Georgia weather and gardens
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Dorothy Collett on Sep 07, 2016If you want color use annuals with spring and early summer perennials and blooming shrubs. Hot weather annuals are a little slower to bloome but they last until frost.Helpful Reply
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Virginia-Ted Rye on Sep 07, 2016I like zinnias and marigolds. I live in middle TN. They seem to hold up well here.Helpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Sep 07, 2016Do you want annuals,perennials or both?Helpful Reply
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Peggy Mikes on Sep 07, 2016I prefer perennials over annuals but I am not opposed to adding a few annuals for additional color.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Sep 07, 2016I just bought Pentas and they come in many colors and are perennial in Florida. The bees and butterflies like them, too. They are semi-tropical & my area is 9B.Helpful Reply
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Cindy Hagemann on Sep 07, 2016I lived in Georgia for 14 years and know that heat! We had lots of azaleas in our yard, that were beautiful in the spring! We also had hydrangeas that did well without any care.Helpful Reply
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Peggy Mikes on Sep 07, 2016Hydrangeas are one of my favorites too.Helpful Reply
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