Growing flowers

Add color to your garden or yard by planting flowers. Need some help getting started?

• General requirements and care.
• What kind of flowers to grow:
  • Annuals
  • Perennials
  • Bulbs
  • Tropical plants
• How to use color in the landscape.
• Advice for healthy soils.
• NEW: Impatiens downy mildew and alternatives for home landscapes
  
• View statewide table for frost free dates.

Tip sheets

Native plants

• NEW: Going native can be a smart choice for Michigan landscapes
• NEW: Smart lakefront plants

Holiday plants

• Poinsettia care:  Poinsettias as part of a Real Michigan Christmas
  

Container gardening

• Container gardening for shaded areas
• Container gardening for sunny areas

Publications and related web sites

Most of these publications can be ordered from MSU Extension online or call 517-353-6740.

• Growing Perennials
• A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Herbaceous Perennials (download printable version)
• Attracting Beneficial Insects with Native Flowering Plants (visit www.nativeplants.msu.edu for more information)

Informational videos on growing flowers

• Summer Rose Care