Annuals

Every year, besides the old standbys, I try something new. If it succeeds, I will continue to grow it.  Datura Suaveolens Among those I have tried and kept is (Datura)

Some years ago, my niece visited us in midsummer. When she got home, she expressed disappointment to her grandmother, “I thought Aunt Olga would have lots of flowers. She had

Among the petunias I tried last year, my first choice goes to Black Knight, a Grandiflora type.  The plants were dwarf, sturdy, vigorous, and remarkably consistent in producing an abundance

Annual flowers are seldom appreciated as they should be, for they are the backbone of the summer garden. They are the answer to the renter’s prayer for some inexpensive bloom. 

The challenge of the new and the untried makes the annual influx of seed catalogs a continual source of fascination.  Some of the so-called “new plants” are actually the result

I will not take up all the 1958 annuals, partly because you can see many of them yourself on these pages and partly because I have yet to test all

If you have ever traveled by car through the Corn Belt section of our great Midwest, I’m sure you’ve seen signs reading something like “DeKalb Hybrid No. 873,” or “Pfister

There are several seldom seen unique annual flowers which grow best when sown on well-prepared beds in the late Fall or very early Spring. The seeds seem to prefer cool

Impatiens is a tender herbaceous plant belonging to Balsaminaceae or the balsam family. It is a genus native to northern and eastern North America, with over 1000 recognized species. It’s