Saturday, April 25, 2009

Flowers For Backyard Gardens

There's so many different types of flowers for backyard gardens, it's hard to know which ones to plant. My old standbys are impatiens and marigolds for annuals and, of course I have the usual tulips, daffodils and iris's for bulbs.

Perhaps my favorite flower is monarda or bee balm. It's a perennial so it comes back every year and has a gorgeous deep red flower that blooms in mid summer. The reason why it's my favorite is that it attracts hummingbirds who love to zip around the flower sticking their long beaks into each and every tube shaped petal.

Here's a video on backyard gardens and garden flowers:

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