Renovation starts with removal I’m in the process of renovating some large flower beds I inherited when we bought a piece of property a few years ago.

Look for plants with large leaves and fern-like leaves. Consider flowers with two to five petals and those with double rows of petals. Small flower clusters to large singular flowers.

If your flower beds need a little something extra to fill them in, check out these ground covers that can make great companions to your blooming ornamentals.

We bought a house with several large flower beds that had not been tended for many years. They are overgrown with bindweed, burdock, thistle and other weeds. Once we get the weeds out, what low ...