Got Sun? Angelonia, Bronze Leaf Begonia, Celosia, Dusty Miller, Salvia, Marigold, Petunia, Lantana, Vinca and Zinnias all love lots of sun. New varieties of Sun Coleus with large fancy leaves and beautiful contrasting colors are excellent for garden beds or containers. In sunny and dry spots in your garden add Uncle’s Max Mix to the soil to help maintain moisture.
Got Shade? No problem. Alyssum, Green Leaf Begonia, Coleus, Impatiens, Lobelia, Pansy, and Snapdragons all will thrive in shade. In shady areas, make sure the soil will not waterlog in wet weather. Raise the soil surface by amending with one third Max Mix for season-long results.
See Related: Grass Pad Flower Markets
If there is one big mistake gardeners make first time out, it’s skimping on the width of their beds. Make your flower beds wide enough to add flowering shrubs, ornamental grass or even small flowering trees. Wider beds at least five to six feet wide are more attractive and give you more planting opportunities for that lush, layered look you’re after
Uncle’s Tip: The closer together, the better they look! Have you ever admired the beautiful annual beds created by professional landscapers around commercial properties? You too can have those same results. Annuals planted too far apart take all season to grow together in the bed. Plants 4” to 6” apart fill in quickly and will make you a hero.
 |
| Spikes of violet angelonia bordering a bed of yellow zinnia. The use of complimentary colors is a real eye catcher. |
If there is one big mistake gardeners make first time out, it’s skimping on the width of their beds. Make your flower beds wide enough to add flowering shrubs, ornamental grass or even small flowering trees. Wider beds at least five to six feet wide are more attractive and give you more planting opportunities for that lush, layered look you’re after
 |
| A bed of red sun coleus blending orange zinnias to yellow African Marigolds. Ornamental grass makes an outstanding perennial backdrop for feature gardens. |
Uncle’s Tip: The closer together, the better they look! Have you ever admired the beautiful annual beds created by professional landscapers around commercial properties? You too can have those same results. Annuals planted too far apart take all season to grow together in the bed. Plants 4” to 6” apart fill in quickly and will make you a hero.
 |
| Yellow lantana, orange zinnia and red sun coleus are a triad of complimenting colors. Shenandoah red switch grass makes an excellent backdrop. |
Help them to grow, amend the soil with Max Mix, get those roots going with Uncle’s Root Accelerator and use Pine Bark mulch. Idiot Proof gardeners that are both lazy and smart keep the weeds out of their mulch beds with Grass Pad Garden Weed Preventer for the special magic, use Uncle’s all season slow-release garden fertilizer. Make a family event of it! Annuals are inexpensive, easy, and fun. Get to the Grass Pad Flower Market and make it happen. Bring your dimensions, and our Green Team will help you fill it up.
