Becca: Little Green Bees
Well, I’m taking a break from playing in the tropical rainforest that is Pensacola right now so I can confess my seed killing tendencies to the world. At one time, I considered myself a very talented gardener. As I try newer and more difficult things, I’m finding that I have ever so much more to learn! I guess that’s good , right? Otherwise, life would be unbearably boring.
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Our friend Ben was fascinated to receive an e-mail from the Park Seed Co. (www.parkseed.com) titled “Top 10 Seeds for New Gardeners.” What an interesting idea! Our friend Ben thought some of Park’s choices were inspired, some less so. But they certainly inspired me to start thinking of a “Top 10″ list of my own. If I were recommending seeds to new gardeners, I’d choose ones that would grow well when direct-seeded in a garden bed, as opposed to seeds that had to be started indoors and then transplanted. And of course I’d cheat a little. So here’s my list. What’s yours?
Most flowers, and some non-flowering plants, can be divided into annuals, perennials and biennials. Biennials bloom only every other year. Perennials will lose their flowers, but then come right back the following year - often for many, many years. Annuals, by contrast, bloom one year and never again, typically dying out entirely.
As a result, annuals have to be freshly planted every year - hence the name. But as a kind of reward, they offer gardeners and landscapers the widest array possible of stunning color and style choices. Annuals are the brightest, the most intense and among the most beautiful flowers available.
