Not all annuals can just be planted in the soil and hope for the best. Most annuals have a special purpose and function in the garden environment. Think about your garden and understand how you c...
Where to plant Annuals flowers in your garden
Garden Beds and Borders
Annuals are probably most widely used for filling gaps in borders, on the rock garden and elsewhere, for they provide splashes of welcome color in a matter of months. ...
Iris Flowers in June
Because spring was late in many places this year, it is likely that most Iris bloom will be crowded into June, except in the South. This will be the case for all types of Iris except the dwarfs ...
How to grow Snapdragon flowers, Annual Flower Information – Antirrhinum
How to grow Snapdragon flowers
(Greek for like a nose, refers to form of the flowers)
Few of our flowers are as fantastic in form as the Snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus. At the same t...
How to plant Half-hardy Annuals flowers
Many plants which we call half-hardy annuals are natives of much warmer lands where frost is unknown or a rare occurrence. Some are perennial in their native conditions. It is necessary therefor...
Blooming Expressions: The Timeless Gift of Sending Flowers
Flowers have been used as a means of communication for centuries. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Victorian era, people have used flowers to convey their emotions and express their fee...
Blue flowers of a Garden
It’s hard to find true blue perennials for a garden, but you can make it work by using shades of blue. Most of the plants labeled ‘blue’ are really not blue but in fact either ...
Edible Flowers
Edible flowers are a wonderful way to spruce up your meals and add character to your table. Many flowers that we consider common weeds or only ornamentals for our garden can make a grand entranc...
Flowers for drying
The natural everlasting flowers are those with papery petals, often called immortelles, that can be dried and kept for indoor arrangements during the winter. The most common are helichrysums and...
Garden Guides on Annual Flowers
Annuals…tiny seed to lovely flowers in one season
For quick cover and decoration of bare areas where perennials have winter killed, and in numerous “nooks and crannies” t...