As long as you deadhead, this low-growing ground cover plant will keep blooming through the summer. It likes full sun and needs extra water if you have several summer days without rain. Summer Blooming Annuals The summer-blooming plants that I have listed above are allperennials. They come ...
Favorite Summer-Blooming Perennials Easy to Grow
When it comes to perennial flowers that bloom all summer, look no further than geraniums. They grow throughout the summer with very little maintenance. Geraniums are easy to grow and thrive in both sunny and shady locations. They are one of the most popular perennials for a few reasons. For...
Incidentally, gardeners who search for plants from climates other than their own garden’s climate are called “zone deniers.” Gardening with plants from exotic zones might appeal to one’s sense of adventure but it involves more challenges than I would enjoy. Here are three attractive rare pl...
If your garden is still a Spring Bulb Free Zone, or if you wish to bring new or additional bulbs into the picture, now is the time. Let’s review. The Daffodil (Narcissus) is the most popular spring-blooming bulb. A multitude of great choices is available. The American Daffodil Society...
As gardeners, we all rush to our local garden centers and nurseries as soon as spring arrives. They are filled with beautiful flowering perennials, and we fill our carts. By doing this, we tend to choose all the spring-blooming plants. Then, when your spring-early summer garden transitions...
I browsed around and found a few more pretty blooming plants to bring home too! Here’s how easy they are to plant and care for… Finding The Perfect Container For Your Plants The hardest part for me was choosing something to put my pretty annuals and perennials in. The options were al...
The weather was wonderful(some would say a little too cool at times!)with just enough rain, sun, and warmth to bring us the most beautiful flowers we’ve seen in years. Some of the perennials we thought we’d lost during last year’s drought came back to life and were better than ev...
This is one of those ever blooming perennials that the bees love. It does require a few minutes of deadheading every other day to keep it blooming from mid-summer until frost. I’m a big fan of deadheading everything from California poppies to Larkspur to Catmint – they will all rebloom...
Whether it's white calamint or yellow sunflowers, any garden can benefit from summer flowers. See easy-to-care-for annuals and perennials for a dreamy space.