Planting

Annuals prove their garden worth once a growing season, with their fantastic show of instant color and different forms. The best part about these temporary growers – if you don’t care for your planting combination, you can always start over next season!

So far, you’re new seedlings have led a sheltered life – growing happily in the warm, protected indoor world. Now it’s time to prepare them for the “real garden.” Learn how to properly adjust your little plants to harsh outdoor conditions before planting so they don’t suffer culture shock.

Gardens need patterns and balance, as well as pleasing color schemes. When designing annual flower beds, pay attention to the interplay of sizes, shapes and textures – and use this easy guide on planning a mixed annual garden to help you get started.

When designing an annual bed or border, you need to consider each aspect of your design – color, time of bloom, scale, form and texture and foliage. Learn a few tips on harmonizing your garden plan, as well as the easy steps to creating an English border.

New to gardening? Planting garden flowers and bedding plants is easier than you might think. Learn the (very) simple steps of how to plant annuals, and get your new garden off to a healthy, blooming start. Come on – it’s time to grow!

Annuals are popular bedding plants that can provide your yard with seasonal bursts of color and garden interest. Here’s how to plant ’em.

Starting seed indoors requires time but allows you to grow heirloom flowers, as well as species that require an early start to accommodate a short growing season. Sowing annual seed directly in planting beds is another affordable option. Learn the easy steps to annual seed starting.

Every season offers a new reason to bring instant beauty and color to the garden. Planting annuals in containers makes creating such impact easy and affordable. Lean the simple steps to growing annuals in planters.

There are times when seed starting in pots works better than communal flats, especially if you’re starting small numbers of several different annuals. You won’t be able to sow as many plants, but the seedlings will benefit with extra vigor. Learn more, including how to transplant container seedlings.