Bedding Plants

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Move around Bedding Plants
Keeping tons of plants all over your home and yard can be a hassle, so instead use fewer, more portable plants. Lightweight potted plants can be moved from place to place to make any room or area of your home more inviting. To keep your plants portable, use lightweight pots or pots with wheels. To make a larger pot easier to move, layer foam with cat litter and soil.

Watch Out for Frost with Bedding Plants
Bedding plants act as wonderful decorations for you yard or garden, but they are fragile. If you plant your bedding plants too early, they may be killed by a late frost. Wait until the evenings warm up before planting your bedding plants, or better yet, watch what the professionals are doing at your local nursery.

Xeriscaping Plants
When planting in your xeriscape, choose plants that can grow in drought-like conditions. Just because you've chosen to conserve water doesn't mean that you can't grow all types of flowers and plants. Simply choose those that grow in your native climate, or that can grow with less water.