How much would it cost to grow a flower garden? and Garden mothing 2010 #28, 21 July

How much would it cost to grow a flower garden?

a round garden, with a diameter of approximately 6 1/2 yards? rose bushes around the perimeter and other non-specific flowers some places in the area. how expensive might this be?


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Answer by Lene O
18 rose bushes at $ 25 each +compost etc to amend the soil.
Perennials at $ 5-10 each depending on type size and quantity
Annuals from seed or purchased as starter plants in flats $ 15 per flat for 12 plants

Mulch at a depth of 2" to fill in the spaces, keep weeds down, improve the look

Material for paths between the beds or mower to cut the grassy paths left between beds

Garden hose, trowel, shovel, rake, edging.....
If you have this professionally done, there is plant purchase, mark up, transport, labor....you could easily spend several thousand, depending on where you live.
If you plan it and develop it yourself over time with cuttings taken from existing plants and roses purchased slowly or on sale, you might do it for a few hundred, again depending on location

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Garden mothing 2010 #28, 21 July


It was the last day of term, so I celebrated by having a moth session. Wonderful being up into the small hours during the week and not having to get up early for work.

This Pebble Hook-tip, Drepana falcataria, was a highlight and was a new garden record (and there were two of them!). Other nice ones to see were Scalloped Hook-tip, Olive and Fen Wainscot (all new for the garden).

Scalloped Hook-tip 1 NFG
Pebble Hook-tip 2 NFG
Chinese Character 4
Buff Arches 1
Blood-vein 1
Small Fan-footed Wave 6 NFY
Small Dusty Wave 2
Single-dotted Wave 6
Riband Wave 16 incl 13 f. remutata
Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 2
Large Twin-spot Carpet 1 NFY
Common Carpet 2
Barred Straw 1
Small Rivulet 2
Clouded Border 4
Early Thorn 5
Poplar Hawkmoth 2
Elephant Hawkmoth 1
Yellow-tail 2
White Satin 4
Dingy Footman 4 incl 2 f. stramineola
Scarce Footman 1 NFG? (first definite)
Common Footman 3
Buff Ermine 4
Ruby Tiger 3
Short-cloaked Moth 2
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Large Yellow Underwing 1
Double Square-spot 3
Nutmeg 4 NFY
Dot Moth 1
Bright-line Brown-eye 1
Smoky Wainscot 6
Miller 1
Olive 1 NFG
Dingy Shears 1
Dun-bar 2
Dark Arches 17
Light Arches 6
Marbled Minor agg.
Cloaked Minor 1 NFY
Common Rustic agg.10
Dusky Sallow 2 NFY
Fen Wainscot 2 NFG
Uncertain 5
Mottled Rustic 1
Silver Y 13
Snout 3
Fan-foot 1

Plus quite a few micros I'll try to ID!

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