Mar
09
So, you’ve just planted your perennial garden, and you’re waiting for the seeds to sprout, and grow into flowers. Some perennials may not flower immediately, however. Maybe you should consider planting some annuals in your perennial garden to fill in the gaps, while the perennials get established. Annuals are plants that grow and flower in one season, and then die. They’re great for adding some color to the garden, while you’re waiting for the perennials to bloom. Annuals will give you color all season, they’re easy to grow, and they provide color and visual appeal the first season you plant them.
Many annuals will bloom from summer through fall, and some may even bloom as early as spring. If you remove the flowers as they die off, you can keep the plant blooming longer. The first year I started planting a flower garden, I had put in a couple of plants, but they only took up part of the space. I went to a local garden store, and bought a couple of violet verbena plants. Within a month or so, they had spread rapidly, to fill in the garden, and started blooming.
You can find annuals as mature plants at your local garden store, or you can easily start annuals from seed. Your garden store will probably have a wide variety of annual seeds in stock. If not, you can find seed catalogs, and order seeds by mail, or online. In some cases, you can collect the seeds from your annuals at the end of the season, and then replant them the next season, to keep your garden blooming, and to fill in the gaps.
So, if you’re waiting for your perennials to mature, think about adding some annuals to provide some color and visual appeal in your flower garden.
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