Today I was at Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, seeing all the flowers that are still blooming well at this time of summer. I’m thinking of replanting my flowerbeds next spring, perhaps with more summer annuals, especially in the backyard. Here are some good flowers to consider for next year, from what I saw still blooming at the church gardens:
- Geraniums
- African daisies
- Blue salvia (annual kind)
- Verbena
- Vinca (the annual kind in white, purples, and pinks)
- Petunias
- Lantana
- Zinnias
- Marigolds
- Nicotiana
- Delphiniums
- Rudbeckia
- Gazanias
These really make up the bulk of what’s there and still blooming. I’ve always had a distaste for petunias and geraniums, but I’m coming around on some of them. Especially the geraniums — they can make up a good bulk of a flowerbed, with more interesting things in and around them.