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Every year, gardeners of all stripes are seized by an unbridled desire to arrange colorful flower beds in their country house. Sometimes they succeed, especially if they have experience in the selection of flowers, and sometimes not – because of the selection of varieties that do not combine with each other, planting conditions, and the plants themselves. In order for your garden to sparkle with all the colors of the rainbow, annual flowers blooming all summer are suitable. The most popular among one-year-olds have won undersized and curly flowers, for their unpretentiousness and lush flowering. But there are medium-sized and tall flowers that will decorate garden beds.
Pros of Flowers Blooming All Summer
Annual flowers are convenient because every year you can update the colors, change the location, that is, create small masterpieces anew. Lushly flowering annuals hide the withering of perennial flowers and plants, cover working buildings from prying eyes. Moreover, annual plants are less whimsical to habitat conditions – it remains only to carefully consider their small wishes in order to get beautiful beds in the country. Whatever requests you have, during the season you can easily fulfill them using same-year-olds.
Annuals are more varied in shape and color, given the unpretentiousness, this will allow you to place a variety of flowers in the neighborhood. They do not need to be winterized, because it is much easier to replant next year than to try to keep the current plantings. It is also worth writing down the small space that they occupy in pluses.
But, of course, the most important argument is the flowering period. Most annuals bloom in the spring, and fade only in late autumn, that is, within 6-7 months, a riot of colors and aromas reigns in your garden. One-year-olds are especially relevant for Siberia, where summer is fleeting and perennial flowers simply do not have time to bloom properly.
Video “A selection of options for gardeners”
Video selection of various varieties for gardeners and summer residents.
How to choose
As soon as it occurred to you: “I want a flower garden!” – it’s time to figure out how seeds are chosen, where it is better to plant flowers, how to take care of them. Having opted for certain varieties of flowers, before buying seeds, carefully study their flowering period, color combinations, and the place that is best for planting. It is important to take into account the flowering period (beginning and end), so that it does not turn out – half of the flower bed has already bloomed, and the second is not even going to. Garden early flowering plants: begonia, petunia.
In early summer, bloom: zinnia, marigolds, cornflowers, lobelia. Until late autumn they delight with flowering: calendula, aster, lavater, snapdragon. Remember that flowers differ not only in the shape and color of the petals, but also in height. Arrange flowers of different heights to get beautiful combinations.
The landing place is also of great importance, but it depends on what requirements you set. For the front garden, give preference to marigolds, nasturtiums or cornflowers. Curly flowers are suitable for walls, fences, fences: decorative sweet peas, morning glory, bindweed. Ampelous flowers, such as petunia, geranium, lobelia, are suitable for hanging pots. Annual plants for the most part are very fond of sunlight, good watering. Make sure your garden beds get everything in abundance.
Color combinations are an important element when combining different colors. Given the height and color – you can create amazing compositions. Purple flowers pair beautifully with whites, blues and maroons. Whites go with everyone. Reds and all shades of pink create an energetic composition with oranges and yellows. Every year there are more and more shades, color combinations. A little perseverance when planning your flower beds will bring you charming flower beds and the delight of guests.
Review
Before proceeding with the review of the flower variety, it is worth clarifying that the seeds that you purchase for planting must be from trusted manufacturers. There is nothing worse than shelling out a tidy sum for seeds and getting empty flowers or diseased plants. If you do not know anything about the manufacturer for reinsurance, sow a double or even a triple portion.
Between themselves, flowering plants differ in the height to which they can grow, so they are divided into short, medium and tall.
tall annuals
These are real giants of their kind, the height of the stems reaches 1,5-2 m. They are used for solitary compositions or group plantings. Some of them are curly, others require a garter, so make sure to install the support structure before planting.
Probably one of the most common types of tall one-year-olds is Datura, or Datura-grass in the common people. A sun-loving plant with a dense aroma, it stretches up to a meter in height. It has beautiful bell-shaped flowers and rich colors: yellow, red, blue or white. The flowering period of Datura is from June to October.
Delphinium – unpretentious to the landing site. Its seeds have good germination, so you can plant it directly in the garden. Delphinium goes well with terry mallows, castor oil.
Ipomoea is a vine with stems of about 2-3 m, it will perfectly decorate any fence or hedge. It grows to dense thickets, and given that the flowers bloom early in the morning, it turns out a beautiful hedge with fragrant flowers that will delight the eye in the morning. Kobeya is a vine with many tenacious tendrils, grows up to 4-6 m on a stable support. It blooms in late June, releasing large purple flowers in the shape of a bell.
Another champion in unpretentiousness is nasturtium. The classic color of nasturtiums is orange, but selectors have brought out pink, yellow, cream, dark red varieties. It grows up to 3 m and will perfectly complement any ampelous compositions. Annual mallow with good watering reaches a height of 1,3 to 2 m. Terry inflorescences come in different colors, but the most beautiful are pale pink and purple buds. By the way, in order to prolong the flowering of mallow, you need to remove faded inflorescences.
medium height
Medium-sized varieties include those who do not grow above 80 cm. Typically, such plants are used to form and decorate mixborders, flower beds, parterres. With medium-sized flowers, it is important to determine whether the flowers will be combined in shape and color.
Cosmea – has brilliant flowers, large openwork foliage. It blooms from mid-July and if planted in the sun – pleases with an abundance of flowers. Escholzia – characterized by lush bushes 50-60 cm in height with orange or yellow inflorescences, similar to poppies. It blooms in mid-summer, but blooms until the first cold weather.
Marigolds are lovers of the sun and good watering. Depending on the variety, they grow up to 1 m. These flowers form lush bushes with yellow, red or orange flowers, shaped like a ball. Calendula, or in the common people – marigolds, is a champion in durability, as it blooms until November. To get a dense flowering – it is worth planting it in a place open to the sun’s rays, but if you need a thick hedge 20-30 cm in height, then plant it in the shade.
Garden beds get a real riot of colors with the advent of Majors. Bright flowers in the form of baskets will delight both in the scorching heat and in cloudy rainy weather. The abundance of color options makes Majory an ideal neighbor for any arrangement.
Salvia will provide flower beds with tall flower candles. Usually the flowers are deep blue, but there are also purple. Cosmea – with its unpretentiousness to habitat conditions, it grows into lush bushes with many bright flowers. But at the same time, the bushes look incredibly fragile due to the shape of the leaves. Perfect for forming a hedge or masking outbuildings.
Undersized
Low-growing annual varieties rarely grow above 30 cm, but it is precisely because of this that their seeds are so popular. Neat low flowers look elegant and are able to fill any space between their taller counterparts. Ageratum – forms undersized carpets of many shades from white to rich lilac. It blooms in early summer and pleases with an abundance of flowers until late autumn.
Iberis – differs in inflorescences in the form of umbrellas, represents undersized climbing herbaceous plants. Extremely unpretentious, and therefore even more desirable in flower arrangements. Lobelia – blooms all summer, wonderfully combined with petunias. It blooms with multiple small inflorescences, regardless of sunlight. Low-growing Lobelia bushes are pleasing to the eye and perfectly complement any flower bed.
Petunia is a regular in hanging compositions. Due to the fact that petunia blooms all summer and most of autumn, it is used as a decorative element not only in the garden, but also in urban areas. Low-growing spreading bushes look wonderful in hanging pots. Whatever the gardener’s needs, there are always about a dozen varieties that will satisfy his or her needs. The main thing is to buy seeds from trusted manufacturers and let your imagination fly free.
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