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mudthumb70 Joined: 3/22/2011 Location: oklahoma Posts: 1	Posted: Mar/22/2011 9:20 PM PST Hi Looking for any feedback,Ideas for my poor flower beds. Decied sunday I wanted a summer in the pool with my kido,not watching thru the fence pulling weeds! Hired out someone to put in Preen screen,bought 90 bags of black mulch & setteld on Thursday to start..Am starting to think maybe I should seek the advice of a pro . So many design sites online not sure what is the most user friendly Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: Mar/23/2011 9:00 AM PST First of all, let me say you have beautiful garden beds with which to work! Secondly, you can always ignore the weeds, as I do by mid-summer because Thirdly, short of some basic trustworthy perennials and a HEAVY layer of mulch applied in spring and again later in summer, you WILL get weeds! the corner by the house with the creeping phlox looks lovely - what comes up later in the year? What 'look' are you going for? You could consider heavier 'shoulder-to-shoulder' plantings which would do a better job of crowding out weeds. Something like a cottage garden, but be warned, it can look like a jungler compared to your neat landscaping. Good luck! Quote \| Reply \| Report

MamaBearBSA Joined: 8/14/2002 Location: Altoona, Iowa (near Des Moines) Posts: 4967 Moderator	Posted: Mar/23/2011 3:08 PM PST I agree that you have a lovely start. Is your top priority lots of colorful blooms or easy care? It looks like it is full sun. Is that right? One big benefit of mulching is that even though you still get weeds, they are much easier to pull and will take less time. Quote \| Reply \| Report

sUNBURYCHICK Joined: 3/22/2009 Location: Sunbury,Ohio Posts: 851	Posted: Mar/24/2011 6:44 AM PST Beautiful home! You have a lot of potential for cottage gardens.Your home calls for the English cottage look....I love it! Quote \| Reply \| Report

TnTom Joined: 4/06/2010 Location: Woodbury Tn Posts: 708	Posted: Mar/31/2011 7:21 PM PST Stone work would really bring home the country theme I think. Stacked stone with river gravel walkways from garden to garden. That is such a lovely home. HAVE FUN! Quote \| Reply \| Report

dirtdobber Joined: 3/30/2008 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 272	Posted: Apr/01/2011 2:18 PM PST Beautiful home! I also think the English cottage garden look would be perfect. I'd pack those beds with tons of pretty flowers. Please post "after" pics!!!! Quote \| Reply \| Report

hewitt12 Joined: 7/29/2011 Location: cebu Posts: 4	Posted: Sep/28/2011 7:50 AM PST This is perfect for a beach spot. There you would do your gardening and your children will be playing with the backyard. It's a perfect family paradise. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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