Flowers add color, texture, and beauty to your yard. You can choose from hundreds of types to create a look that you love. Instead of traditional flower beds planted along your foundation, get creative. Here are some ideas for using containers and garden supplies to make your display of flowers truly unique.

5 Ways to Enhance Your Flower Garden

1. Suspended Flower Garden

Old gutters, baskets, and other wire containers can be used to create a suspended flower bed. Hang baskets from the edge of a roof, balcony, carport, or trellis. Suspended gardens are a innovative option for gardening with flowers when you don't have a lot of yard space.

2. Wheelbarrow Flower Planter

If you have an old wheelbarrow no longer useful for transporting dirt and garden supplies, repurpose it into a planter. Drill holes in the bottom for excess water to drain, and lay a mesh screen inside. Add healthy soil and your favorite flowers. Using a wheelbarrow for a flower garden has the advantage of easy relocation of blooms, depending on time, season, or whim.

3. Tire Flower Bed

Used tires aren’t standard garden supplies, but you can use them to construct a wonderfully unique flower garden. After arranging them in fun shapes or stacks, fill them with your favorite perennials. You can also paint tires in bright colors to contrast or complement the colors of your plantings.

Tires are often difficult to recycle. Find them in landfills, or ask your friends and family if they have any to spare.

4. Cinder Block Flower Garden

You can find cinder blocks on the cheap at your neighborhood home improvement store. Stack or arrange them in any design you desire, and add flowers or succulents to create an interesting focal element in your garden.

5. Whiskey Barrel Flower Bed

For a rustic look you'll love, secure an old whiskey barrel, and have it split in half to create two planters. Fill the bottom of each half with stones. Add potting soil, mulch, and your favorite annuals.

If you need soil, mulch, gravel, fertilizer, or garden supplies to create a flower garden, head to Landscaper's Corner in Lexington, KY. They’ll provide all the goods and services you require to help your flowers flourish. This family-owned and -operated gardening and landscaping supplier will assist you in turning your garden dreams into reality. Call (859) 225-9433 to speak to one of their experts, or visit their website to learn about the benefits of mulching your gardens.