Flower Garden Landscape

Materials

• outdoor planting area, such as garden plot, planter box, raised flower bed
• flower seeds
• garden tools, such as rake, shovel spade, hoe
• stick
• rain and sunshine

Process

1. On a nice spring day when frost is no longer a threat, prepare a planting area outdoors. Remove weeds, grass, rocks and debris. Break soil into small pieces. Smooth and pat the soil to accept theplanting.
2. Using a stick, draw out a design of where the seeds will be planted. Consider creating a pattern based on any or all of the following:
   height of mature flowers
   color of flowers
   blooming time of flowers
   size of blossoms
3. When ready, plant seeds in the planned landscape design pattern.
4. Care for the garden, keeping weeds out, making sure there is enough water and sunshine.
5. Enjoy the flower landscape design as the flowers bloom in the planned planting pattern.

Variations

• Plant flowers to bloom in sequence, such as a circle of flowers where the center blooms first, and then concentric circles blooming out to the edges.
• Plant one type of flower in a small pot or cup. Plant as many pots as desired. When in bloom, arrange in a pattern.
• If an outdoor area is not possible, plant flowers in an indoor tub, box or tray.