Annuals

Front of clubhouse, the shorter plants are foxglove and others are larkspur


clubhouse entrance, top plants are poppies and petunias, bottom plants are petunias

tennis courts, yellow is coreopsis, poppies are red and purple, to the left of the coreopsis is the dianthus ( deep pink in color)

The annuals beds around the grounds are absolutely beautiful at this time and we can expect them to be in full bloom over the next couple of weeks. Everything you see now was planted late last fall. A general rule of thumb is you plant a season ahead. For example, we planted pansies last fall for winter and early spring color. We have now pulled the pansies and planted petunias for late spring and summer color.

Annual beds consist of:

• Coreopsis-member of the sunflower, yields a profusion of yellow flowers over a long bloom season, likes full sun


• Poppy- they provide bright spring color, like well drained soil and full sunlight, can be used as cut flowers (when used as cut flowers sear the cut end of the stem in a flame before placing in water)
  
• Foxglove- erect plants that are about 2-3 feet tall, form low foliage clumps topped by spikes of tubular flowers shaped like fingertips of a glove; color include purple, yellow, white, and pastels, blooms attract hummingbirds, they prefer a light shade


• Dianthus- form an attractive evergreen mat or tuft of grass-like green, gray-green, blue-green, or blue-gray leaves. Single, semi-double, or double flowers in white and shades of pink, rose, red, yellow, and orange; many have a rich, spicy fragrance. Main bloom period for most is spring into early summer


• Petunia- These flowers have lost some popularity in the south because they have performed poorly in the hot, humid weather. In the past few years they have made a comeback mainly because of several new heat tolerant types, such as the trailing wave series, the new hybrids are low-growing, bushy to spreading plants with thick, broad leaves that are slightly sticky to touch. Flowers vary from funnel-shaped single blooms to very double, heavily ruffled one reminiscent of carnations. The color range is phenomenal.


• Larkspur-this plant grows 1-5 feet tall, flowers are up to 1.5 inches wide, borne on vertical spikes above deeply cut, almost fern-like leaves; blossom colors include blue, lilac, purple, pink, rose, salmon, and white. seed in the fall and plant in full sunlight