Gardening is a wonderful way to be close to nature. Watching a plant grow and finally bloom into its glorious beauty is a priceless feeling. With the pandemic, more and more of us have found time to try out gardening, both indoors and outdoors.
Once you have your tools, pots, and soil ready, you have to decide what plants you are going to grow. Vegetables like capsicum, tomatoes, and beans, and few that are considerable easy to grow, and come in handy for kitchen use!
However, flowers are one of the most beautiful parts of your garden. They could need a little attention and love, but once you get the idea, you can nurture SO MANY flowers in your garden, and watch them grow and light up your little world!
Which flowers should you DEFINITELY have in your garden?
1. ROSES
Roses are beautiful flowers that you can plant during or just following spring. All you need to do in water it preferably at the soil line with a hose, and supply some rose fertilizer and manure. Rose plants are sometimes susceptible to fungal and mildew infections, if kept too wet.
“Pruning is another aspect to consider when caring for rose bushes. This often takes place once leaf buds appear in spring. Make cuts about 1/4 inch above the bud eyes and prune out any twiggy or unhealthy branches.”
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2. SUNFLOWERS
Did you know there are almost 70 types of sunflowers? Sunflowers grow best in soil that has good drainage, and resistant to water-logging.
You must remember to find a variety of a manageable height, as per your garden space. They grow best in direct sunlight, in warm and dry conditions!
Did you know there are almost 70 types of sunflowers? Sunflowers grow best in soil that has good drainage, and resistant to water-logging.
You must remember to find a variety of a manageable height, as per your garden space. They grow best in direct sunlight, in warm and dry conditions!
3. Marigold
The marigold in known as genda in Hindi. In the hill-stations of Darjeeling and the region around, this flower is an essential flower for the festival of Diwali. It is used for both decoration and the puja.
This attractive flower can be grown both in pots and the ground. This, too, needs direct sunlight and dry conditions to bloom. In the tropical Indian climate, we usually plant them in Autumn, and blooms throughout the Diwali season, up to winter!
They ideally need direct sunlight up to 8 hours. Water them moderately when the top layer of the soil feels dry.
4. Bougainvillea
These beautiful creepers are most commonly seen on gates and walls of most Indian homes. They can grow up to 15 feet high, and can be both evergreen and deciduous depending on the climate.
They can grow without being regularly watered, and can grow by themselves without intensive care! All you need to do is prune them after intervals. Sunlight is most important for them to retain their beautiful bright colour.
Collect all the shades of this flower and brighten up your walls like never before!
5. Petunia
The petunia flowers are perfect for brightening up your garden with their cute, colorful appearance! All you need to do it buy the seedlings and plant them carefully in a pot that will recieve a minimum of six hours of sunlight.
Make sure to water the pot only after the soil has dried. Extreme moisture may result in rotting or mildew. For increased bloom, you may need some fertilizers.
Also, remember to remove the wilting or dried flowers and leaves. Otherwise, the plant uses up all the nutrients for those flowers, harming the entire bloom, overall.
Have yourself a magic-garden today!
Caring for plants keeps you close to nature, and it keeps you happy! Becoming a plant-mother will not only keep your mind happy, but you will learn a lot about the wonderful ways of nature.
It is a perfectly inexpensive and environment-friendly way to decorate your home and garden, attracting birds, bees and butterflies.
There might not be a better way to brighten up your mornings than a beautiful flower that you nurtured by your own hand.
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