-without-killing-the-flowers/
youngestpitt asked:

For the sugar around the nest they love it cant be that good for the flowers can it is deadly the nest they love it into the nest they.

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jana w asked:

This is my 1st. time gardening I live in Arkansas. my plants are full grown and I have an empty flower bed I bought 3 tulip plants,1 flat of dianthus?, some petunia’s,pansies,potting soil and cypress mulch. can anyone help please!!!


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Jeni asked:

I have planted tulips and crocus in my Minnesota North Shore flower bed. There is still snow on the ground so I don’t expect to see them soon. I am trying to figure out what to plant next so when the tulips stop blooming something else will bloom. Then what to plant to start blooming when the second wave is done blooming. Is there a website somewhere that can help with this? I am really new to the flower gardening. I am renting, so I can’t plant any bushes or trees and I like flowers a lot better than decorative greenery.


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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/574/how-do-i-keep-different-flowers-blooming-in-my-garden/feed/ 2     HELP! I have ivy that is taking over my flower garden and porch. How can I get rid of it? http://the-green-thumb.com/398/help-i-have-ivy-that-is-taking-over-my-flower-garden-and-porch-how-can-i-get-rid-of-it/ http://the-green-thumb.com/398/help-i-have-ivy-that-is-taking-over-my-flower-garden-and-porch-how-can-i-get-rid-of-it/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 06:52:22 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/help-i-have-ivy-that-is-taking-over-my-flower-garden-and-porch-how-can-i-get-rid-of-it/398/
    lec asked:


    Its taking over my porch and my flower bed. I want to have a nice porch and flower bed.

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/398/help-i-have-ivy-that-is-taking-over-my-flower-garden-and-porch-how-can-i-get-rid-of-it/feed/ 3     FLOWER BED GARDENING CRISIS! Help? http://the-green-thumb.com/210/flower-bed-gardening-crisis-help/ http://the-green-thumb.com/210/flower-bed-gardening-crisis-help/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:14:09 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/flower-bed-gardening-crisis-help/210/
    BabiAnjel asked:


    I recently had to “overhaul” my entire flower beds in the front yard. All of the landscaping was covered in winter grass and coco grass..it was INSANE…. If there were a contest, I would have won the best weeds from hell garden award….anyway…
    I had been wanting to add a second layer of bricks and new mulch and stuff anyway…I worked my **** off for two days straight and redid the whole yard and it’s beautiful, but the COCO grass is coming back because apparently when I was shaving all the top layer of dirt and throwing it away, i didnt dig 50 feet down and get all the “NUTS” which the grass comes from….now, in one section of my beautiful garden it appears that the HORROR IS BACK! 7 BILLION SPROUTS OF COCO NUT GRASS ARE BACK…….OMG. WTH DO I DO?
    I’m not having any luck in google search…..they say salt…..vinegar, etc….. Anyone know? Pleeeeeeeaseeeeee
    Just exaggerating on the 50 feet down 7 million thing….lol….

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/210/flower-bed-gardening-crisis-help/feed/ 5     Leftover bricks to create small flowerbed/garden in back yard? http://the-green-thumb.com/258/leftover-bricks-to-create-small-flowerbedgarden-in-back-yard/ http://the-green-thumb.com/258/leftover-bricks-to-create-small-flowerbedgarden-in-back-yard/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:27:41 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/leftover-bricks-to-create-small-flowerbedgarden-in-back-yard/258/
    Kristy J asked:


    my BF has a some leftover bricks in his back yard to when his neighborhood was a new development. would it look silly to line about 3 rows of them up to create a small flower bed in a back corner of his backyard. ive only seen them with rocks and the rocks are $2 a piece vs free and already in back yard.

    not sure what to plant either -totally blind when it comes to this.

    Thanks!

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/258/leftover-bricks-to-create-small-flowerbedgarden-in-back-yard/feed/ 2     How do I create a flower garden around a tree? I am a beginner in gardening and planting? http://the-green-thumb.com/14/how-do-i-create-a-flower-garden-around-a-tree-i-am-a-beginner-in-gardening-and-planting/ http://the-green-thumb.com/14/how-do-i-create-a-flower-garden-around-a-tree-i-am-a-beginner-in-gardening-and-planting/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:36:40 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/how-do-i-create-a-flower-garden-around-a-tree-i-am-a-beginner-in-gardening-and-planting/14/
    Inge asked:


    I have an old tree in front of my home. I like to add a flower bed around the tree, but I am new to planting and gardening. Also, my lawn needs a lot of care. Last year my husband tilled part of our lawn and we replanted new grass, but our lawn looks very unhealty with a lot of try, burned like spots. What can I do to have a healthy lawn, and how do I go about creating my flower bed around the tree. I like to put a border around the tree like a small wall maybe. I want the flower bed be higher than the actual lawn. We have mostly clay dirt. Can you give me some advice and/or help. Thanks.

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/14/how-do-i-create-a-flower-garden-around-a-tree-i-am-a-beginner-in-gardening-and-planting/feed/ 3     Braedon and Seth’s flower garden http://the-green-thumb.com/347/braedon-and-seths-flower-garden/ http://the-green-thumb.com/347/braedon-and-seths-flower-garden/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:41:18 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/braedon-and-seths-flower-garden/347/
    Historybuff1940 asked:


    My grandsons plant flowers and trees in my flower bed. We watch the flowers grow just as we watch them grow into teenagers. …

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/347/braedon-and-seths-flower-garden/feed/ 0     Is it wise to plant an apple tree among my 5′ x 10′ flower bed? http://the-green-thumb.com/252/is-it-wise-to-plant-an-apple-tree-among-my-5-x-10-flower-bed/ http://the-green-thumb.com/252/is-it-wise-to-plant-an-apple-tree-among-my-5-x-10-flower-bed/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:03:43 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/is-it-wise-to-plant-an-apple-tree-among-my-5-x-10-flower-bed/252/
    my cat tutu asked:


    Actually, I’ve already planted it. (tee hee) I don’t have much gardening experience- so I wonder, is it okay? It would be surrounded by flowers, such as lantana perrenials. impatiens, Alyssum, Begonia- pretty much most of the annuals. Is there anything I shouldn’t be planting by the tree?? Thanks a lot!!

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    ]]>     http://the-green-thumb.com/252/is-it-wise-to-plant-an-apple-tree-among-my-5-x-10-flower-bed/feed/ 2     what are some good plants for a outdoor Midwestern garden? http://the-green-thumb.com/286/what-are-some-good-plants-for-a-outdoor-midwestern-garden/ http://the-green-thumb.com/286/what-are-some-good-plants-for-a-outdoor-midwestern-garden/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:02:03 +0000 Weekend Gardener http://the-green-thumb.com/what-are-some-good-plants-for-a-outdoor-midwestern-garden/286/
    tythegemini asked:


    Im thinking about starting a flower bed and since im a beginer what are some good flowers that will last in the midwest and don’t require much fuss..

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