Skip to main content
Search
GET A COPY!
Weather
Forecasts & Tools
Long Range Weather
Winter Forecast 2021
Short Range Forecast
Weather History
Radar and Maps
Reference
Mike's Weather Column
How We Predict
Weather Lore
Weather Survival
All Weather Articles
Astronomy
Tools & Charts
Next Full Moon
Moon Phase Calendar
Sunrise & Sunset
Moonrise & Moonset
Planets Visible Tonight
Meteor Showers Guide
Eclipse Dates
Reference
Top 2021 Sky Events!
January Full Moon
Bob's Astronomy Blog
January SkyWatch
January Star Map
When 4 Seasons Begin
All Astronomy
Gardening
Tools
Garden Planner
Planting Calendar
Frost Dates
Garden Tips by Month
How-To Videos
Gardening Podcasts
Advice
Learn How to Garden!
Robin's Garden Column
Plant Guide Library
Pests & Diseases
Houseplant Care
Container Gardening
Calendar
Our Calendars
Today
Month of January
Planting Calendar
Moon Phase Calendar
Best Days Calendar
Fishing Calendar
Meteor Shower Dates
More Calendar
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Word of the Day
Birth Month Flowers
Birthstones by Month
Zodiac Profiles
Mercury Retrograde
Free Newsletters
Sign Up Here
See Samples
Food
Recipes
Browse All Recipes
Chicken Dinners
Easy Dinners
Soups & Stews
Comfort Food
Easy Desserts
Reference
Baking Tips
How to Preserve Food
Cooking Videos
All Recipe Collections
Cooking Articles
Home & Health
Amusements
Contests
Puzzle
Almanac Humor
Articles
Peg's Health Column
Natural Remedies
Household & Cleaning
Raising Chickens
Pets & Farm Animals
Outdoors
Backyard Birds
Going Fishing
Best Firewood
Kids
Store
Store Login
You are here
Gardening
»
Plants
»
Flowers
Annuals Articles
Share:
Hostas
Hostas are hardy perennials that are especially perfect for a garden that doesn’t get too much sun...
How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds
Ever harvested sunflower seeds? My sunflowers are usually ready to be harvested beginning in mid-...
Lavender
Lavender is a bushy, strong-scented perennial plant from the Mediterranean. In warmer regions, its...
Sunflowers
With bright blooms that go from mid-summer to early fall, sunflowers say “summer” like no other...
Morning Glories
How do you plant and care for morning glories? These strong climbers have beautifully-shaped blooms...
The Best Fall Flowers for Your Garden
Summer’s end does not mean the flower blooms have to end! Here are some of our favorite fall-...
Snake Plants
Snake plants, also known as “Mother-in-Law’s Tongue” and Sansevieria, are one of the easiest...
Marigolds
No annual is more cheerful or easier to grow than the marigold. These flowers are the spendthrifts...
Nasturtium
Nasturtium is a cheerful, easy, quick-growing annual flower! They’re colorful, edible flowers, and...
Petunias
Often grown as annuals, petunias are one of the most popular flowers because of their long...
Salvia
Perennial Salvias (also known as “sage”) are mainstays of the midsummer garden border—blooming...
Plant a Sunflower House
Plant a sunflower house! Having your sunflower tower is great for the birds and also just a fun...
Zinnias
Zinnias are one of the easiest flowers to grow, as they grow quickly and bloom heavily. Zinnia...
Bee Balm
A perennial favorite native to North America, bee balm (also called wild bergamot) is beloved in...
Plants That Repel Mosquitoes and Other Insects
Which plants repel mosquitoes and other insects in the backyard and garden? Here’s a list of the...
How to Grow Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, and Easy Grains
When we think about food gardening, we don’t usually think of seeds and grains—where do they fit in...
Why You Should Plant Annual Flowers
Annual flowers are like Rodney Dangerfield: They “don’t get no respect.” However, if you have no...
Pansies
Pansies are the colorful flowers with “faces.” A cool-weather favorite, pansies are great for both...
Sweet Peas
With their seductive fragrance, sweet peas make great flowers for gardens and bouquets. These pea-...
October Birth Flowers
Both of the October birth flowers—marigolds and cosmos—are colorful annuals that thrive in full sun...
Impatiens
Impatiens is a beautiful annual that makes an excellent houseplant or summer bedding and container...
Columbine
The perennial columbine (Aquilegia) blooms from mid-spring to early summer. Here’s how to plant and...
Cosmos
Cosmos are annual flowers with colorful daisy-like flowers that sit atop long slender stems....
Marjoram
Marjoram is a low-growing herb, perfect as a garden edging or planted in a container or window box...
Edamame
Originally from East Asia, edamame is relatively new to North American gardens—especially to home...
Impatient for Impatiens?
Are you having trouble finding impatiens in garden centers this spring? Did the ones you planted...
March is Jam-Packed with New Plants and Ideas
I thought I’d seen all the new stuff for 2013. Wrong! Two veteran seed companies have sprung a...
Invasion of the Garden Catalogs--Part 2
So many gorgeous flowers and too little space! That’s my dilemma as I pore over the seed catalogs...
Tips and Treats
Outdoor gardening has ended for most of us north of an imaginary line drawn from Los Angeles...
Potpourri: from the best annuals to giant cabbages
As I begin autumn cleanup, it’s productive to observe what grew the best, bloomed the most...