Planting Wave Pansies and Snapdragons

Early fall is the time to plant winter annuals. This will help them get established before the winter cold sets in. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to plant wave – or trailing – pansies and snapdragons. After removing the summer annuals, she fertilizes with a slow-release fertilizer. She lays out the pansies on the surface without planting to make sure she gets the right distribution. There are two different colors of pansy, and she is going for a random look. Then she plants the snapdragons between the pansies. While planting she also digs up daffodil bulbs and replants them. The wave pansies will flop over and spread and fill in the area between them.

Here are videos of previous plantings in this bed:
Planting Scaevola, Pentas and Vinca
​Planting Pansies and Tulips for Winter and Spring Color
​Planting Tropical Hibiscus and Begonias
Planting Daffodils, Dianthus, and Pansies
​Planting Sunpatiens, Joseph's Coat, and Colocasia
Planting Fall Flowers
Planting Summer Flowers
Planting Dusty Miller and Pansies
Planting Petunias, Vinca, and Salvia
Planting Summer Flowers

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