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- Protecting Your Decorative Flower Beds from the Family DogLearn what to do to protect your outdoor decor and plant landscape from the family dog.
- Garden Advice: How to Plant a Beautiful Flower BedHow to plant a beautiful flower bed.
- Shamefully Cheap Beds!Someone once said, 'Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration'. Others tell me that gardening, such as flower beds, are expensive to install and maintain.
How to Make Flower Bed Borders from Scrap DeckingDo you have a lot of leftover pieces of treated lumber from a deck or porch project? Try using those small pieces for this handy and easy project.- Top 10 Colorful Flowers for Spring and Summer Flower BedsHere are the top 10 colorful flowers for spring and summer flower beds, including: gladiolus, dahlias, wildflowers, tulips, snapdragons, larkspur, and several others. Create spectacular results perfect for the season with this colorful selection.
Create Raised Flower Beds with Free MaterialHomeowners can build or create raised flower beds with free material by investigating recycling options. I know; we recycled old railroad ties to someone who saw a stack of excavated ties in our yard.
How to Create New Flower BedsA flower bed is always a work in progress, the right plants in the right places is the starting point, and here's how to get started right.
Ten Fantastic Foliage Plants for Flower BedsBlooms come and go, but foliage lasts all season. Try some of these fantastic foliage plants in your flower bed to maintain color interest all growing season.- How to Kill Crabgrass that Invades Your Flower BedA guide to killing and keeping crabgrass out of your flower beds.
- Functional Landscaping Elements: Beauty, Function and ValueLearn how to add value to your landscape with functional design elements.
- Creating a Beautiful Flower BedJust by following these few steps, you can have a beautiful flower bed.
- Start a Garden and Retain Raised Flower Bed or WallIt is not necessary to possess a land of large dimensions to have a pretty garden. Small spaces when well planned can receive several species of plants to adorn it and flowers that will produce a special coloring during the entire year.
- Winterizing Flower BedsAn Overview on how to winterize flower beds to prepare them for the next Spring season.
Tips for Building a Garden Retaining Wall or Raised Flower BedHere is a step-by-step guide to building a raised flower bed in the garden that is perfect for showing off ground level flowers like impatiens and peonies!
How to Keep Your Flower Beds Pest FreeTips for keeping a control on those pests that attack your flowers.- How to Prepare Your Flower Bed for Winter WeatherA guide to preparing your flower bed for winter weather.
- How to Prepare Your Flower Bed for WinterThis guide has tips to show you how to prepare your flower beds for winter.
- The Benefits of Annual Flower BedsFor unique bursts of coloring, choose annuals in your flower beds.
How to Build a Flower BedWant to add a flower bed to your yard? Click here to find out how.- Flower Beds for Under $100Three small flower beds for under $100 and completed in one afternoon.
How to Start a Free Form Flower Bed:Here are the steps on how to start your own free form flower bed. This is how I do this, and hope you will try one for yourself.- Making a Raised Flower Bed - How and WhyIf you have ground that is hard to dig in or has lots of rocks, a raised flower bed may be easier for you to take care of.
- Creating a Flower Bed Using an Old Country Bell for InterestHow to create a flower bed using an old country bell as a focal point for interest.
- Early Spring Flower Bed Preparation GuideEarly spring is the ideal time to begin preparing your flower beds for planting and the growing season.
Build a Weed Free Flower BedGrowing flowers is a pleasure, pulling weeds is not, building a weed free flower bed gives you the beauty and fun of the flower bed without making you spend hours weeding.- How to Get Your Flower Beds Ready for WinterHow to prepare your flower beds for the winter. The work that you put in now will reap great rewards come spring.
A Simple Flower Bed from a Dead TreeA simple flower bed created from an old apple tree and Tonka tractors.- Kid-Friendly Summer Landscaping ProjectsIt's summer, you want your yard to be the masterpiece on the block, but the kids are driving your crazy because they want something to do. Why not try kid-friendly summer landscaping projects. This way you get the best of both worlds; a fantastic yard and happy kids.
How to Grow Fruits and Vegetables in Your Flower BedsWhether you have a large piece of property or a small yard, it's easy to grow fruits and vegetables in small spaces. One way to optimize your space is to utilize your flower beds to grow fruits and vegetables.- Growing Flowers: Easy-to-Care For AnnualsTips for growing low-maintenance colorful annual flowers in your garden
- The Basics of Creating a Flower BedBegin the planning process for your flower bed by deciding on the location in which the bed will be located. Once this is done, you must now consider the amount of sun light the bed will receive.
How to Build a Wall for a Flower BedBuilding a dry stone wall can add so much beauty and style to your yard and home.
Adding a Border to Your Landscape Bed will Give Your Garden and Yard a Cleaner LookEdges can be made of various materials, some simple and others extravagant. Whatever you choose, with some hard work and upkeep, your garden bed border should be looking neat for years!- How to Build a Raised Flower BedWhen it comes to landscaping, you don't have to stick with the natural lay of the land. If your lawn is perfectly flat and you're bored with it, why not build a raised flower bed?
- Building a Flower Bed Stress FreeThere are things that you need to know and look for when building a flower bed. The end results of you work it worth it.
Curb Appeal Important to Selling Your HomeA few, simple ideas to help sell that home. An easy and thrifty do it yourself fix to beautify a shabby, tired front yard.- Top 5 Gardening MishapsBefore you decide to plant a garden for the first time, read here to find out my mistakes first!
Anticipating AutumnWritten on a hot summer day back in 1999, this poem reflects my love of the fall season.
Simple Landscaping Tips: Getting the Most from Your Flower BedsGet the most from your flower beds with these great tips and techniques!
Spring in the ValleyIt's a poem, it's words, a mixed of emotions.





