HOW TO MAINTAIN A COLOURFUL GARDEN FOR ALL SEASONS

Sometimes it is difficult to achieve colors for all seasons. There is no speck of doubt that everyone would love to see a garden full of blooms throughout a year.

Lets us see all the ways which will help us to keep our gardens in color all season:

Deadheading
Removing dry blossoms is the easiest and simplest way to keep your plants blooming. Annuals particularly will profit from an occasional deadheading. Flowers actually produce seeds. Once seeds are formed the plants have no reason to bear flowers any more.
Shearing
Deadheading cannot be applied to flowers that have multiple buds on their flower stalks. In this case they can be sheared unto 1/3 of the plant. This you can do till all the buds fade. This rejuvenates the plant.
Pruning
A cunning way to sustain the perennial blooms is to clip the plants in steps. Try to divide the plant into three sections like the front, center and back. As soon as the plants grow about 6-8" tall, you can cut the front and center by about 1/3 to 1 / 2..This type of trimming will ensue plants turning into 3 levels and so it can bloom in sequence. The rear part blooms first and as it fades the center portion blooms. Finally the front part will bloom. The front section actually grows very tall and this helps in hiding all the withering plants behind it.
Re-Seeding
To extend the bloom of annuals you can re-seed quick growing annuals. This will be about 4 weeks soon after the initial seeding.
Feeding
Plants spend a lot of vigor in flowering. The more they blossom, the more food they demand. So take care and keep on adding good soil, water them properly and add fertilizer.
Produce colorful foliage
Flowers come and go but the foliage remains. Sprinkle the beds in your garden with a few shrubs and include sprinting annuals. You will have colors through the season.