Annual Flower Garden | Kansas City Nursery
Keep all your flowers and landscaping gorgeous with regular deadheading. Pinching off all the spent blooms will keep them going strong. Also, at this time stop pinching back your hardy mums. Leave them be so they will now form buds for fall blossoms.
Planting Annuals | Kansas City Nursery
The end of April/beginning of May is an ideal time to plant your annuals. A wide variety is available with even more heat loving varieties coming in May. Try to vary heights of plants for optimum results. Also don’t forget about colorful foliage plants like Coleus and Persian Shield. These plants add terrific color without any deadheading. Here are some suggestions that we have had excellent results with for our Kansas City climate:
Planting Annuals Sun Lovers
* Lantana
* Geraniums
* Victoria Blue Salvia
* Celosia
* Dahlias
* Purslane
* Cuphea
* Morning Glory
* Passion Vine
Planting Annuals Shade Lovers
* Coleus
* Begonias
* Impatiens
* Persian Shield
* New Guinea Impatiens
* Ivy
* Violas