Plant species: Annual
Seasonal Color
Add seasonal color to accent your existing landscape with vibrant, colorful displays all season long! Seasonal color consistently provides blooms and here in Arkansas, they just need to be switched out twice a year. Plant warm-season annuals such as wave petunias, angelonia, begonias and impatiens in the spring. These will last until fall. Plant cool-season… Read more »
Beyond the Mum!
Fall-ish Annuals are here! Late- summer to early fall can be a little tricky. Spring color can look ragged but it’s a bit early for cool season annuals. Fortunately, more growers are leaning into this shoulder season, growing plants that can take the heat we have now AND last until we get a freeze. Two… Read more »
Create the perfect combination planter using the ‘Thriller, Filler, Spiller’ technique!
Use the ‘Thriller, Filler, Spiller’ planting concept from Proven Winner plants for upscale combination planters! Thriller Thrillers are taller plants that add vertical drama to a container planting. They can be flowering plants, foliage plants or even ornamental grasses. For containers that will be viewed from all angles, place the thriller in the middle. For… Read more »
How to Create a Butterfly Garden!
Learn how to attract and feed butterflies in your Arkansas garden with information provided by The Good Earth Garden Center!
Flower Power: How to Keep Annuals Blooming All Season Long!
Here are some strategies we utilize at the Good Earth Garden to help keep our annuals blooming all season long. Our first step is getting the right fertilizer. Does fertilizer matter? Take a look at the image above; one was fertilized regularly with the appropriate fertilizer where as the other received no fertilizer at… Read more »
Bring Back the Color!
We have been impatiently waiting and…here it is! The perfect time to plant fall/ winter seasonal color such as pansies, violas, panolas, mustard, cabbage and kale has arrived. Planting now while the soil temperatures are still warm is ideal (this is true for trees and shrubs too) because the warm soil will encourage better root… Read more »
Winter Combo Pots
Choose winter hardy plants for containers that offer interest all winter long! The key is to choose evergreens, perennials, ground covers and seasonal color that can last throughout our coldest temperatures in containers. If you typically plant tropical plants in your containers, and aren’t sure about planting evergreens and perennials in them, just remember you… Read more »
Tips for Fall Planting of Spring Bulbs!
Tips on how to purchase, how to plant and how to care for spring bulbs.