Annual Spring Flowers

I recall picking them as a child and getting lost for a moment in the heavenly fragrance. It is now spring soon to be summer and for the first time in a while that morning air is finally a bit warmer.

In fact, some of these are so wonderful, you might want to send this article to a friend as you exchange joy and seeds.This sunflower has been designed by Odean Labs, Ink. These decoys attract other butterflies to your garden.

Southern gardeners are heading to nurseries now to purchase plants that will color their winter and early spring gardens. Avoid watering with overhead sprinklers if possible in order to prevent mold, fungal leaf spots, downy mildew, wilt and root rots.

Avoid watering with an overhead sprinkler in the afternoon or evening. Although globe amaranth is drought tolerant, it prefers moderately moist soil. Grow them just for the beauty they provide in the flower bed, or hide them out back and grow them just...

New roots will grow all along the buried part of the stem. Be gentle with the stem, and try not to yank on it. I mix a big pinch of each into the planting hole, following label directions.after transplanting.

Sturdy midsize plants with round slightly fuzzy leaves bear tall clusters of bloom in red, white, pinks and salmon.Plant breeders have expanded the choice from "your mom's red geranium with green leaves" to a wide array of flower looks, with new tones...

Even if a name implies the flower is a true green, some are actually pale yellow while others are just dull-looking. For added character, its flowers are fragrant and the leaves are fuzzy as are most flowering tobaccos.By any other description, this is...

Under ideal conditions, the plant often self-sows. Bells-of-Ireland will look its best where it receives some protection from the wind; tall stalks may require staking. , is also something of a misnomer -- Linnaeus was mistaken in his belief that the...

Calla Lily ‘Green Goddess' is a vigorous plant that produces flowers with creamy white centers which fade to bright Kelly green. The beautiful down-facing bloom is mahogany colored in the center which changes to limey-green toward the outside as the...

Blooming mid- to late-summer, this cheerful yellow daisy-type flower is hardy in zones 3-9 and reaches about 2-1/2 feet high. As an added bonus, it sends out long stems bearing delicate, fluffy chartreuse flowers each spring.

It was one of the first crops ever cultivated by humans and is considered the first source of textile fiber. Mr. Stahl also operates a paper-making facility using hemp as a main ingredient.I'll conclude this brief visit to the remarkable world of industrial...

I've made my husband pull over at an intersection while I dashed out of the car to snatch as many daisies as I could before the light changed. "Please, can I pick some of these for my mom?"For a look at a similar but fall-blooming daisy, check out S

This effect is of course a result of the tannin content of the plant. If I had known them as cornflowers at that time, I might have smiled and said, "Thank you." Blue eyes fade with age, I think, but if anyone ever again tells me I have cornflower blue...

Gerbera daisies in particular make excellent cut flowers and come in an assortment of beautiful colors. They are not only the most cultivated plant in the floriculture industry worldwide, but carnations are the bright and cheery symbol of January birthdays.

Tired of the same old meat and potatoes? Edible flowers have been used for hundreds of years as flavoring and garnishes. During Queen Victoria's reign, edible flowers found their way to the new world where they are experiencing a resurgence today.Besides...

Early settlers found rudbeckia useful as a medicine, as did native Americans before them. Keep rudbeckias dead-headed by pinching off flowering stems at their base. Noteworthy varieties include:

Petunias bloom for most of summer with only a minimum of care. The plants may become leggy as the season progresses. The plants come in a variety of colors and types, with most beginning to flower soon after spring frost danger passes.

I know yellow is the color of sunshine, peace, love, happiness and all that, but I just don't care for it. It makes sense that all the flowers that are daisy- or sunflower-shaped should be yellow; I think of them as third cousins twice removed.

To create an easy garden teeming with heirloom flowers plan the bed in an informal square, rectangle or a sweeping border. Why not travel back in time by creating a garden abundant with antique flowers?

Sellers like to keep displays attractive by weeding out the odds and ends, especially in big, high volume stores.Some plants are just showing the strain of less than ideal care, and others take a tumble and get a little smashed.Special stickers or signs...

Inspiration is found all around us, simple variations of life not lived, never held nor witnessed again. (White/Pink/Not the right red.)Foliage plants are a great addition as well.

While I have lost a few in the course of the years, most have made it and have grown with few issues or problems.Growing more is simple too. No matter where you live or how you garden, there is a salvia for you!

Chinese lantern plants (Physallis) have husks that resemble bright orange paper lanterns once dried. Peel the husk away from the fruits.Place the fruits in a blender. The fleshy fruit surrounds the seeds within.

Flowering annuals bring bright colors to gardens and hanging baskets starting with the first blooms of spring through the summer and into autumn. However, even impatiens can benefit from deadheading if the plant has become stressed and has lost the majority...

Amidst all the others it would survive with a minimum of care and would hang upside down and sideways trying to capture attention, not aware that it was already at center stage in my mother's windows.Other than the occasional roses my father bought for...

Flowering and flowering from July right into October, easy-growing 12 inch variety's mass of glowing, golden blooms pretty much submerges the alluring fernlike foliage. Pollinator magnet draws discriminating butterflies, bees, and nectar-seeking hummingbirds.

They are low, compact plants that are wonderful growing under many plants and falling over the edges of pathways and pots with a graceful touch. Thank you to Dinu for the image. These are many of the classic flowers that we remember from our childhood...