Sun Loving Annual Flowers

Before the last frost of winter, I pull the plants up and pick off individual blossoms that are still in good condition. Plant them from 12 to 18 inches apart if a massed effect is wanted.

But did you know there are several available to cure your need for green? 'Lime Green's' blooms range in color from pale yellow to bright limey green. That's right, it's not actually a green bloom in the traditional sense, it is actually a grouping of...

It does best in areas with warm, mild summers, and will not fare as well if exposed to drought or very hot and humid conditions. Once cut, the stems are particularly long-lasting, making them popular for use in a vase.

I love green flowers because of that very reaction; that and chartreuse is my favorite color. This very hardy tree hydrangea can reach 8' tall by 8' wide. Here's a few of my favorite green flowers to put in and around your garden to evoke a reaction of...

Another familiar green flower is the 18- to 24-inch highFlowering tobacco or Nicotiana alata is a reliable annual for summer-long bloom. Another viridiflora tulip,, is unique in that it is almost completely apple green, with only touches of cream and...

Some of its uses, especially in more recent times, may surprise you. It also exhibits superior properties of insulation, waterproofing, and fireproofing, and can effectively replace not only the structural elements of a wall, but it can stand alone without...

And the question they ask me is always the same. After all, they were her favorite!Any flower that occurs in flocks of thousands is made for picking. I rushed them home to get them to my mom, and into water.

I called them bachelor's buttons. My grandmother introduced me to her and as I raised my eyes from her yellow skirt to her face above me, she said very loudly: "Well, wouldja look at them cornflower blue eyes."I looked up at my grandmother and said loud...

Each month has a special representational flower. Their cheery colors and full daisy-like blooms will persist through freezing temperatures.Interestingly, chrysanthemums are the national flower of Japan and symbolize the Japanese emperor.Legend states...

Place in a container with white vinegar or into safflower or canola oil. Edible flowers add a unique taste to various dishes. Edible flowers have been used for hundreds of years as flavoring and garnishes.

Blooms can be single, semi-double or fully double. Commonly known as black-eyed susan, this family of American native plants includes perennials, biennials and annuals, all easy to cultivate and tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions.

In this incarnation, yellow is suddenly a FALL color, not a spring, summer, happy or sunny one. Reblooming daylilies come in lots of colors, and now you can have a whole yard full of sporadically reblooming daylilies in a rainbow of colors.

Add a dash of the right fertilizer to bring out the best in those blooming beauties.This is a website dedicated to the deer proof heirloom flowers of Appalachia as well as the women that tend the gardens.Here is a large listing of forums to choose from...

Admittedly I am mesmerized by low-price tags. Refuse a specimen with anything fuzzy, slimy, or crawling on any part of the plant or its soil.Don't buy it if you can't care for it. If I followed my every plant purchasing impulse, I would have to get a...

Large swatches arranged in this manner seem to work better than single plants, allow for one or two (more if it's a large garden or has many twists and turns to hide some from immediate view) focal plants.

Place these cuttings in soil and keep well watered and in the shade. Can you ask for a better plant that in its ranks will take shade, sun, heat, cold, dry, and wet? While I have lost a few in the course of the years, most have made it and have grown...

How does the passion for gardening take hold and follow us throughout our lives? Supplied with seed, I secretly took one of my mother's ceramic pots and brought it to school in anticipation of bringing her back a bouquet of orange marigolds.

Peak performer with trailing stems is impressive in the front of the border, gilding a hanging basket or two, and mingling in a container. Flowering and flowering from July right into October, easy-growing 12 inch variety's mass of glowing, golden blooms...

Thank you to mystic for the image.This is a staple in my garden. Thank you to ampy for the image.Why grow basil in the flower garden? They don't like to be moved, so plant the seed in the spot you want the plant.

The 2011 winners of the AGA included third place to a pretty Petunia, second place to a dazzling Dahlia, and first place to 'SunPatiens'Variegated Spreading White impatiens. Readfor information on taking care of calibrachoas.

Do not cover, as light is needed for germination.Torenia is attractive planted in mass in beds or borders. Torenia fournieri, hailing from Southeast Asia, is one such plant that is always present in my summer garden.

Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs. They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months.

If your town still had actual street corners, they'd be on every one at the beginning of your main gardening season. A few annuals have a shorter than average lifespan; its just in their nature.

Unlike petunias though, which were an instant hit with breeders and gardeners in Europe and the U.S., calibrachoa sort of just hung around. This may be why they are so beloved by California gardeners in PlantFiles.

Pseudocamellia, which see, but with longer leaves, smaller flowers (in June and July), and petals that are reddish at the base; needs acid soil; native to Japan. * A shrub or tree, resembling S.

You can prune back the woody stems after the season has ended to improve the appearance and promote flowering.This easy to care for plant will astound you with season long drama in proper environmental regions or a few months of fun in cooler zones.

), annual vinca is a versatile little stunner with shiny green foliage and blooms of pink, white, rose, red, salmon or purple. Cover the seeds lightly with soil, then lay a damp newspaper over the tray because germinating seeds of vinca require total...