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Easy Garden Rainbows - Yellow

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After the flowers fade and drop off, 2-inch brown pods cling until winter. These are the part of the tree that most often leads to poisoning cases, so be sure to keep these out of reach of children. Despite this drawback, laburnums make an excellent choice for small gardens. They are virtually pest and disease free.

For a larger view of the picture at left, which was taken just a few days ago at a local elementary school, please click here.

Daylilies Hemerocallis come in many colours, but the colour they do best is probably yellow. For more information about Daylilies, see Suite101.com's very own topic on the subject, Adventures in Daylilies, edited every month by Ellen Roddy.

Golden Marguerites Argyranthemum frutescens are available in white, yellow and pink varieties, and is the only annual plant mentioned in this article on yellow flowers. There are many more annuals in yellow, such as marigolds, the new 'Seashells' impatiens, and many more, but Marguerites are some of the most serviceable plants available for a wide range of gardening conditions. They are very popular, and rightly so! They have bright green, healthy looking foliage and abundant daisy-like flowers all summer long. Small plants set out in the spring will grow to be 4 feet across by summer.

Plant in full sun, or partial shade in hot areas. They prefer light, well worked soil. For continued bloom, prune lightly at frequent intervals.

I call these annuals, but in mild climates with winters above -8 degrees celcius, these will grow as perennials, and can become shrubby. If you live in such an area, be sure to prune lightly as mentioned above. Cutting into leafless, hardened wood will not result in new growth from that stem.

Bog Marigold Caltha palustris is the first of the pond plants to flower in the spring. It's bright yellow, buttercup-like flowers are testament to it's many relations - Buttercups, Trollius, Geums and a wide range of very agreeable, freely blooming plants.

Marsh marigold produces 2-inch yellow flowers in the springtime. The plants tolerate sun or some shade but in the sun they must have very moist soil. They prefer a wet, slightly acid soil and can be grown near water. The leaves are shiny and bright green. Click here to see a picture of the plant in bloom.

Chinese Witch Hazel There are many hybrids of Witch Hazel, but the hardy Hamamelis mollis is still the easiest to grow. This shrub or small tree can eventually reach 30 feet tall, but it takes many years to achieve that height. It is more commonly seen as a large shrub to 15 feet tall.