Spring is in the air! Which means warm weather and sunny skies are finally here and it’s time to start preparing your garden for those spring flowers.
Different flowers are in season different times of the year. Below we have laid out the best, low maintenance flowers that’ll be sure to have your garden turning heads from spring all the way through late fall.
Piercing Tulips
Easily one of the most popular garden flowers for spring, tulips will provide your beds with
bright colors! In order for these flowers to glow in the spring, they need to be prepped in the fall after the ground has started to cool. The cool winter weather will help the tulips establish their roots. Once the sun arrives begins to warm the ground again in the spring, the tulips will begin to sprout. By blending different varieties of tulips in your beds, you can create a display people will gawk at!
Prolific Petunias
Petunias are great long-blooming flowers in the summer that are virtually indestructible. With a variety of options to choose from, you can’t go wrong when planting a few clusters of these in your garden or hanging planters! From ruffled to smooth petals, single or double blooms, striped or solid colors, mounding or cascading types, these plants will shine bright in the summer sun!
Dazzling Begonias
Found in shades of white, pink, yellow and scarlet, begonias are hardy plants that are easy to grow – especially in warmer, more humid summer temperatures. Unlike petunias and pansies, begonias like more shady areas. With proper care, these flowers can create a spectacular show for your summer garden! And unlike the mums, these plants don’t do so well once temperatures drop in the fall and the frost arrives for winter. However, because they take longer to bloom, planting these in late winter is ideal.
Bold Pansies
Pansies are a classic that will always be around. With spring comes color and pansies do anything but short your garden of bright, bold color and cheer. But don’t let the name fool you. These tough little charmers can withstand Missouri’s well known adverse weather from a light freeze to some summer heat.
Best planted in the fall around September or October, pansies planted in landscape beds will come back bigger and brighter in the spring. Most of these are also very fragrant on sunny, spring days when they releasing their pollen!
Tantalizing Mums
Mums bring enchanting color and are the quintessential fall plant to any garden. As an added bonus, they actually last longer when
temperature are cooler – about 4-6 weeks. They are known for giving a quick burst of color in the fall garden. On top of being able to survive cooler than normal temperatures, these flowers are low maintenance!
If you’re looking for a longer lasting plant, sub out your mums for ornamental kale. These plants bring a deep, cool hue and fullness to your garden that blends well with ornamental grasses and other fall favorites. Like mums, kale flourishes in cooler temperatures and can even tolerate a little winter frost.
There are several possibilities with different colorful plants that isn’t just limited to the above list! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the seemingly endless possibilities of flowers when planning your garden. Let our experts at Bluegrass help you enhance your property with custom flower designs! Give us a call at 314-770-2828 or use our simple contact us form to discuss your landscaping needs!
