Unpretentious annuals for the garden, blooming all summer
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Choosing a flower garden
As a rule, unpretentious flowers, the life period of which does not exceed one season, are used to organize bright flower beds or modular flower beds. And if a flower bed is a composition of plants, which is characterized by strictly delineated boundaries and a certain shape, then modular flower beds can be modified at will, simply by changing the containers with flowers in places.
Another option for using annuals is a border planting or mixborder. The peculiarity of such a planting is the careful selection of flowers, planting them depending on the time of flowering and growth. With a competent approach, it is possible to achieve the fact that new ones bloom to replace faded plants, as a result, the riot of colors will not leave you all season.
Video "Description of varieties"
From the video you will learn a description of the many varieties of flowers for your garden.
Tall varieties
Such flowers can reach a height of 1.5 m, they look spectacular both in the same type of plantings and in flower arrangements, for example, in the very center of a round flower bed or in the back row of a mixboard. Sometimes these plants need to provide additional support, be sure to take this fact into account when choosing a variety.
Typically, these colors decorate unsightly walls, form hedges or plant them in the background, forming a multi-level flower bed.
Dahlias
This flower from the Aster family will bloom for a very long time - from July until the onset of the first frost. This culture has a variety of colors and shapes, therefore it is considered an absolute favorite of domestic gardeners.
Amaranth
The unfading flower, as the ancient Greeks called it, is widely used in flower gardens. Due to its high growth and attractive color of both inflorescences and foliage, the plant looks advantageous in flower arrangements. We especially love amaranth because it is rightfully considered to be long-flowering.
Scented tobacco
This fragrant flower with curly stems is successfully used for vertical gardening and the formation of hedges. A special fragrance around the area where the culture is planted will appear in the evening hours, since it is then that the flowers open, which prefer to close for the day.
Medium-sized varieties
These plants do not exceed 80 cm in height and are also widely used in the organization of multi-level flower beds. To select suitable varieties, it is important to consider not only the growth of an adult flower, but also its color, as well as the fact how well it will blend in with neighboring plants.
Snapdragon
This attractive annual will delight you with flowering throughout the season - from July to October.To extend the flowering time as much as possible, experienced gardeners advise pinching the top of the plant (so that it bush better), as well as removing faded flower stalks (this way you prevent the formation of seeds, respectively, prolong flowering).
Arctotis
This medium-sized annual resembles a familiar chamomile. But this is only at first glance!
The main difference between arctotis is its incredible color splendor. What shades of flowers just do not exist: lilac and purple, pink and crimson, yellow and orange.
No less pleasant is the fact that such a color variety will delight you for a long time: the flowering period begins in July, and ends only in October, with the arrival of the first frost.
Brachycoma
Another flower that looks like a pet-chamomile. Forms small inflorescences of a pleasant lilac color with a yellow core. Differs in amicable flowering and resistance to dry periods. It blooms for a long time - from June to September.
Annual cornflower
Bright flowers of the shade of the summer sky will not require effort from you when growing, the culture is extremely unpretentious. It is grown by sowing directly to a permanent place, choosing sunny areas. All you need is to periodically remove weeds, loosen the soil and water as needed. And cornflowers will delight the eye until late autumn.
Salvia
The main attraction of salvia lies in its inflorescences - bright, spike-shaped flowers, stretching upwards with candles and reaching 15 cm in height. Due to this special shape of the inflorescences, salvia is often used when organizing creative flower arrangements, for example, imitating a burning fire under a cauldron, in which alyssum "boils".
Mattiola
And, of course, you cannot do without the favorite of millions - a fragrant night violet. A nondescript, at first glance, flower shows its full potential with the advent of twilight: the unique delicate aroma exuded by this wonderful flower spreads over great distances, bringing the feeling of being on the Mediterranean coast.
Low-growing varieties
Low-growing annual flowers, the height of which does not exceed 30 cm, look especially advantageous in a duet with their higher relatives, then the small flower looks especially attractive and graceful. They are often used as ground cover plants to fill in existing gaps between large rose bushes or other horticultural crops.
Ageratum
The inflorescences of this miniature plant most often flaunt in the foreground of the flower bed. Long color - from June to September. The color is dominated by a blue-lilac shade.
Petunia
The favorite of many not only gardeners, but also fans of balcony floriculture, petunia, will give a real riot of colors to your flower garden. Her bright gramophones of various colors form whimsical compositions, giving the flowerbed or flower garden completeness and originality. To prolong flowering, it is recommended to remove faded inflorescences.
Growing tips
The unpretentious and attractive annuals that bloom all summer are surprisingly low maintenance. All the manipulations that your flower garden needs fit into the usual rules of agricultural technology: watering, removing weeds, loosening the soil and minor top dressing. Remember to remove wilted stalks to prevent bolls from forming, this will help extend flowering for as long as possible.
Video "Growing"
From the video you will learn how to grow flowers in the garden.