A woman is planting colorful flowers in her garden bed - nieriss/Shutterstock Whether you know them as Superbells, Million Bells, or mini petunias, these colorful flowers (Calibrachoa sp.) have been ...

Every spring, I plant all of the colorful annuals I covet from the garden center, anticipating the perfect flower bed, border ...

As the seasons change and you lament your wilting summer garden, you can take solace in the many fast-growing flowers you can still plant in October. Use this time to plant these cool season-loving ...

Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum) is a dependable annual that can grow soft, cloud-like blooms in shady garden beds. At 6 to 12 inches tall, it forms neat, clumping mounds of fluffy, aster-like ...

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Question: I would like to get my vegetable garden and annual flower beds ready for planting without having to do a lot of preparation next spring. What are some things I could be doing right now?

“An annual is a plant that produces colorful blooms all season long and lasts for just one year,” explains Dan Stuppiello, divisional merchandise manager of Live Goods at Home Depot. “If you want to ...

This is the time of year when gardeners in the Berkshires and upstate New York (especially procrastinators like me) start thinking about annual flowers. We run down to the garden center and buy a ...

Your flower bed can be awash with color this summer and autumn if you plant some annual bedding plants now. Prices on plants often are lowered this time of year as garden centers wind down the ...

Question: What are the best annual flowers for sunny and shady areas in my garden? Answer: The two best performing flowers for planting in shady areas are begonias and impatiens. Fibrous or wax ...