Flower Gardening & Landscaping
The desire for color in the garden is best satisfied by the liberal use of annuals', perennials and bulbs in variety. All three classes of plants have their place, because each has its value as to season of bloom, height or mass of color.
Succession of bloom from early spring to late fall is the goal of nearly every gardener. To achieve this consider first that very few hardy flowers have an individual blooming period of more than two or three weeks. Even annuals bloom only during the summer. Therefore, even for a small garden, one may have to select several dozen different kinds of plants' to assure bloom from March to killing frost.
Your climate will determine how early in the spring and how late in the fall you can have flowers. An added factor is the location of your garden. Low spots in valleys often suffer more from frosts than those at slightly higher elevation, or on hillsides. This is usually due to lack of air drainage to carry the cold air away. Those near large bodies of water, such as lakes and the ocean, may have a later spring but a longer growing season in the fall than those but a few miles away. Very hot summer climates, especially where the nights are hot, limit...