One of the nicest parts
of working in your garden
in the spring is planning
and planting flowering annuals.
They add color and beauty
to any garden.
An
annual is a plant
that completes its
entire cycle in one
growing season. |
Annuals are bright and
cheery additions to any
landscape garden and can
be used in many situations.
The splash of bright color
makes an excellent focal
point. When annuals are
planted in containers, either
stationary or hanging from
trees or eaves they add
color to accentuate the
surrounding area.
The colors and textures
of annuals available seem
limitless. There is a flowering
annual to fit any situation.
Annuals are continually
breeded for disease resistance,
size, color, and flower
shape. Each year we stock
many new and exciting varieties
at the nursery. Click on
a category below to view
descriptive listings with
photos of annuals that perform
well in the south.
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Planting
Annuals In Beds
Annuals are
easy to grow, however, proper
bed
preparation and proper
timing is essential to grow
healthy plants that perform
well throughout the season.
CAUTION:
Spring annuals such as begonias,
impatiens, petunias, and
salvia should not planted
outdoors until the weather
forecasters say no more
frost! You can begin planting
pansies for fall and winter
color around late September
at the earliest.
Plant annual beds in focal
point areas such as around
the mailbox, near entry
ways, or on the edges or
interior of beds or islands.
Annuals can also be used
as underplantings for trees.
Plant a bed of annuals under
trees such as crape mytles,
keeping in mind to use a
flower or foliage color
that will compliment the
blooms or foliage of the
tree. For instance, the
blooms of purple flowering
crape myrtle will contrast
wonderfully with a bed of
pink petunias or begonias
planted beneath.
One of our favorite things
to do is mix several varieties
of annual plants in the
same bed. When mixing annuals
in the same bed use taller
growing varieties such as
sun coleus or purple fountain
grass in the back or center
of the bed, and lower growing
ones such as Wave petunias
up front or outside the
taller ones. If you really
want to go wild do the cottage
garden style and pick 10
or fifteen different varieties
that you really like mixing
them all together in a bed
or pot. See Annual
Flowerbed Combination Ideas
or Container
Garden Designs.
Planting
Annuals In Pots
Planting annuals in containers
is a great way to add color
to your garden, curb appeal
to your home and enjoyment
to your life. It's a versatile
way to enhance your personal
space and have fun doing
it. You can take a bare
corner on a deck or patio
that’s otherwise a
very drab-looking area,
stick a group of three to
five containers of various
shapes and sizes with an
assortment of plantings
and you’ve transformed
it into something that’s
fun to look at and enjoy.
Annuals in matching pots
are very useful to accentuate
and draw attention to entryways.
Around swimming pools or
outdoor living areas annual
beds and container plantings
make time spent there more
intersting and relxing.
If you've never planted
annuals in containers before
use our diagram for planting
in containers as a basic
guidline.
For some great ideas to
help get you started go
to Container
Garden Designs.
In
Summary
Gardening with annuals
gives you endless possibilities
for beautifying your home
and property. You are only
limited by your imagination!
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