My front garden is a very new thing. I moved into the home on February 17th and I quickly found out that my backyard was not as beautiful as I originally thought. The yard had about five years of weeds and and dead foliage to contend with. So what was a boy to do?
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When we first looked at my home, I noticed how nice the front garden was and wanted to keep it that way. But where did one start? With some research from the library and online, I decided that annuals would be the way to go for me. Here are some reasons why:
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Annuals are self-seeding plants, which produce flowers that bloom at different times throughout the year. Because of this, I’ll always have something in bloom throughout the year.
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Annuals grow in all types of soil but prefer rich soil with a lot of nutrients. My home has clay soil underneath so I had to amend it by adding a good amount of potting soil. The good news is that I only have to do this once!
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Since my backyard is a work in progress, I can’t use the backyard for growing things just yet. This makes a front garden ideal since my neighbors don’t have any objections to it.
Oops! Click Regenerate Content below to try generating this section again.My front garden is a very new thing. I moved into the home on February 17th and I quickly found out that my backyard was not as beautiful as I originally thought. The yard had about five years of weeds and and dead foliage to contend with. So what was a boy to do?
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When we first looked at my home, I noticed how nice the front garden was and wanted to keep it that way. But where did one start? With some research from the library and online, I decided that annuals would be the way to go for me. Here are some reasons why:
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Annuals are self-seeding plants, which produce flowers that bloom at different times throughout the year. Because of this, I’ll always have something in bloom throughout the year.
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Annuals grow in all types of soil but prefer rich soil with a lot of nutrients. My home has clay soil underneath so I had to amend it by adding a good amount of potting soil. The good news is that I only have to do this once!
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Since my backyard is a work in progress, I can’t use the backyard for growing things just yet. This makes a front garden ideal since my neighbors don’t have any objections to it.
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Bonnie Blodgett is a contributor at Garden Letter. We are committed to providing well-researched, accurate, and valuable content to our readers.