By Tara Richter…
Every May I can hardly stand the wait to get out to the greenhouses and see all the new plants and flowers that are arriving, just waiting to be planted. Of course I have learned from experience to wait until the END of May if I want to give any of my plants a real chance of making it through to the end of summer and escaping all risk of frost.
If you are beginner green-thumb there are a few simple steps that I posted last year that you can follow to ensure a planting success this season including; starting simple, purchasing good soil, watering properly, and dead-heading flowers throughout the season, and of course having a healthy dose of fun with it.
If even THAT seems a bit overwhelming, or you just want a fast/easy way to grow flowers this year, there is a solution for you that will make your yard full of beautiful flowers without much effort. With a little access to dirt, water and sunlight (and the ability to shake a jug) you have all the makings of a green-thumb this season to grow an amazing flower garden.
Miracle Gro now offers a product featuring a blend of flower seeds, shredded coir compost (a.k.a. coconut fibre) that is easily spread on soil, watered, and left to grow with the help of the sun.
The Miracle-Gro Flower Magic turns light brown to let you know when to water, and dark brown so you know when you’ve watered enough. Talk about taking the guess work out of watering! There is no need to dig down, space out rows, and calculate area with this handy product. With the simple act of shaking the seed, distribution is pre-planned at random. The coir compost expands to retain moisture and protect the seeds while nourishing them for up to four months!
After planting (shaking) the seeds after the last frost, you can expect to start seeing the first little seedlings within just a couple of weeks. MAKE SURE you resist the temptation to pull them up, mistaking them for weeds, as so many of my newbie gardening friends have done. In just a few more weeks the plants will resemble a spring garden salad mixture as it matures and the stalks and leaves grow. The real beauty of the flowers will appear between weeks 4 and 6 and will continue to bloom through the entire summer, or until the first severe frost (fingers crossed it won’t be late fall this year). All of the seeds are annuals, meaning that they will not reseed themselves and come up next spring.
That is it. It’s really THAT easy to have a beautiful flower garden this summer. The Miracle-Gro Flower Magic is available in two floral blends: Multi-color, and Pink & White – so you can customize the look of your flowers! Miracle Gro products are one of my favorite, because they really do stand up to their claims, perform well, and make for healthy & beautiful plants/gardens/flowers and grasses. I have the perfect little spot to plant, or “shake” some seeds for a flower garden at my new condo. I can hardly wait until it warms up enough to start planting so I can get back to my favorite green-thumb activities!
I would use it in my garden and on all my flower beds all 13 of them
I would use this to create a easy garden for low maintenance on my property , rather look at flowers than grass and weeds
Would use it in my flower gardens in the front and back of house.
We are in the country and my gardens consist mostly of mud!! I’d love to have some beautiful flowers right outside my office window. If the chickens will leave them alone.
I’d give it to my dad so he could use it for all of his flowers in the yard!
The backyard flower beds that don’t get much sun and take much longer to grow.
I love miracle grow! I use it every year in the pots that I plant as well as in my front flowerbed 🙂
I need something easy that also looks good and this would be great!
I have never really used Miracle Grow but would love to try it!!
We just redid much of our front yard, and had to create a new garden section. I just planted some flowers and shrubs there. We would use the MiracleGro there to help the flowers grow quickly.
I would use it in my flower pot!
I would plant these in the place I call no man’s land!
I would plant these in the place I call no man’s land!
sunflowers!
in my backyard, in my front yard and in my flower pots!!
in my garden
I have a little empty spot in my garden where they would look perfect!
I would use it in my front yard garden, the plants in it need some help!
In My beautiful mini backyard !!!
I would use it in my front flower beds. We are working so hard to make the front of our house look great after moving in almost a year ago.
I would use it in my front yard, I have some peonies that could use a boost.
i would use it along my path – things need to ‘brighten’ up
I would use it in my garden
I’d use it in my front flower beds
All of my flower beds
in my garden
I would use this in my front perennial garden.
I have flower in front of my house and some flower on my deck ..I will use it in all of them 😉
flower boxes
I would use this for my roses in front of my house.
I would use this product in our flower beds around the yard.
I would use this in the back yard
We don’t have a garden at home so would have to use it to add some colour to our rv trailer campsite!
Front flower bed.
I would put it in the blank spot by my garage
I have an empty spot by my deck that this would be great for.
I would love to use it on my hydrangas in the front garden
We have a couple flower beds up front and some pots I have just put annuals into, I would use it on all of them
I just brought a couple rose bushes so I would use it in my flower bed
in the flowerbeds
I would use it on my flowed beds in the back yard and all my hanging plants.
I would love to grow flowers, I would have try in a few places with this black thumb! lol
I would use this in my front flower beds.
in my pitiful flower bed,,that greatly needs help!
In my many gardens!!
we have 2 gardens growing this product will really help getting our veggies growing
in front of my house
I would use it in my 2 flowerbeds and planters, I just planted some bulbs so they would need some miracle grow once they pop up
I would use it in my flower beds – esp the front one.
