Annuals

Container plants for full sun: Color, foliage, and texture for your summer pots

Written by Tara Nolan • Updated on May 4, 2026

With lots of sunny spots in my front and backyard, I love gathering my container plants for full sun...
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Written by Tara Nolan • Updated on July 3, 2024

Raise your hand if you think foliage is just as important as the flowers in your garden. Foliage plants...
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Written by Tara Nolan • Published on February 7, 2019

I have a pretty sunny property, but there are a few little pockets that don’t see as much sun,...
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Written by Tara Nolan • Published on May 23, 2018

For many home gardeners and landscape professionals, common garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana)...
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Written by Tara Nolan • Updated on December 18, 2024

It was an enchanting hosta garden that got me thinking about the possibilities of displaying miniature...
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Written by Tara Nolan • Updated on March 29, 2023

Sassy, flashy, frilly, flouncy. I was trying to think of some good descriptors that connect all the...
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