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Article: Spring flowers: our favorite cool-season annuals to plant this fall.(Planting)
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- October 1, 2004
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Ah, lovely October. It's the season for leaf raking, pumpkin picking, cider sipping, and tailgate parties. And, if you're smart, it's also the season for planting winter- and spring-blooming annuals. I know, I know: Your "think spring" instinct doesn't kick in until March. But plant now anyway. Your cool-season annuals will grow stronger and bloom longer than if you wait until spring.
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The five annuals described on page 70 are especially good performers. They'll pump out flowers nonstop as long as the weather stays cool.
Where winters are cold, plant dianthus, pansies, and poppies now. These hardy annuals will establish ...