Annuals

Sweetly Scented Annuals
Pique your senses all season long with colorful, long-blooming beauties by Danielle Ferguson

4 Ways to Design with Coleus
If you're having trouble finding the right plant for the right place, this versatile performer offers a multitude of options by Ray Rogers

VIDEO Potting Soil Recipe for Annuals
High in nutrients, this mix pumps out the flowers without extra feeding by Bobby Saul

Rex Begonias
A guide to growing, care, and propagation of rex begonias, plus some great cultivars by Rita Randolph

Designing with annuals
For maximum impact, take advantage of these plants’ vibrant colors, textures, and forms by Julia Jones

Bold and Beautiful Zinnias
These classic annuals have vibrant colors and forms by Renee Shepherd

Capsicum annuum ‘Black Pearl’
A pepper that looks almost too good to eat by Jack Staub

Q&A Lanky cleome seedlings
by John C. Fech

20 Gardenworthy Self-Sowers
One gardener's favorite selections for the Northeast by Meghan Ray

Reap the Rewards of Self-Sowers
These four techniques help you manage botanical freebies to your advantage by Meghan Ray

10 Unusual Annuals
Tired of the same old thing? These underused showstoppers can breathe new life into beds and containers by Adrianna Vargo

Sizing Up Coleus
Choose from colorful trailing, medium-, or large-size plants to add pizzazz to containers and borders by Pam Baggett

Old-Fashioned Annuals
No matter what your design scheme, these colorful, time-tested favorites will add a touch of nostalgia to your garden. by Denise Adams

Antique Beauties
Heirloom dahlias, gladioli, and cannas offer flower colors and forms unmatched by more recent introductions by Scott Kunst

Morning Glories and More
This diverse collection of vines offers quick cover and cheerful color by Pam Baggett

Growing Scented Pelargoniums
These coveted collectors' plants have pleasing fragrances, unusual leaves, and delicate flowers by Jim Becker

Flowering Tobaccos Light Up the Garden
These architectural annuals boast big foliage, great scent, and colors that go with everything by Steve Silk

Cool-Season Annuals
Enjoy these pretty, easy-to-grow flowers when the temperatures are brisk by Linda Wesley

Morning Glories and Moonflowers
Combine these climbing vines for blossoms both morning and evening by Janet Jemmott

Q&A Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
by Jim Becker

Annuals Pep Up Perennial Borders
Use the flowers and foliage of annuals to spark summer’s show by Elisabeth Sheldon

Q&A Sowing tips for vigorous poppies
by Sally Roth

Annual succession

Experts Pick Their Favorite Plants
We asked 42 gardening experts from around the country to select their favorite plants. Now you can see the complete results of the survey.

How to Grow Sweet Peas
For powerful fragrance, you can't beat this climbing annual by Mary Morgan

VIDEO Pinching Coleus
Pinching some annuals and tender perennials makes them full and bushy by Michelle Gervais

Success with Sweet Peas
Sow these annuals at the right time and give them plenty of drainage and air circulation by Renee Shepherd

Annuals

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