Thursday, May 20, 2010

Hi, do you guys have any flower/plant suggestions for a spring garden?

i was going to go with coleus, but i am not sure where i can buy them.

Hi, do you guys have any flower/plant suggestions for a spring garden?
Coleus is for summer garden, so you need to wait for few more weeks and the local nursery will have them.





For Spring garden I like giant pansies because they look like smiley face and always make me happy and enjoy the spring time.





Azalea is also good choice cause they will bloom like crazy in spring. Try to buy the Encore series cause they can bloom in spring and fall but only for zone 7-10, so if you're in those zone you're lucky. Azalea is perennial so will get bigger and give more blooms each year.





Peony is carefree and has fragrant big flowers in late spring. The longest lived perennial.
Reply:Coleus is a warm weather plant. A favorite for spring gardens are pansies and violas, they don't mind the cooler nights. As long as you don't get a really hard frost, they will bloom to well into late June. They drag along for the hottest parts of the summer, but come back for a second show in fall when it gets cooler.





You didn't say anything about perennials, but there are lots of things that bloom early in spring, unfortunately they must be planted in the fall.
Reply:Coleus can be found at any walmart, lowes, HD, %26amp; grocery stores. You can also find a lg. variety there that will work in your area. Just find what you like %26amp; go for it.
Reply:Coleus is easy to find, but if you want different types of plants try daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, calla lilies, wildflowers.


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