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24 Annuals to Plant In Summer

by Stephen Albert July 9, 2022, 7:18 pm 1.5k Views

Annuals live their life in one season. They bring bursts of color to the garden. A mixture of annuals with perennials, shrubs, and groundcovers creates an interplay of texture and color. Annuals can be started from seed, or they can be bought in containers and flat already in flower. Use annuals to fill in bare […]

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20 Flowering Annuals for Cutting

by Stephen Albert April 6, 2022, 4:12 pm 2.2k Views

Annual flowers from the garden can be cut for artistic arrangement and enjoyment in the home. Annuals grown from seed will flower in the time of one season or year. Annuals come to us from almost all parts of the world. Most are highly adaptable and will provide bloom and fragrance from early spring to […]

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16 Drought-Tolerant Annuals

by Stephen Albert July 14, 2021, 2:27 pm 1.8k Views

There are many flowering annuals that don’t need much moisture to look great. They have adapted to environments with hot sunny conditions or prolonged dry spells. If drought or water restrictions are common where you live, choose plants that can get along without ample water. Grow drought-tolerant plants to make your garden less water-dependent. They […]

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Deer-Resistant Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs

by Stephen Albert November 6, 2020, 11:52 am 2k Views

Deer-resistant plants are plants deer tend to not eat. If deer are hungry enough they will eat practically any kind of plant. This list includes annuals, perennials, and bulbs that deer have turned away from in many gardens; there is no guarantee they will not eat them in your garden. As a general rule, deer […]

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20 Fragrant Annuals and Perennials

by Stephen Albert October 21, 2020, 5:59 pm 2.1k Views

Fragrant annuals and perennials bring delight to the garden. In planting fragrant annuals and perennials consider first the place and circumstance. Choose annuals and perennials that will grow in your climate, then consider whether the plant will thrive in the sun or shade in the spot you have in mind, then consider the flower color […]

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Drought-Tolerant Annuals and Perennials

by Stephen Albert October 19, 2020, 11:48 am 2.2k Views

Drought tolerant annuals and perennials are plants that can withstand dry soil after their roots are established. No plant is drought-resistant until it become established. All plants require a steady supply of moisture when first planted. Once a plant is established and has a deep root system, it requires less water. Annuals and perennials started […]

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Hardy Annuals

by Stephen Albert October 11, 2020, 5:11 pm 2.3k Views

Annuals are plants that bloom in the same year that they are planted. A hardy annual is an annual plant that can tolerate frost and its seeds can tolerate a cold winter. The seeds of hardy annuals can be sown in the open garden in early spring or autumn. The seeds of hardy annuals can […]

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Annuals and Perennials for Part Shade

by Stephen Albert October 10, 2020, 10:16 am 2k Views

Some annuals and perennials are well adapted to growing in part shade. Part shade is also sometimes described as filtered shade, dappled shade, and intermittent shade. Plants that grow and thrive in part shade are typically understory plants, that is plants found under open-branched trees. These plants are also a good choice for planting in […]

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Annuals and Perennials for Shade

by Stephen Albert October 10, 2020, 9:58 am 2.2k Views

Few garden annuals or perennials will succeed in dense shade. Where no sun penetrates, the list of plants for growing in shade is almost wholly restricted to plants native to thick woodlands. Where there are two or three hours of sun each day, or flickering shade from trees, some garden favorites will bloom satisfactorily. Get […]

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Tender Annuals

by Stephen Albert October 9, 2020, 7:26 pm 1.8k Views

Annuals are plants that grow from seed, attain their mature growth, flower, and produce seed in one year or less; they then die having completed their life-cycle. Annuals can be divided into those that are hardy, meaning they can withstand a light frost, those that are half-hardy, meaning they can withstand cool temperatures but not […]

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Annuals and Perennials for Seaside Gardens

by Stephen Albert October 9, 2020, 7:00 pm 1.8k Views

Many plants grow well by the sea, so it is not impossible or very difficult to have a seaside garden. When native seaside vegetation is supplemented by “exotics” (in this case non-seashore native plants), a garden will lack nothing that is needed to be delightful–and unmistakably a seaside garden. At a distance of 500 feet […]

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Growing Annuals for Summer Bloom

by Stephen Albert June 29, 2020, 4:22 pm 2k Views

Annuals grow from seed, reach full maturity, flower, and produce seed in one year or less—then they die. Many annuals seem to be perennials; they seem to live on form year to year, but in reality, they self-sow (that is they drop seed) that germinates and grows the next year. Annuals come to use form […]

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