Annuals

Add color to your spring garden with care-free pansies.

Melinda Myers offers advice for the care of fall annuals.

Some plants refuse to come in out of the cold...

Melinda Myers offers easy-care advice for this nonstop, blooming annual.

Go big with large, exotic leaves for non-stop blooming flowers.

Some like it hot! Set the stage for some drama this spring with the lush beauty found in the rich floral hues of Strawberry Red, Pink Yarrow & Orange Flame. Simply, keep these low maintenance plants watered as directed and fertilized to keep them blooming from spring to frost.

Will the mums I purchase in autumn come back in spring? Read more about hardy mums...

Hanging baskets brimming with fresh flowers or fresh foliage is the easiest way to breathe color into your outdoor landscape. All you need to know before you go shopping  is… sun or shade?

Brighten up your landscape with the season-long blooms of calibrachoas. You may know these miniature petunia-like plants as Million Bells® and Superbells®. They are a cousin of the petunia that pack lots of beauty with very little maintenance. 

Don’t worry, be happy…. wise words for many situations but especially for a new gardener. This spring, there is no need to stress about plant choices, colors, sun or shade. I chose hardworking plants that are born to bloom from spring to frost—with little care from the gardener’s hand. Although these hardy annuals are extremely low-maintenance, you will have to water them once in awhile—but, I guess that’s why they call it gardening.