ANNUALS & PERENNIALS |
Reach for the Rainbow with Annuals & Perennials |
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| Have you ever planted
a rainbow? The Colors you see in the sky after a rain are fleeting,
but the hues in your garden can reflect their beauty for years.
A combination of annuals and perennials, timed to bloom in
tandem and at intervals year-around, can transform your garden
into an ever-changing display of color. The array of flowers
available to gardeners now is greater than ever.
Perennials,
unlike annuals, continue to grow and produce blooms for many
years without reseeding or replanting. With a little advance
planning, you can create a perennial garden that has some
special surprises at all times of the year. Although some
perennials are evergreen , most survive by storing food How to Use Annuals and Perennials The trend in landscape design is to reduce lawn areas and develop low-maintenance landscapes. These concepts challenge the traditional look of the All-American front yard, but it also means more opportunities to put color into your landscape. Perennials and annuals are beautiful against backdrops of evergreen shrubs and groundcovers. Some bulbs even do well planted within a groundcover, and offer up their own colorful surprises year after year. Annuals are vital in keeping the color scheme going. Fill blank spots with annuals, and by the time they're spent, your perennials will come through with their own colorful contributions. In the garden, combine contrasting textures, shapes and heights to give an overall flow from one area to another. Theme gardens are lots of fun, too. For example, you can create a haven for butterflies and hummingbirds, and you can dream up a secret garden, a children's garden or a cutting garden.. It's OK to mix annuals and perennials with herbs, or use them as borders for an herb garden. Say "Welcome" with fragrant pots of annuals beside your front door and borders of cheerful, colorful annuals and |
perennials along walkways. Color your patio with containers and hanging baskets full of sun-loving or shade loving flowers. GET READY, GET SET, PLANT It would be lovely if you could just dig a hole, plant your flower and forget about it. But that technique doesn't make a great garden. Give some thought to preparing your soil and deciding what parts of your landscape are going to require sun-loving plants, and where you'll need to place shade -loving plants. From that point, group your plants according to their water needs, keeping high water users conveniently close to the house .If you're planting in containers, be certain to choose plants with compatible requirements for sun, shade and water. Your local Home & Garden Showplace expert will be able to advise you on the best potting soils, containers and garden accessories for your needs. QUICK TIPS FOR USING ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS
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Annuals,
which come in all colors of the spectrum, provide brilliant
temporary color and last for one or two seasons. You can
plant them from seed, but they're also available as "instant
color" transplants. Use annuals to fill beds, borders
and containers with color. Warm-season annuals such as marigolds,
impatiens and zinnias are adapted to bloom even during the
hottest weather. When temperatures start falling, choose
from cool-season flowers such as pansies and snapdragons.
Annuals are a great way to brighten up shady corners, accent
sunny parts of the landscape, and tie one area to the next
with a progression of color.
reserves
in roots, tubers or bulbs. They're perfect for low maintenance
gardens where they can be planted once and left to grow for
years to come. Perennials such as coneflowers, phlox and
black-eyed susans can be the framework of a colorful garden,
and they're good companions for their showier annual counterparts.