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Annuals for easy growing and bright colors
They call them annuals because they grow for a single
growing season. They usually will not come back the
following year, but there are exceptions to this rule. Some
seeds may drop and come back.
Annual flowers are relatively inexpensive so you can
afford to by a lot of them for effect. Often you will by
annuals in starter pots. This way you can take them home and
place them in various places to see how they will look
together and with other plants and backgrounds. This method
saves time and effort as you do not have to put them into
the ground to see the effect. You can leave them in the
containers (flower pots) so you can move them around the
area from time to time for diversion.
Some spring planted annuals will last all summer long
providing constant color and joy for the gardener. They do
not require much work.
Have you seen the pansies flowering? The Vinca plant looks
like Pansies and they come in many colors as well. If you
want solid petals and blooms the Vinca is perfect. The Vinca
is a strong plant and does well in the hot summer sun.
Vinca's often grow to about ten or twelve inches high, and when you pluck the expended buds off of them regularly, they bloom in some areas for months on end. In Zone 7B for instance, it's not uncommon to see Vinca's in bloom from March through September or October.
Another easy growing annual that's a favorite of most gardeners is the Pansy. This plant also has glossy green leaves and many different flower colors to choose from. The flowers themselves almost look like little faces with the way they're colored too.
Morning Glories are another annual plant in most areas, and these also produce profusive flower blooms for months on end. As long as the roots of the Morning Glory vines are kept moist and out of direct, hot sunlight, these plants will climb all over a trellis, fence, and even bushes too.
Morning Glory vines create a tight spiral pattern when they're climbing, so you need to give them small things to grab onto. A trellis with wide wooden slats is too large for the tight spirals to get around easily, but a
chain-link fence is ideal. You can even use string or thin twine for the vines to wrap around and climb.
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