Whether in a large or small garden flowers can brighten your surroundings. A flower garden can be as small as three flowers planted in pots by your front door or large garden that covers an acre. Anyone easily can design a flower garden to suit your lifestyle.

When it comes to your flower garden design, it's mostly your decision. Sure, it's important to do a good job preparing the soil and carefully matching plants to your site. If you ignore these imperatives, your results will likely be disappointing.

Get started with paper. Sketching your design ideas on paper. This allows you to change your mind before digging.

Begin by drawing from the back forward. Using larger plants to lend support your to your overall flower garden design.

Planting

Plant flowers where you can see them. Don't forget about how the flowers will look when viewed through your windows from inside your house. Particularly consider the views from private outdoor spaces such as patios, decks, and terraces.

Perennials

Spend the extra money for perennials. Although they are more expensive than annuals, perennials are worth the additional money. They appear year after year, bigger and better. Choose carefully to get flowers that bloom during the entire growing season.

Use Bulbs

Use bulbs. Bulbs, like perennials, will come back every year.

Using containers

Place some bright annuals in flower pots that can be moved. This guarantees there will be no empty spaces in your garden. It also lets you enjoy your flower garden's beauty and fragrance inside.

Add some color with annuals. These short lived beauties will add sparkle to your garden design. Fill in empty spaces with some annuals and you will have nearly continuous bloom.

Matching plants to the sun

Break this rule at your own risk. Different plants require different amounts of sunlight. Most candidates for flower gardens prefer full sun. Others require full or partial shade. Other plants may grow fine in the shade but flower better in full sun.

When it comes to your particular garden design be creative and use the internet to find unique online garden design.

Flower Garden Design Is Mostly Up To You is a post from the Gardening Seeds Guide where weekend gardeners gather to discuss garden seeds, home gardening techniques and horticulture advice.