It's Gardening Time! Arrange a Beautiful Garden With These Summer Flower Options (2024)

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It's Gardening Time! Arrange a Beautiful Garden With These Summer Flower Options? ›

You'll find everything from lovely zinnias

Spring is typically the best time to plant perennials and annuals, but the exact timing depends on your chosen flowers or plants and their tolerance for frost. Cool-season flowers like pansies and alyssum can handle some light frost. If you plant them in late April or May, you shouldn't have any issues.

Plant a Mix of Perennials and Annuals

Perennials are essential if you want a garden with year-round color because they come back and get bigger every year. "Choose spring, summer, and fall bloomers to extend your season of color," says Peggy Anne Montgomery, horticulturist with FlowerBulbs.com.

You can still plant flowers, too!

– all of the annuals that usually burn out by late summer. This way, you'll have a marvelous second flush of bloom and can cut armfuls for Labor Day! June and July are also good times to start seeds for perennials and biennials to bloom next spring.

Tip 1: Wait for temperatures to warm up.

Most common houseplants are native to warm tropical or arid environments. To avoid potential cold damage or worse, wait until the temperature outside is consistently above 60–65 degrees Fahrenheit (15–18 degrees Celsius) before moving any plants.

Tomatoes are warm-season plants that do not tolerate frost or chilly temperatures. We normally recommend planting early to mid-May when the danger of frost has past and soil has had a chance to warm. Be sure to save the sunniest spots for your tomatoes, this will give you optimum fruit production.

African Violet. African violets are a common choice among gardeners thanks to their elegant air. When it comes to adding an elegant touch to a home, the African violet is an especially beautiful choice, and, as an added bonus, it blooms all year round.

It's never too late. It just matters what you put into that garden. It may be too late to grow tomatoes in your Chicago garden in September because you'll be getting cold weather soon, but you could still grow carrots, radishes, and lettuce plants.

If you water in the afternoon, especially during summer, the heat and sun are at their peak and the plant's water will evaporate instead of absorbing into the soil and roots. Morning watering is actually preferable to evening watering as the plant has time to dry before the sun goes down.

What is the most beautiful flower garden? ›

Most of you probably know the world famous Keukenhof, the most beautiful tulip garden in the world. Every year millions of tourists visit this garden. That's a huge lot considering the garden is only open in spring! Every year, a hard working crew makes sure the garden looks as good as ever, including this year!

Generally speaking, spring-flowering bulbs should be planted in the fall (a few weeks before the first frost), while summer-flowering bulbs should be planted in the spring (a few weeks after the last frost).

Timing for all planting is based on first and last frost dates. For example, if planting in hardiness zone 5, the last frost date is generally between April 1st – April 15th, and the first frost date typically falls between October 16th – October 31st. These dates will in part dictate when the best time to plant is.

In general, the best time to start seeds indoors is about six weeks before the last frost.

A few tips for planting in may

Roses – good companions or flower friends that help to hide their bare legs as they grow up include Nepeta, Alchemilla (lady's mantle) and Lavender. Bee Balm looks great with Columbine. Tulips and Daffodils work great with Hostas and Iris. Coneflower and Yarrow are a magic pair.