I would use it for my flowers on my balcony
I would use it in the flowerbeds in my front yard under the windows.
i would use it in my front flower beds , they need a miracle
Hi, I would use the Miracle-Gro on all planted flowers in our front and back yard. I would also use it in any hanging flower baskets. Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway and for the opportunity to participate.
I’d use it in my front yard flower garden.
Thanks.
I have some perennials that seem to be struggling… would give them a boost and also the new bedding plants I hope to pick up this week!
my thumb is as far from green as it could get
I would use this to finally get some annuals out, usually we start putting our baskets out around the May long weekend, it’s finally warm enough!
Use it on our little veggie garden
I would use this in my new flowerbed
I’d would use this in my front garden!
I could use this by my front door. There’s a bush there that i would love to pull out and replace with flowers.
I would like this for my flowers
All around my shrubs to give the area some fragrance and colour. It sounds so easy to do. Could it be? 🙂
It would be great for all the containers of flowers , no guessing on the watering.
I was just looking for this! I so want to grow this in the front garden. It’s only sunny during the morning hours. After lunch it’s over the house and out back. New place needs some flowers! 🙂
in our front yard in front of our porch
In my flowerbeds
I’d use this in my container flowers.
I will use this in my flower bed.
i would use this in all my gardens and hanging baskets
I would use it in my front flower garden and hanging baskets.
In my planters with the to be planted tomato and raspberry plants!
In my backyard. I have a lot of areas that could use it.
I planted a flower ad vegetable garden both this year for the first time o would use in both
I would use this in our veggie garden and our 2 flower beds 🙂
I would use it in my side gardens
We would use it “everywhere”. The yard was torn up last year when we built a garage. This year is the “repair” year & we need a lot repair.
I would use it on my front garden.
I would use it along the fence in my back yard
In my sadly neglected flower bed in the front of my house
In my front garden.
In Little Miss R’s garden down the side of the house.
I would use it to make my plants even more healthy
When i first seen this at Costco two weeks ago, i was skeptical, but after reading your review ill be sure to pick some up. 🙂
I would use this in all of my flower beds and planter boxes! I am a faithful Miracle Gro user. Normally my go to is the Ultra Bloom, this one I have never used!
I would use it in our flower beds at the front of the house.
In the big planter.
I would use flower magic in my flower beds!
Well — I’ve got 2 front beds and planters filled with flowers. I also have multiple beds in the back too.
My backyard needs some help and after seeing this advertised I’d love to give it a go!
I’d use it in the front of the house, under the house overhang.
I have two flower beds and a bigger perrenialgarden in my back yard.I would love to win some Miracle Grow flower magic.
I would use it in my garden bed
I would use it in my new flower bed
I’d use this in the back of my house…its just dirt !
I would use it in my front yard underneath the windows and in my flower garden in the backyard alongside the patio.
the flower bed under the front window.
I would use it at the back yard.
I have always wanted a nice flower garden, my step mom has the most lovely flowers. I on the other hand fail with flowers and can use all the help I can get
I would use it along my fence in the yard
I would use it in the front garden
thanks
I would use this in my front yard by my door, it is so plain and boring right now :/
Id use it around my shed
It would be used in pots and gardens. Awes fab stuff. Thanks for the chance cheers.
Seen this product in the store. This would be a great product to try.
I am trying to start new flower beds in my back yard. This would be great for there.
I would use this product in the side yard which I’m having troube with. This might help!
I would use this on my flower garden!!
I would use it in my garden
I would use this in the flower pots that I will be putting out on our patio.
I love Miracle Gro! Every time I add some Miracle Gro soil to my plants they shoot up an inch and get new leaves! I have several flower beds and planters that would greatly benefit from some miracle flower magic! I would use it in my front yard garden and my hanging baskets and my house plants.
I would use it in my planters.
I would use it in my front garden flowerbed…
I would use it in my newly planted front garden
I would use it on my new garden!!
I have an old vegetable garden that no longer has veggies. This would be perfect.
I would use this in all my planters. My gardening skills can use all the help they can get.
I just did our yard yesterday. We planted tomato plants and so many herbs. But we also did flowers and created some hanging baskets and that is where I would use Miracle Grow!
i’ve been looking for this, can’t find it here
On my gardens, of course
I just planted a few new perennials in the backyard, so I’d use the miracle grow there to make sure they survive the season and keep coming back beautifully
I would use this on my flower gardens
in the front garden
I would use this in my flower beds.Thanks .I would love to try this Miracle Grow product.
I would put this on our flower beds.
I have some empty flower pots I would put some in.
I would use this in my front garden and my empty planters!
I would use itin my backwyard
I would use in the backyard along the deck
I would use this in my garden of course! There is also a small plot on a no build zone where Ive seen people go at night and in the morning you see that theyve planted small urban gardens, I think I would use it there.
under my kitchen window which faces the street. 🙂
In my green house and flower garden.
For the flower garden in the front yard!
Front gardens!
I would use it in a patch of my front yard flowering garden.
I dont have a yard, so I would use them in flower pots on the balcony 🙂
I would use it for all of our flowers in flower boxes