Growing Annuals

Impatiens may be one of the easiest summer annual flowers from which to harvest seeds. The small green swellings on the plants are bursting to give you their seeds to protect and nurture through...

Hanging baskets, container gardens and window boxes filled to overflowing with fast-growing annuals provide quick color that lasts all season. While a perennial bed certainly has the advantage of...

Impatiens grow in partial to full shade, filling dark corners with brilliant color from late spring until frost. According to the University of Vermont Extension, impatiens are the top-selling...

New Guinea Impatiens are part of the vast genus of impatiens, an annual flower that is a staple in gardens because of their prolific blooms, low maintenance and ability to thrive in the shade. The...

Impatiens are annual flowering plants native to Zanzibar and Africa, but grown throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The delicate flowers are the top-selling bedding plants in the U.S., and are...

Gardeners with shady flowerbeds are often in search of flowers suitable for growing in the shade. One of the most popular shade-loving flowers is impatiens. There are many different varieties of...

New Guinea impatiens received their name from their native island. After significant modifications to the cultivars over the years, the current varieties are easy to grow and very popular among...

Impatiens may be the perfect plant for the summer. It grows in the shade, which is where everyone wants to be during the summer. But unlike most shade plants, it has prodigious amounts of...

Impatiens are a summer annual that are available in a wide variety of colors. They grow in mounded balls up to 18 inches tall. Impatiens provide a splash of color to any spot in the yard, or as...

These tips will show you exactly how to grow impatiens. Where to plant them. What containers to use. What soil to use and how much you need to water them.

Impatiens provides brilliant color in the shade where few other flowers thrive. Unlike with most flowers, you never need to trim off spent blooms to tidy up the plant and promote longer flowering....