Annuals
Reasons to Plant Pansies in Early May
From the creative use of pressed flowers to making beautiful and festive beverages and food, pansies and violas are cheerful and tasty! Here’s why you should plant pansies NOW.
Read MoreNew Plants For a New Year
Every year there are new plants to try, which makes gardening so much fun. Here are four new Proven Winners annuals for 2025.
Read MorePlanting With Purpose: Flower Power!
Annuals provide flower power in gardens, containers, boxes and more: plus they can solve many landscape problems.
Read MoreAll About Dahlias
Dahlias are one of the best flowers for cutting and fall bloom. Read how to grow them and how to store the tubers after hard frost.
Read MoreAnnuals For Bees, Butterflies & Bouquets
Here is a photo-roundup of annual flowers that you can grow for attracting bees, butterflies, and to cut for bouquets.
Read MoreFlowers To Grow From Seed
There are many annual flowering plants that are easy to grow from seeds. Some of these can’t be bought as plants, and all are worth growing.
Read More5 Ways To Keep Summer Annuals Beautiful
Flowers make us happy! Here are 5 tips for keeping your annual containers, hanging baskets and flower beds in bloom all summer.
Read MoreCan I Plant Pansies Now?
It’s the beginning of April and we’re all anxious to get outside to see growth and flowers. But on Cape Cod April can be as cold, or even colder than March. We are stuck at the intersection of Winter and Planting Season. Plants that we can put in containers and in the ground right now…
Read MoreDiscover Wellness In Your Landscape…Part 1: Herbs
At Country Garden we know that plants, gardens, and beautiful landscapes are healing, life-supporting places. So we were very pleased to see an article in the New York Times this week on how many hospitals are including plants and gardens in the healing therapy programs for their patients. We are aware, however, that you don’t…
Read MoreCan I Bring My Annual Pots and Boxes Inside For The Winter?
On Cape Cod many of us have pots and window boxes that are still full of flowering annuals in September. Our customers wonder if they can bring these beauties inside before frost. “Is it possible to keep them looking this good through the winter?” they ask, or “Can I save them and put them out…
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