How to Design an Annuals Garden

When designing an annuals garden, you'll need to consider factors such as color, shape, scope, and texture, as well as whether to intermingle your annuals with other types of plants. In this article, we'll discuss laying out an annuals garden, mingling annuals with other plantings, beginning annuals design, advanced annuals design, other design uses for annuals, and annuals design tips.

Designing your garden with annuals gives lots of importance to flower color. Annuals offer flower color for a longer period of time than other plant types, for they are constantly in bloom. They are often used in complex plans. Clumps look better than rows or thin lines. Arrange tall types toward the back and shorter types in front. In island beds, taller types go in the center because the beds are seen from all sides. Random mixtures of like plants in different colors are usually less successful than clumps of one color contrasted with clumps of another, in the color scheme you have chosen.

An annuals garden fills your landscape withblooms throughout the growing season.  See more pictures of annual gardens.

Now that you've settled on annuals for your garden, you're ready to get started with your design. On the next page, learn about laying out an annuals garden.

Want more information about gardening with annuals? Try these:

• Annual Flowers: Plant these beauties for flowers all summer long.
  
• Annuals: Learn about all the different types of annual plants.
  
• Garden Design: Design your garden for beauty and practicality.
  
• Garden Care: Annuals: Find out how to care for the annuals in your garden.
  
• Gardening: Learn the basics of successful gardening.