Annual Plants

Annual plants add sizzle to the garden design with their brilliant colors and season-long blooms. I'm a big fan (even though I grow many more perennials). You see, there's little point in being a garden snob and only growing one kind of plant or other. If you like it - grow it. And who's to tell you differently given that it's your garden?

I like annuals. Always have. I mean, what's not to like when something blooms all summer with no work, no fuss or muss and gives you tons of seed to do it all over again the following year?



annual morning glory
Morning glories - lovely if you have some patience

How to Buy Bedding Plants

morning glory Here's what to look for when buying bedding plants and how to save yourself a lot of money doing so.

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Moonlight Gardening

morning glory You work all day and don't get to see your garden - here's how to plant so you can enjoy it at night as well.

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Anual Plants on Trial


Here's a video of some of my picks from a major plant trial in the summer of 2008.  All of these plants will do equally well in containers as well as in the garden.




Morning Glory Vine

morning glory The annual morning glory vine and how to grow it (hint: some patience needed sometimes)

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Sweet Pea Flowers

morning glory Sweet Pea flowers are fragrant, great cut flowers and easy to grow *if* you get the planting right. Here's how.

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