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Converting a flower garden into shrubbery
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Posted by littlejohn73 CT (My Page) on Mon, Mar 30, 09 at 7:49
Hello,
Shortly after moving into our home (which had a meticulously maintained flower garden), my wife and I realized that were were not gardeners. Now the flower garden is a weed bed with some pretty flowers poking through. What we were hoping to do was convert the whole thing into bushes/shrubbery, but don't know the best way to eliminate the existing flowers to make sure they don't come back.
The original plan was to:
- Herbicide the garden (nothing's growing yet)
- One week after herbicide, use a rototiller on the garden, mix in fertilizer.
- Two weeks after herbicide, plant shrubs/bushes.
Does this make sense? Thanks. -B |
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RE: Converting a flower garden into shrubbery
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well, I'm very late, but...
I wouldn't use an herbicide. Just till the bed, wait a few weeks for weed seeds to sprout, till again, & plant. |
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