How To Grow — category: How to Grow Flowers

Unless otherwise stated, all the wildflower mixes will contain perennials, annuals, and biennials. In small areas, seeds can be scattered by hand. In larger areas, you may want to employ a lawn spreader or some other mechanical means. We recommend adding 1-2 parts clean, dry sand to 1 part wildflower seeds which will help the seeds spread evenly. Do not use beach sand, as it will be full of salt. It may be wise to spread most of the seed, but to save 15-20% for filling in bald spots at a later date. Seeds must come into contact with the soil...

Tithonia is a heat-loving annual plant that grows very much like a sunflower. It gets quite tall, so works best in the back of the border, but it looks wonderful planted in large groups. The orange flowers of the mexican sunflower are large and amazingly bright. Follow this How to Grow Tithonia from seed guide and grow some sunshine this summer. Latin Tithonia rotundifolia Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 3-10 Timing Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, and transplant out once nighttime temperatures are reliably above 10°C (50°F). Seeds germinate in 5-14 days. Starting Sow seeds on...

Sunflowers will grow in just about any well-drained soil, and they are drought tolerant. To grow sunflowers from seed, to grow really big plants with really big flowers, enrich the soil with organic matter and incorporate 2 cups of complete organic fertilizer per 3m (10′) of row, and irrigate regularly. When the plants are 30cm (12) tall, dissolve 5ml (1 tsp) of borax (for boron) in 350 ml (12 fl oz) of water and spread the solution over 5m (15′) of row. Be careful not to over-apply this solution. This application of boron will produce big seeds and flower heads. Do...

Verbena is a perennial plant sometimes grown as an annual. It’s also known as Vervain, Purpletop, and Clustertop. Some references call this variety Brazilian Verbena, but this isn’t really correct, as the true Brazilian Verbena is Verbena brasiliensis. It is easy to grow Verbena just follow along. Latin Verbena bonariensis. Verbenaceae family. Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 3-10 Timing Sow indoors 8-10 weeks before transplanting out. Vernalize seeds by sowing them in pre-moistened, sterilized seed starting mix in trays. Place trays in plastic bags inside the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Then bring trays up to 18-25°C (65-75°F),...

Strawberries are hardy perennials, but the plants become less robust after about three years. Start your strawberries from seed, and then propagate by cuttings and runners.  Follow along with this handy How to Grow Strawberries from Seeds guide  and grow some sweetness.! Latin Fragaria vesca Family: Rosaceae Difficulty Challenging Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 5-9 Timing Sow indoors in the winter. An earlier start may result in berries the first year. Start any time between December and the beginning of February. After that time, they will still work, but you will not harvest berries during the first season. Transplant out...