Cosmos
Cosmos is a hardy, erect annual requiring very little moisture once established. A native of Mexico, it can easily adapt to all regions of the
Annuals
Color Breathing Dragons
Want to scare the blahs from your flower beds and containers? Pick up some colorful snapdragons. A member of the foxglove family, ‘Antirrhinum’ is usually
Ornamental Peppers
Ornamental peppers are fun to grow, and offer bright and festive colors for containers on your porch or deck. Their fruit appears in brilliant oranges,
Veggies and Flowers
Sometimes gardeners appear to be senators on opposite sides of the aisle. Vegetable gardening or flower gardening? Each will have their very strong opinions as
Sun-Loving Celosia
Celosias can bring distinction to your borders and edges. When situated in mass plantings, they will bring texture and colors to your gardens from summer
Hanging Baskets
A flower garden, dangling like a colorful jeweled earring from the eave of your home. Yes, a hanging floral bouquet, the hanging basket-filled full to
Planting Annuals
Before transplanting annuals to the garden, or direct-sowing seeds there, it’s a good idea to prepare the soil. In general, annuals prefer well-drained soil. Digging
Nasturtiums for Your Spring Garden
Ranking high on the beauty scale among the many spring flowers are nasturtiums. They are very easy to grow and don’t even mind a bit
Pansies for Your Fall Garden
Pansies are one of our most popular cool-weather annuals. There has been some success breeding pansies that are more cold-tolerant, but not more heat tolerant.
Heat-Loving Annuals
In the summertime, when the weather is hot, heat-loving annuals will dazzle your gardens with vibrant colors. They are the sun-bathing beauties of any garden.