A Temporary Transplant My first gardens were all about two kinds of plantings: vegetables and annuals. For one thing, I rented the home, and as a renter, a person is not very motivated to sink time, money, and effort into planting perennials and … [Read more...] about What’s So Great About Annual Flowers?
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Shirley Poppies, Papaver rhoeas
These are flowers to illustrate fairy tales, and so easy that a child can grow them successfully. In fact, once you plant them, they may just grow on their own happily ever after. They are one of my favorite reseeding annuals. How These … [Read more...] about Shirley Poppies, Papaver rhoeas
Annual Flowers in My 2008 Garden
I have mostly planted containers for this season's show of annuals, with the old stalwart re-seeders popping up in the recently cultivated parts of my garden, mainly along the lavender hedged walkaway. I lost lots of the reseeding annuals when I … [Read more...] about Annual Flowers in My 2008 Garden
