How to Plant and Grow Snapdragons: Gardening Tips & Techniques

Series Summary

Home gardens provide a tranquil area for reflection and relaxation. Tending and enjoying a garden can lower blood pressure, ease anxiety, and provide diversion in which to ponder various thoughts that have been lingering in your subconscious.

Flowers, or color, are important focal points in the garden for many gardeners. One very popular type of flower, the Snapdragon, can be planted in beds, baskets, or in pots in your garden. The Snapdragon flowers resemble the folkloric picture of a dragons head and have a “mouth” that opens when the sides of the flower are squeezed. Snapdragons come in many different colors and heights and can be planted together to cause the color to “pop” out of the garden.

In this free online video series learn how to plant and grow Snapdragons from expert gardener Jose Zuniga. Learn gardening tips such as the tools and materials needed to plant Snapdragons; where to buy Snapdragons; how to prepare the soil in your garden; how to plant Snapdragons and where to plant Snapdragons; how to cut the flowers; weed-control; drainage; how to mulch; and how to care for Snapdragons.

Video Transcript

"Hello! My name is Jose Zuniga and I am a professional gardener. Today I am here to represent expertvillage.com. I am going to introduce you to snapdragons. As you can see, the abundance of colors are there. Traditional of white, a little bit of yellow, perhaps orange for the Fall and a little bit of red over here. The selection is definitely out there for you. I personally like to mix them up and be more creative and enjoy them. They are known for cut flowers. Basically you are going to be able to enjoy them because they range from sizes from 6 inches up all the way to 36 inches. Even though they enjoy the summer, they are going to do well in cool temperatures and even freezing conditions. Today I am going to guide you step by step where to purchase them, how to select the plants, how to maintain it, how to do your proper planting for them and just enjoy them, so this is how I introduce you to snapdragons. "