Garden Corner

Now that summer starts this month and many garden experts would be tending their garden, here are some of the plants you'll see blooming.

Sunflowers: These come in different varieties. Young sunflowers are heliotropic, meaning that they turn to follow the movement of the Sun across the sky from east to west and turn back towards the east at nights. At maturity they begin to only face the east. 

Zinnias : Also come in different varieties.
A fast -growing annual season flower that blooms vibrantly from summer until frost. They thrive in full sunlight and prefer nutrient-rich well draining soil

Dahlias: Their varieties are numerous. Often gets mistaken for other species of flowers. Often described as a flower with an attitude of dignity, as it holds its colorful bloom aloof  with noble elegance.

Marigolds: French marigolds have different shades of orange and yellow. They'll grow 12 to 14 feet. They need light to germinate so press them into the soil rather than covering them.

These plants fall into two categories:
1. Grandiflora
2. Multiflora.
Grandiflora have larger flowers. They are great for hanging basket or containers
Multiflora varieties produce smaller flowers, though they come in thicker . These are good for flower beds because they handle wet weather better than their other variety.

Salvias: Red salvia flowers form a striking accent when massed together as bedding plants, when lined up in a row as edging plants or used as a vertical accent in a container. A native of Brazil, the plant is a perennial but often grown as an annual in temperate zone. 

Geraniums: There are more than 300 species of this plant. So take your pick and enjoy caring for them. These plants can be annual or seasonal.