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Plant A Wedding Garden
My daughter, Amy, is getting married in my back yard in August and I need masses of flowers for her special day. Plugging in nursery stock is not the answer, as it is too expensive and too hot in August for tender bloomers to survive the transplant process.
It's the beginning of May. I have 14 weeks to get my seed planted, germinated, and up and blooming. I am using all white since it is an evening wedding with quick blooming cosmos, alyssum, zinnia and verbena. Total cost of the seed? $40.
First things first, though. The house is washed, the paint touched up. I did these chores early so I won't be trampling the seedlings later.
The garden is tidied of early spring bloomers such as Shirley poppy, Baby Blue Eyes and forget-me-nots. The shrubs trimmed and perennials deadheaded.
The soil is dug deep with compost. Then my seeds will be sprinkled on the surface with just the lightest cover of amendment.
It is all about water now until the seeds germinate. I am expecting a garden full of white flowers in 60 days.
Source: Cindy McNatt, Homebody blogger at the Orange County Register.
By wedding gardener at homebody.freedomblogging.com from Orange County
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