Some are even marginally hardy and can survive later into fall and early winter in our area. In the gardening world annuals are unmatched for the shear variety of forms, colors, textures, and growth habits available. Annuals provide a quick, easy, and a relatively inexpensive method of introducing a great variety of interest in your home landscape. Behnke Nurseries carries a huge selection of annuals in every imaginable variety, from packets of seed, to small transplants, to full grown hanging baskets and container gardens. For the garden designer, annuals provide ample variety, and make it possible to change your garden every year, or with the turn of the seasons.
Annuals are also some of the most adaptable and easiest to grow of all plants.
There are many varieties to suit almost any situation you may have, from dry and sunny to moist and shady, and every condition in between. Most annuals can be used in massed plantings out in the garden, or in mixed plantings in containers and window boxes. Many annuals also make excellent cut flowers, because of their fast growth rate and ability to bloom almost continually. Annuals also make a great addition to the perennial border, providing consistent bloom and quickly filling spaces left by perennials that have gone dormant. As has been said many times before, well prepared soil is the foundation on which healthy plants grow.