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Use these plant spacing tips and tricks to plan and plant your flower garden using just the right number of plants. (Part 2)
This is a continuation of How Many Plants Do I Need? and part of the flower garden design series. Mixing Plant SizesWhen planting two different plants with different mature sizes next to each other, you should still plant them on center. The rule is: add their mature widths together and divide by two. This tells you how far apart to plant them on center. (On center means measuring from stem to stem.) For example, plant A grows six inches across and plant B grows ten inches across. Add the widths together, that's sixteen. Divide the total by two. Plant them eight inches apart on center and they should just about touch when they reach full size. Planting DensityIf you like a denser look earlier in the season and don't mind a bit of crowding later on, set your plants a bit closer together. Try nine inches on center for plants that mature to twelve inches wide. If you prefer your plants do not touch, put them an inch or two further apart than their expected width. With a little experience you will know what's right for your gardening style. Notes for the Garden JournalSpacing should be noted in your garden journal so you can refer back to it. I promise you won't remember whether you planted the pink geraniums eight inches apart or nine inches apart a year from now. Also note the cultivar or variety name for the pink geranium because you probably won't remember that, either. All Flower Gardens Articles So Far Copyright 2006 Barbara Martin
The copyright of the article How Many Plants To Use in Flower Gardens is owned by Barbara M. Martin. Permission to republish How Many Plants To Use in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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