Seven Gardening By The Yard Tips
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th
If you have a tiny yard and would like a simple butwell-maintained garden, you only need two things - determinationand know-how. Here are some tips on how to keep your garden bythe yard looking spruced up and glamorous.
1. Deadheading Keep your border free from wilted flowers anddried leaves. Deadheading or removing dead flower heads willencourage the plants to produce more blooms for longer. Manyperennials such as geraniums and dahlias, and some annualsbenefit from having spent blooms removed
3. Pinch out tops. Certain plants - especially foliage plantslike Coleus - respond with a spurt of growth when their tops arepinched out. Pinching out makes the plant much bushier and somore blooms are produced. Fuchsias are prone to becoming leggyunless they are pinched out.
4. Fertilize lightly. A minimal amount of fertilizer willfurther boost the growth of your vegetation. If you water youryard frequently, you have to fertilize it more regularly becauseof nutrient depletion. A fortnightly application of liquidfertilizer is sometimes more beneficial than granules as it ismore readily absorbed by the leaves. Container plants will beconsiderably healthier with a half-strength solution of liquidfertilizer applied regularly.
5. Weed out. This is one of the best ways to preserve the beautyof your garden
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