Annuals & Perennials
The top picks of annual and perennial flowers and plants for a variety of growing conditions.
Clay Busters - Plants for Growing in Gardens with Clay Soil
Clay soil is one of the most difficult conditions a gardener can face. Dense and slippery when wet, it's even more a a challenge as it bakes brick solid when dry. Don't give up. These plants will not only tolerate clay soil, they will also help break up and improve its texture.
Clay soil is one of the most difficult conditions a gardener can face. Dense and slippery when wet, it's even more a a challenge as it bakes brick solid when dry. Don't give up. These plants will not only tolerate clay soil, they will also help break up and improve its texture.
Cool Season Annuals - Flowers for Spring and Fall
Cool weather can be hard to garden in, because you never know how long it will last. But there are many garden flowers that prefer the cool days of spring and fall. Many cool season annuals look wonderful in containers and growing these flowers will make your gardening season seem that much longer.
Cool weather can be hard to garden in, because you never know how long it will last. But there are many garden flowers that prefer the cool days of spring and fall. Many cool season annuals look wonderful in containers and growing these flowers will make your gardening season seem that much longer.
Cutting Gardens - Planting Flowers for Bouquets
Cutting gardens or cut flower gardens are a great way to bring your garden indoors. Well planned cutting gardens can grow enough flowers to create bouqets for the entire growing season. Cutting gardens can include long flowering annuals, seasonal perennials and colorful foliage. Here are some ideas.
Cutting gardens or cut flower gardens are a great way to bring your garden indoors. Well planned cutting gardens can grow enough flowers to create bouqets for the entire growing season. Cutting gardens can include long flowering annuals, seasonal perennials and colorful foliage. Here are some ideas.
Dry Conditions - Plants That are Drought Tolerant
Designing your garden to withstand dry periods doesn’t mean you can’t have a great deal of color and variety. Here are 10 perennials that may surprise you with their drought tolerant constitutions.
Designing your garden to withstand dry periods doesn’t mean you can’t have a great deal of color and variety. Here are 10 perennials that may surprise you with their drought tolerant constitutions.
Easy Care, Low Maintenance Perennials
There is such a thing as an easy care, low maintenance perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance. These 10 plants will allow you time to enjoy gardening.
There is such a thing as an easy care, low maintenance perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance. These 10 plants will allow you time to enjoy gardening.
Fall Bloomers for the Perennial Garden
The trick to designing your garden with perennial flowers is making sure you have something wonderful in bloom all the time. Each season has its stars and fall blooming perennials have some of the best.
The trick to designing your garden with perennial flowers is making sure you have something wonderful in bloom all the time. Each season has its stars and fall blooming perennials have some of the best.
Fall Perennials for Fall Gardens
Fall gardens can be spectacular with bold combinations of jewel toned colors. But they do take some planning earlier in the gardening season.
Fall gardens can be spectacular with bold combinations of jewel toned colors. But they do take some planning earlier in the gardening season.
Long Blooming Perennials
To get the most bang from your buck, be sure to include some long blooming and repeat blooming perennial flowers in your garden design. Large blocks of color add impact to a garden and the best way to achieve that is with long blooming perennial flowers. Here are some to consider.
To get the most bang from your buck, be sure to include some long blooming and repeat blooming perennial flowers in your garden design. Large blocks of color add impact to a garden and the best way to achieve that is with long blooming perennial flowers. Here are some to consider.
Purple Foliage Plants
Purple foliage not only provides color all season, it blends well and highlights other colors in the garden. There seems to be a never ending stream of new purple plants for sale. Here are the top choices of plantsman Tim Wood, resident horticulturist for Spring Meadow Nursery.
Purple foliage not only provides color all season, it blends well and highlights other colors in the garden. There seems to be a never ending stream of new purple plants for sale. Here are the top choices of plantsman Tim Wood, resident horticulturist for Spring Meadow Nursery.
Self-Seeding Annual Flowers
Growing annual flowers offers two advantages over growing perennial flowers. First, annuals bloom profusely throughout the growing season. Secondly, many favorite annual flowers will self-sow and weave their way through your garden year after year. That's where new plants come from.
Growing annual flowers offers two advantages over growing perennial flowers. First, annuals bloom profusely throughout the growing season. Secondly, many favorite annual flowers will self-sow and weave their way through your garden year after year. That's where new plants come from.
Texture - Plants for Texture in Garden Design
Texture in garden design, refers to the surface quality of the plant. Plant textures run the gamut from delicate and fine to coarse and bold. Here are some to add depth to your garden design.
Texture in garden design, refers to the surface quality of the plant. Plant textures run the gamut from delicate and fine to coarse and bold. Here are some to add depth to your garden design.