Self Seeding Plants in the Flower Garden

Posted by Jamie McIntosh May 20, 2009

Yesterday, I spent 20 minutes pulling plants I had planted in my garden seven years ago. One packet of four-o-clock seeds was enough to install this annual flower permanently in my garden. Annuals that volunteer, or self-seed, in the garden can be a blessing or nuisance in the garden. Sometimes, they can be both! Self-seeding annuals don’t replant themselves where you want them to be, nor do they limit their progeny. However, there’s no easier way to have a low maintenance flower garden than to choose plants that return from the seeds they drop. Some other good choices for flowers that self-sow include:

Planting flowers that self-sow is cheap, and a fun way to fill in gaps in the garden with unexpected surprises. While you’re thinning over-abundant self-seeding annuals, save some for the container garden, and save even more money!