How to Create a Blooming Garden All Year Round: Key Types and Advice from an Expert

achieve a lush and colorful garden all year round This is possible when annual and perennial species are combined, as expert Suni Bustinza explains in an interview with Infobae Deco. The key is choosing varieties that bloom at different times of the year and applying special care, such as: B. regularly removing spent flowers and using natural fertilizers to prolong flowering and attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Among Suni’s recommendations, he highlights the importance annual flowers for those looking for an ever-blooming garden. These plants complete their life cycle in one year: they germinate, grow, flower, produce seeds, and die, giving them more intense and showy blooms than perennials.

Suni emphasized that by alternating between species that germinate in the fall and those that do so in the spring, the garden can be kept in bloom all year round. For example, the poppy, especially the double pink variety, is popular in Buenos Aires and blooms in early spring, filling the room with color. In addition, its seed capsule is decorative even after flowering.

Another notable species is the scabieswhich has the peculiarity of reseeding itself: as soon as it is introduced into the garden, its seeds fall and germinate the following year without any additional intervention.

Bustinza also mentioned the decorative use of plants usually associated with the garden, such as leeks and carrots. The leek develops a pompom-like flower every two years, which, in addition to its visual appeal, attracts numerous bees and contributes to pollination. The white and ethereal carrot flower can be combined with any other type and gives the whole thing a delicate touch.

The dahlia It holds a special place among crowd favorites even though it is not technically an annual date. This plant develops tuberous roots called “potatoes” that can remain underground if the soil is not waterlogged and sprout again each spring.

If the soil is moist, it is recommended to extract them and store them in a cool, dry and dark place until next season. Dahlias offer spectacular blooms from spring until the first frost.

To ensure continuous flowering, the gardener recommends combining different species so that they do not all bloom at the same time. He highlighted the as one of the easiest annuals to grow with longer flowering cosmoswhich can be sown directly into the flower bed and blooms until next autumn. In addition, its flowers are suitable for cutting and some varieties, such as the yellow one, are edible.

The zinnia It was considered the annual plant with the most extensive flowering, commonly called the “paper flower”, necessary for its ability to attract butterflies: “If you want a butterfly garden, you have to germinate zinnias, yes or yes,” commented the expert. A single plant can multiply within a few years, and if spent flowers are regularly cut off, the zinnia will continue to bloom until frost.

To prolong the flowering of annual plants, proper care is essential. Suni recommended cutting spent flowers at least twice a week and fertilizing them with compost or natural fertilizers such as banana peel tea or fermented grass clippings to stimulate the production of new flowers.

When asked about the possibility of growing these species on balconies, the gardener replied that it was feasible as long as there was enough sunlight. In semi-shaded or shady locations, the number of flowers will decrease, but species such as cosmos, zinnias and poppies can grow in pots and provide color even in small spaces.

Photos and video: Belén Altieri – IWoKFilms