I use a a lot of annuals in my gardens and most have become regulars because of seeing them in someone else's garden

we don't seem to have a thread of annual photos
So I will start one
Please join in
What do you grow ?
what is blooming?

this catchfly likes to self-sow into my pots



same with this bachelors button

this is what I do with annuals I purchase in cell packs till they get a permanent home
They look planted and I can see if I like the color combo



this is my one and only petunia
I am not a fan of petunias , but end up with one each year , this one caught my eye and has performed like crazy.

I like that petunia too. It is Vista Violet Star.

My deck planters

very nice , some great color combos there

I always manage to have a few drummond phlox , they are easy to start from seed and don't mind the spring cold


the first of the tall snaps has bloomed , not my favorite color , but I could not find the dark red so I ended up with a mix

I know it's technically a biannual but...



I spent years tracking down this particular hollyhock color and found it for sale a bareroot last year.
Since there are no other hollyhocks nearby and the zinnias, Russian sage etc should distract pollinators I hope seeds from it will stay true to type because it's been quite an adventure to get hold of it and to have it bloom.

It is a beautiful color , I see why you hunted it down.

Time for the larkspur and nigella to kick into full bloom

gardengus said:
Time for the larkspur and nigella to kick into full bloom

I love nigella as a spice (it's the "secret ingredient" of Panch Puran) but I don't like it much as an ornamental.
However I have discovered there's some growing in my garden... and in a completely different position from where I had sown it. No clue how it got there unless a bird hate some seeds and then relieved itself.

I did not know it was used as a spice , what part do you use ? the seeds?

My plants seem to self sow and pop up where ever they choose , sometimes across the garden , lucky they are easy to recognize as seedlings so I don't pull them.

Cinda, just found this thread. I do lots of annuals, so here's some of mine.






















Any not familiar to y'all, just ask me. I've always grown annuals, many of them for the butterflies and bees. My zinnias are just beginning to bloom, I planted them late. I'll try to get pics of them today.

Annuals here.

Beautiful

I miss nicotiana this year , Yours is huge

I had this small nigelia come up in a pot
thought it unusual

Jo Ann, I see you love coleus and calis as much as I do! Cinda, I knew when I planted it that it was tall, but knowing a plant is 5' tall and actually seeing it that tall is a very different thing! I do love it and will grow more next year. The nigella is so cute! Love in a mist, right? I've never had any luck germinating them.

That one came up in a pot with old dirt; so must have been something that did not germinate some years ago

I like zinnias that have novel flower forms, like these two.

That little guy on that second zinnia was a part-grown katydid. Many katydids are carnivores, so I didn't bother him.

ZM

I always love your unique blooms, Zenman!