my husband and i just bought our first house in December, we live in Charleston SC and the weather is beautiful and their are azalea’s in our front yard and a rose bush that bloom on their own with no help from me, i would like to plant some tulips and pansies but i have never planted anything! any suggestions?
How do i make a flowerbed? How do i grow tulips and pansies?
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You can pick up packages of tulips at Lowes or Home depot in September in our area. Or you can buy them online at Dutch Gardenshttp://www.dutchgardens.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-DutchGardens-Site/default/Home-Show?SC=XKET8019 or Colorblends http://www.colorblends.com/Blends. You will save money if you buy them at Lowes or Home Depot but the dutch growers have more variety and will send them at the proper planting time for you area. (Tulips need some winter chill, I put mine in the refrigerator til late Dec in Northern CA)
Pansies are so much fun! The smaller flowered ones hold up to rainy weather better than the big ones. They are quite easy to grow. As for making a flower bed, decide what shape bed you want (I use a garden hose) then outline it with "Mark-it" (available at hardware stores) Dig about 6 inches deep. You will probably have to add some manure or compost to enrich and lighten the soil. If it’s sandy soil manure and compost help it too!