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Growing Moonflowers

Beautiful photo of Coleus up close.

petunia annuals

Fertilizing Annuals

Photo of growing begonias.

Growing Annuals

Dusty Miller

Growing Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)

Bells of Ireland

Growing Bells of Ireland

Pink and peach colored sweet pea blossoms.

Growing Sweet Pea

Purple Canterbury Bells (Bellflowers).

Growing Canterbury Bells (Bellflowers)

Blue star shaped flowers.

What is This Plant? Tweedia caerulea

Clarkia Flower

Growing Clarkia

Purple Lobelia Flower

Growing Lobelia

Nasturtium Salad

Use Nasturtiums for Salads and Sandwiches

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Growing: Browallia (Amethyst Flower/Star Flower/Bush Violet)

Closeup of Larkspur flower

Growing Larkspur

Bottom Leaves on Sunflower Sprout Wilting

Bottom Leaves on Sunflower Sprout Wilting

An asiatic dayflower bloom.

Growing Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis)

orange impatiens

Growing Impatiens

Rufus hummingbird and lantana

Growing Lantana

red flower

Growing Nicotiana

closeup of bright yellow flowers

Growing Clock Vine (Thunbergia)

various colored petunias

Choosing A Petunia Variety

closeup of Tidy Tips flower

Growing Tidy Tips (Layia Platyglossa)

Pansies

Growing Pansies

Love-In-A-Mist

Growing Love-In-A-Mist

Alyssum

Growing Alyssum

Snapdragon

Growing Snapdragon

Baby Blue Eyes (California Blue Bells)

Growing Baby Blue Eyes (California Blue Bells)

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Growing Bachelor's Button (cornflowers)

Growing Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)

Mexican Sunflower

Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)...

Petunias growing outside.

Growing Annuals in Pots Buried in the Ground

Large patch of pansies.

Troubleshooting Annuals

Sunflowers in the cold.

Protecting Annuals from Frost

Surfinia flowers

Overwintering Annuals

Blue Delphinium

Celosia

Growing Celosia (Cockscomb)

Growing a Cardinal Vine

Shirley Poppies

Growing Shirley Poppy

Blue Flax

Growing Blue Flax

Growing Coriander

Growing Coriander (Cilantro)

Floss Flower

Growing Floss Flower

Growing Torenia

Growing Torenia (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower)

Growing Zinnia

Growing Zinnias

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Growing Verbena

Growing Verbena

Red amaranth flowers.

Growing Amaranth

Alternanthera bloom.

Growing Alternanthera

Fertilizing Sunflowers Grown in Pots

Annuals for Cool and Warm Seasons

Annuals to Plant with Profusion Zinnias

Struggling Asters

Growing in a Bag of Top Soil

Color Washing Off a Vinca When I Water It

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Purple Annuals

Troubleshooting AnnualsTroubleshooting Annuals. Many of us depend heavily on the long lasting blooms of our annuals to carry the weight of the garden's color while our perennials come and go. Although usually much less troublesome than their perennial counterparts, annuals can suffer from a garden variety of maladies.

Nasturtiums

NasturtiumsTo make your garden green and flowery with colours of deep red or maroon or cream. Buy seeds of all varieties of nasturtium and plant them in combination in a 30" basket.

My Faithful Begonias - wax begonia

My Faithful BegoniasI grow a lot of begonias. To save money, each fall I bring some in to root cuttings. I'm behind this year. You can see in the picture what an unseasonable 3 degrees did to my plants. Guess I'll have to fork over much dollars for new plants come spring.

closeup of lantana flowers

Growing LantanaVerbenaceae, commonly known as lantana is a fast growing tropical American native. It is grown as an annual in all zones below 8, and may even freeze in zones 8 - 10. It is typically grown as a ground cover, shrub, or in containers, including hanging baskets, depending on the type you select.

Bed of annuals

Fueling Your Annuals with FertilizerAnnuals are the flowering powerhouses of the plant world, and fertilizer is the fuel that keeps their engines firing. Knowing how to fertilize them is important. Once your annuals start blooming, a proper feeding schedule will keep them blooming vigorously for the rest of the growing season.

Petunias.

Annuals and Biennials ExplainedSome gardeners plant only annual flowers in their gardens, while others argue that planting only perennial plants is best. Throw some biennials into the mix and things start to get really confusing; especially if you're new to gardening.

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tall, leggy plant

Easter Egg Plant Losing LeavesMy mom and I have one of these little plants and they are both losing their leaves. I am in South Carolina she is in North Carolina. Are they supposed to do this? They are in pots inside the home.

Coleus Branches Rooting While Attached to Main StemI have a coleus that is huge. It is so big that the branches are breaking off from the weight of the branches and foliage. The funny thing is, these large branches, while still attached to the main stem, are growing roots and wrapping those roots around the main stem.

Growing Annuals in Pots Buried in the GroundI am trying to do something different with all of the annuals in my front garden, as when we go away, they die out. A gardener told me, she puts annuals in a pot and places the pots in the ground. This eliminates border planting and there is just a section where you the annuals are. I hope I am making myself clear.

How to Grow AnnualsDoes anyone have some general tips for growing annuals? I want to plant from seed. Should I start the seeds and grow seedlings first or just plop the seeds in the ground?

Planting Hollyhock SeedsWhen should I plant Hollyhock seed?

Wintering AnnualsI have spent a bunch of money on annuals for my new window boxes this year. I used red vining geraniums, white petunias and asparagus fern.

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