Annuals
Annual flowers will bring beauty and mark the change of seasons to both a homeowner and commercial property. Annual flowers also bring to life the front entry of a home and create light and excitement to shrub borders. They can also accent a water feature or restful area in your yard. Color can bring a positive image to a commercial building that will make a lasting impression on a potential client. Whether you are a residential customer or a commercial business, annual flowers will complete your landscape design. Regardless of the time of year, at A & H Landscaping, we will create your landscape design that will remain beautiful season after season after season.
When selecting annual flowers it is important that your design make a bold impact. Residential and commercial flowers planted as a mix of all colors often times come across as an argument of different colors. At A & H Landscaping, we approach annual flowers the same as a landscape design. We pay careful attention to their layouts, unique patterning, as well as simplified design. Complimentary colors, simple contrasts of textures and flowers make a great statement. Sometimes just varying two different types of flowers is enough. There is a big difference between an ordinary mix of annual flower borders and annual color combinations that are bold, powerful and simple.
Amaranthus
Amaranthus are full sun annuals that have a variety of shades: red, yellow, and green leaves. Amaranthus are a great tropical accent around back end of borders and swimming pools. They also are tolerant to extreme heat and poor soil conditions.
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Periwinkle or Vinca are excellent in flowerbeds of full sun exposure and are available in a variety of colors that include pink, rose, and white. The variations of white may also be found in a contrasting color of pink or rose in the eye. They are also great for hanging baskets and containers.
Caladium
Periwinkle or Vinca are excellent in flowerbeds of full sun exposure and are available in a variety of colors that include pink, rose, and white. The variations of white may also be found in a contrasting color of pink or rose in the eye. They are also great for hanging baskets and containers.
Coleus
Coleus is a great annual seasonal color plant for all types sun exposure areas. Coleus foliage is available in variety of color shades that include pink, red, bronze, maroon, green, and chartreuse. Coleus make great contrasting color for borders and containers. Though they do well in all types of sun exposure, Coleus actually prefers the areas of cool, filtered shade.
Dianthus
Dianthus is available in a variety of color shades that include white, pink, salmon, purple, red, and lavender. Dianthus do great in sun exposure areas of full to partial sun and make great cut fresh flower arrangements. Dianthus can also be considered perennial in some areas of Texas. They work great in most areas including flower beds borders, containers and rock gardens.
Impatiens
Impatiens are full-shade to partial sun plants that are available in shades of red, pink, orange, white, purple, and lavender. These are excellent for shady flower beds or planted containers. (You should also protect them from hot – the HOT Texas midday sun.
New Guinea Impatiens
Like the Impatiens New Guinea Impatiens do well in shady to partial sun exposure areas and are available in all colors but yellow and blue. New Guinea Impatiens are excellent for hanging baskets, containers or shady areas of landscaping.
Geranium
Geraniums are full to partial sun annuals that are rounded clusters of bright flowers that are available in red, pink, salmon, orange, violet, white, and bi-colors. Geraniums are great seasonal color that are used in containers or flower beds. Geraniums should also be protected from the hot afternoon sun. The morning sun and afternoon shade are the best areas for the Geranium. They also make great cut flowers!
Purple Fountain Grass
Purple Fountain Grass is an annual seasonal color plant that requires only partial sun. Purple Fountain Grass has beautiful glossy burgandy foliage with red-purple plumes. The flowers usually bloom in the early summer and continue to bloom throughout the season. Purple Fountain Grass make a great accent color around water.
Petunia
Petunias are full to partial sun annuals that are available in variety of colors that include red, pink, white, purple, blue, yellow, and bi-colors. Petunias are best used in mass plantings in beds, containers or borders. Petunias will tolerate light frosts and can be planted in the fall in the south.
Moss Rose
Moss Rose is a full sun annual that are heat tolerant and require only a little of watering. Moss Rose is available in variety of colors that include red, pink, white, yellow, and orange. Moss Rose looks best when planted in mass of one single color. Moss Rose also does great in high temperatures, drought and bright sunlight.
Purslane
Purslane is a heat tolerant annual that is available in a variety of colors that include pink, white, lavender, yellow, and orange. Purslane flowers tend to only last one day but are quickly replaced by new ones. Purslane also blooms continuously and does best when planted in mass of one color. Purslane is usually planted in beds, rock gardens, containers and hanging baskets.
Salvia
Salvia are large showy spikes of bright red, purple or white annual that do best in partial sun to shady areas. Salvia is used as splashes of color in beds, borders, and containers. Salvia also attracts hummingbirds and is good for fresh cut flowers.
Verbena
Verbena are a full sun loving annual that have clusters of flowers with a variety of color options that include red, purple, pink, white, and two-toned varieties. Verbena does best in mass plantings, borders, hanging baskets or patio pots.
Verbena
Verbena are a full sun loving annual that have clusters of flowers with a variety of color options that include red, purple, pink, white, and two-toned varieties. Verbena does best in mass plantings, borders, hanging baskets or patio pots.
Zinnia
Zinnia is a full-sun exposure annual plant that is available in shades of red, orange, pink, yellow, and white. Two-toned, fringed and freckled types are also available. Zinnia has a tendency to attract butterflies and are also excellent for fresh flower cuttings. Zinnia is best for border planting and flowerbeds.
Profusion Zinnia
Profusion Zinnia is a full sun annual plant that is available shades of cherry, orange, and white. Profusion Zinnia is one of the best disease and pest resistant zinnias on the market today. They are also great for warm and cooler climates and do great when planted in mass as borders.