Spring Flower Beds

With spring soon upon us, now is the time for Florida gardeners to spruce up their flower beds. After a few years of use, flower beds will often start to suffer from declining soil health. Be sure to prepare your bed correctly for the most beautiful and healthy flowers.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Bed Preparation and Maintenance of Annuals
• Florida Gardening Calendar
• What to Do and What to Plant in Central Florida in March

UF/IFAS Publications

• Bed Preparation is the Key to Successful Flowers and Vegetables (PDF)
• Don't Guess, Soil Test (PDF)
• February in the Garden (PDF)
• March in the Tallahassee Garden (PDF)
• Spring Into the Garden (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Creating a Flower Bed
• Renovating Your Flower and Vegetable Gardens

Other Sites

• Insect and Disease Management in Annual Flower Beds--University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Spring Flowering Bulbs--Clemson Extension
• Where to Begin with a Weedy Flower Bed--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service