Easy Annual Flowers You Can Grow From Seed (Part One)

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is doing well.
Continuing on with this week's flower theme, this time we're looking at some of the easiest annual flowers to grow from seed.

One of the best ways to fill your garden with colour is to plant annuals which grow quickly and will bloom all season long.

Here are some easy annual flowers you can grow from seed:
1: Bachelor Buttons- Bachelor buttons bloom in shades of pink, blue, and purple and are a great choice for cut and dried flower bouquets.
For planting- plant the seeds about one eighth of an inch deep into the soil and you'll typically see sprouts in one to three weeks.
As an alternative, you can also plant these seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date.
2: Marigolds- What's not to love about Marigolds? They bloom in bright yellow, orange, and red flowers and are excellent pest repellents and companion plants. Marigolds are also one of the easiest and best annual flowers to grow. You can sow marigold seeds directly into your garden after the last frost date or as an alternative, you can also start these seeds indoors.
3: Cosmos- Cosmos flowers are a favourite among cottage gardeners. Cosmos blooms in shades of pink, magenta, white, yellow, and orange. With daisy-like flowers, this plant does not mind hot, dry locations so it's ideal for low maintenance garden and it often self-seeds.
To plant these seeds outdoors, spread seeds over the ground before the last spring frost and just barely cover them.
As an alternative, you can also start these seeds indoors, 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost.
4: Morning Glory- One of the prettiest flowering vines, morning glory blooms in shades of blue, pink, white, and red. This flower gets its name because the petals tend to close by noon, only blooming in the morning. Morning glory seeds can be started indoors about six to eight weeks before the last frost date and can be planted outdoors after all danger of frost has passed.
5: Sunflowers-Summer would not be the same without cheery sunflowers. While the big yellow varieties with brown centres are the best known, these days there's a huge variety of other colours such as orange, red, brown and bi-coloured. Some varieties are giants and others are mere dwarf varieties. Sunflowers don't like to be transplanted, so it's best to start them directly in the garden after the last frost date.

There will be a second half to this post, due to be uploaded tomorrow. So keep an eye out for that one

Thank you for reading,
Until next time,
Kim