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Introduction to Flower Gardening

Introduction to Flower Gardening. A Unit of the MSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program. “More than 6 out of 10 U.S. households have some sort of green thumb urge, and enjoy making things grow, from rolling expanses of lawn to flower pots on apartment balconies.”.

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Introduction to Flower Gardening

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  1. Introduction to Flower Gardening A Unit of the MSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program

  2. “More than 6 out of 10 U.S. households have some sort of green thumb urge, and enjoy making things grow, from rolling expanses of lawn to flower pots on apartment balconies.” *Profile America: Thursday, April 11, 2002

  3. Flower Gardening • Herbaceous ornamental plants • Typically grown in borders, beds or some form of container.

  4. Annual Perennial Biennial Flowering Herbaceous Plants

  5. Annuals • Seed to seed in one growing season. • Commercially, annuals are sold as part of a group called bedding plants, which include tender perennials. • True annuals cannot be kept indoors through the winter like tender perennials.

  6. Advantages of Annuals • Instant and season long color. • Large selection. • Few if any pest problem. • Change from year to year.

  7. Uses for Annuals • Mass plantings in beds and borders • Containers • Cut & Dried flowers • Filler in a perennial garden.

  8. Mass Plantings

  9. Containers

  10. Cut Flowers

  11. Filler

  12. Biennials • Two year life cycle • Common Examples • Foxglove • Sweet William • Dame’s Rocket

  13. 1st Season Rosette 2nd Season Flowers

  14. Advantages of Biennials • Many commonly grown varieties “bolt”

  15. Perennials • A lifespan of more than two years. • Foliage dies back after heavy frost • Survives as underground structures

  16. Advantages of Perennials • Wide variety of forms, colors, textures & sizes. • Fit variety of soil types or light conditions. • Sequence of changing colors. • Provide winter interest.

  17. Uses of Perennials • Beds and borders • Groundcover • Rock Gardens

  18. Mixed Borders

  19. Mixed Beds

  20. Groundcovers

  21. Rock Gardens

  22. Bulbs • Type of herbaceous perennial. • Underground food storage. • Types • Tunicate • Scaly • Corms • Tuberous roots

  23. Advantages of Bulbs • Spread out flowering season • Easy to grow • Colorful • Flexible • Compatible

  24. Vines • Two Categories • Annuals • Perennials

  25. Using Flowers in the Landscape

  26. Design Criteria • Beautiful flower gardens rarely happen by chance. • Basic Design Criteria • Line • Texture • Mass • Form • Color

  27. Line • Straight Lines • Curved Lines

  28. Formal

  29. Informal

  30. Informal vs. FormalWhich is better?

  31. Texture • Course Texture • Medium Texture • Fine Texture

  32. Course

  33. Fine

  34. Mass

  35. Vertical Horizontal Form

  36. Plant Forms • Rounded • Columnar • Open • Upright • Spreading • Prostrate

  37. Monotonous - Restful

  38. Contrasting - Excitement

  39. Color • Hue • Value (“Light” & “Dark”) • “Warm” vs. “Cool”

  40. Color Wheel

  41. Color Schemes • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Polychromatic

  42. Monochromatic

  43. Analogous

  44. Complementary

  45. Polychromatic

  46. Site Selection

  47. “Sun” Exposure • Full Sun • Part Sun • Part Shade • Full Shade

  48. Drainage Standing Water Perk Test

  49. Soil pH

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