Sweet Pea Bijou Mix is a wonderful blend of brightly colored purple, pink and white sweet peas that is perfect for window boxes, borders or flower beds.

Four color mix of hydrangea flowers.

Perennial. 

Pollinator. Grow in clusters of 6" flowers.

Yellow petals, brown center.

Grow 5-9 ft tall. 

Sunflower mix of giant mammoth, tall 9' and dwarf. Great for growing in a plot or field and letting nature do its course.

Colors include lemon yellow, yellow, sunshine, and autumn. 

Soil

Well-drained soil of average fertility.

Position

Full sun.

Frost tolerant

None. Morning glory is a warm-season annual.

Feeding

Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting. In midsummer, drench plants with a liquid fertilizer to prolong bloom time.

Companions

Melon. Vigorous morning glory vines will twine up any type of support and grow into lush, heavy-blooming plants. They are at their best on a sturdy fence.

Spacing

Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum)

Rows: 7" (20cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum)

Sow and Plant

Sow morning glory seeds indoors to get a head start, or you can plant the seeds where you want the plants to grow at about the time of your last spring frost.

Our Garden Planning Tool can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Notes

Morning glory vines are fast climbers that will run up fences, poles, or taller plants such as sunflowers. Morning glory flowers close up during the afternoon hours.

Harvesting

Gather up the old vines after they are damaged by frost and compost them. Morning glories are related to tomatoes, sweet potatoes and other members of the nightshade family.

Troubleshooting

Many older strains of morning glory quickly become invasive weeds in warm summer climates. ‘Heavenly Blue’ and ‘Flying Saucers’ are safe choices because they set few seeds compared to many other varieties.

Alyssum "Carpet of Snow" is a popular low-growing annual plant known for its profusion of tiny, white flowers that create a carpet-like effect. It's an easy-to-grow plant, offering a sweet, honey-like fragrance and is well-suited for rock gardens and borders. 

Anchusa capensis ‘Blue Angel’ displays tight clusters of small, rich blue flowers on narrow, upright plants. Cut back for rebloom, then let it reseed to enjoy next year. Deer resistant.

Prefers well-drained soil, though tolerates poor or dry soil once established. Summer Forget-Me-Not is great used in borders, mixed containers, or mass plantings.

An excellent dwarf variety (25 cm) for bedding , producing robust and bushy plants with resistance to wilt

Soil

Fertile garden soil with excellent drainage.

Position

Full sun.

Frost tolerant

Good. Where winters are mild, well-rooted plants survive one winter and bloom heavily the following spring.

Feeding

Encourage fast growth by mixing a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil before planting.

Companions

Cosmos, Salvia and Celery. Upright and uniform, snapdragons make great accent plants when grown in groups. Try a snapdragon as the upright element in a mixed container.

Spacing

Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum)

Rows: 11" (30cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum)

Sow and Plant

When starting snapdragon seeds indoors in late winter, barely cover the seeds with moist seed starting mix. Grow the seedlings under bright lights until they are large enough to transplant outdoors. Most gardeners save time by buying snapdragons as bedding plants.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Notes

Some varieties can grow tall enough to need staking. Colors include red, orange, yellow, violet, white, pink and many bicolors.

Harvesting

Snapdragons make wonderful cut flowers. Gather stems when two-thirds of the flowers on the spike have opened. As flowers fade outdoors, snip them off with scissors to encourage reblooming.

Troubleshooting

Especially in warm, wet weather, tired snapdragons may collapse from various root rot diseases.