They are colorful, they are bright, they smell fresh, and yes they are light. The flowers need no introduction. Standing tall as the drops of joy and freshness, flowers amidst their color and hue, smell and shades can actually brighten your day! Nature抯 colorful gift, flowers can turn that empty driveway or even that small barren patch at your backyard into a magic land, where nothing but dream rests, birds hum and butterflies flap their wings. Yes, it抯 possibly the best time to take up a flower garden project!

So, where to start with? What to look for? Honestly, it抯 so very much typical to imagine the final result even before you start with your small greenhouse. Those rose shrubs with colorful blossoms whispering the tales of love, those flowering bushes murmuring the saga of the bygone era, the tall lilies waving their head gracefully in the wind, the smell of the nameless yellow flowers ?indeed imagination knows no bound! Still, it抯 good to keep a well-defined goal in mind when it comes to the point of crafting your own small home greenhouse.

Remember, building a flower garden is no child抯 play hence you need to be careful about not to bite off more than you can actually chew. Start small. Yes, that抯 the keyword indeed.

Would you be interested in extending your gardening season throughout the year? Try out the annual flowers this time. As a matter of fact, until recently your choices were only restricted to, impatiens, geraniums, marigolds and red salvia. However today, your small greenhouse can have rather captivating array of choices. To be honest, doesn抰 really matter if you are actually planting a window box, or may be trying to spruce up your perennial garden, because now the detail, interesting and colorful range of choices keep your needs covered.

Select the impatiens, heliotrope and tuberous begonias to render a whole riot of color to your home greenhouse. Yes, you have heard that right; these are basically the "half-hardy" perennials and can actually survive light frost. On the other hand the pansies or the ornamental cabbage can withstand even extreme freezing temperatures quite well.

Possibly you know one of the striking aspects of the perennial flowers is their versatility. In fact using those in your flower gardens will render a creative blend of texture, color, form and tones, which actually lasts long. Colors also range from sheer midsummer favorites like the Mexican sunflowers and zinnias to the more neutral shades such as pastel stocks and lavatera.

Get creative with your small greenhouse. You can plan and design your flower garden based on other striking aspects as well. Sure there are perennials that are tall and climbing, there are also the short and the bushy ones to limn your garden well. Mix and match the delightful fragrance of the stock, mignonette or the sweet smelling nicotiana, with the striking and captivating foliage of caladium, dusty miller or coleus to make your garden the ultimate abode to relax and unwind!