Featured Plants

Can’t handle the summer heat and humidity reminiscent of the equatorial jungle? Neither can many traditional summer plants. Fortunately, there are a number of hot-weather plants for the Southern garden. Learn about some pretty annuals that like the heat of July, August and September.

Enjoy a colorful spring and summer with showstopping coleus! With hundreds of varieties to choose from, ranging in color, size and texture – as well as the ability to grow in sun or shade – coleus may just be the prefect annual.

Firecracker plant is a tender perennial in warm regions and a great annual in others. The flowers may be tiny, but they bring a lot of bang to the garden! Give this beauty a try – its hot colors will make your containers sizzle.

Who doesn’t love colorful cutflowers? But forget the florist – it’s easy to grow your own! Here are a few blooming winners sure to decorate your home this summer – inside and out.

It’s easy to grow your own cutflowers, and there’s one for every season. Let these three spring-blooming annuals help get your garden – and vases – flowering.

Looking for a big, bright, long-blooming annual to add to your garden? Consider Dragon Wings™ begonia. This fabulous bloomer will take your container and planting beds soaring to new heights of color throughout the season.

Gardeners don’t often think of ornamental herbs as annual additions to their flower beds, but these beautiful plants are known for their amazingly colorful (and tasty) blooms. Even better: They’re easy to grow and maintain!

There’s something very dreamy about a field filled with poppies and wildflowers dancing in the breeze. Why not bring that dream into garden reality? These sun-loving annuals are easy to plant and care for, and thanks to their seed, may possibly return for a repeat performance next year!

Fiery hot annual color in summer beds and containers offers a sunny complement to the dog days of summer. Here are eight great hot-colored, heat-tolerant annual ornamentals for baked summer gardens.

The name may sound confusing, but flowering maple is actually a beautiful annual with fantastic flowers and lovely leaves. If you’re looking for something different to dress up a sunny spot this summer, give this pretty plant a try!

Curly leafed kale isn’t just a nutritious, easy-to-grow garden vegetable – it makes a handsome, bold addition to the flower garden or in mixed containers.

Heliotrope is a Victorian era favorite that brings purple blooms and wonderful fragrance to the summer gardens of today. This pretty annual is so versatile, you can use it in flower beds, containers or hanging baskets!

Attract hummingbirds to your garden with the colorful, specially shaped flowers of long-blooming annuals.

Ivy geraniums make great container plants! Whether showing off their beauty alone or mixed with other annuals, they’re an absolute perfect selection for any container where you want a lovely cascade of blooms to spill out and welcome visitors.

Tall marigolds are great garden additions and make wonderful cutflowers, but you might not find them as started plants at your local garden center. The good news is you can start them from seed, so check out some of the best varieties – then get planting!

Pansies are the most popular cool-season bedding plant for the springtime garden. They’re available in a stunning array of colors to meet the needs of the most discerning gardener, and they just look blooming terrific in the landscape.

Without a cold winter to help them rest up for spring and summer, hardy perennials in California and other similar regions often suffer in dry summers. Give your garden a boost by using traditional perennials as annuals instead.

Pansies and violas are bright, bold plants that add color to beds, borders and bowls from fall till spring. Learn more about these cold-hardy annuals that add interest to gardens wherever winters are mild.

Annuals with purple foliage are easy to mix into a garden, and there are so many choices. They add a touch of royal color, as well as beautiful form – from stiffly upright to arching to branching.

Talk about aromatherapy! Scented geraniums can fill your garden with all kinds of wonderful fragrances by simply brushing against them. If you’ve got a high-traffic hot spot in your garden, try one of these easy-to-grow annuals. Then take the time to stop and smell the…geraniums.

Trailing plants add a dramatic touch to containers. The following six species are well-suited to the cool Pacific Northwest.

Brighten up your garden with five annuals that provide a punch of color in the often dark, dull shade.

Looking for a real spring standout? At 4-feet-tall and covered in a long spike of purple flowers, foxglove is one plant you’re sure to fall in love with – after all, it’s got a lot of heart…and even helps them, too.

After demonstrating its fantastic landscape worth in the scorching heat of summer, Profusion Zinnias prove they’re great garden plants for fall, too.

Create fresh and colorful summer floral arrangements with a plant that comes straight from your yard! Tall zinnia is an easy-to-grow annual that holds up well in heat and lasts long in arrangements.

Looking for a great annual that comes in countless leaf styles and flower colors? Chances are you’ve already tried it! Zonal pelargoniums are the most commonly grown geranium – and probably one of the most popular annuals. Give this sun-loving beauty a try this season!