Create stunningcolor in your gardenby mixing and matching flower hues and textures.

Your outdoor spaces this summer will be bright and beautiful when you use these ideas in your yard.

This easy-to-grow annual flower combination makes a bold contrast in both garden beds andcontainer gardens.

tall red hot sally

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Both plants thrive in sunny spaces all summer long.

Here, it blends beautifully with the delicate hot pink flowers of ‘Profusion Cherry’zinnia.

Take this combination, for examplerichpurple flowerscan make any garden shine, especially when complemented by a muted tone.

purple petunias white geraniums

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Bold ‘Purple Wave’petuniasmake an excellent partner for the softer purple ofageratum’spowder-puff blooms.

Thewhite bloomsof ashrub roseprovide a crisp accent.

This picture-perfect, low-growing annual plant combination idea features ‘Talent Yellow’gazania, Dahlberg daisy, and whitesweet alyssum.

orange profusion zinnia blooms

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Tall ‘Red Hot Sally’salviacreates a bold layer of color and texture over the variegated chartreuse leaves of ‘Vancouver Centennial’geranium.

It’s topped off by a splash of color from fragrant ‘Marine’heliotrope.

Sun-loving rich-red ‘Liberty’snapdragonspires rise above the low-growing ‘Fantasy Pink’petunias.

orange profusion zinnias purple lisianthus

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Both of these annual plants grow well in shady beds, borders, and containers.

Here, shimmering ‘White Christmas’caladiumsprovidebig-leaf textureto the combination of ‘Prelude White’begoniaand white polka-dot plant.

Here, ‘Pink Swirl’ creates a beautiful annual color combination with ‘Riviera Midnight Blue’lobelia.

zinnias and geraniums in bucket

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You’ll want to rest beneath your favorite tree while taking in these gorgeous blooms.

profusion cherry zinnia

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purple wave petunias

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flowering maple Abutilon Ageratum ‘Blue Horizon’

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blue salvia yellow flowers

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yellow gazania dahlberg daisy white alyssum

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blue salvia white nicotiana marigolds

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red liberty snapdragon petunias

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comet pink marguerite daisy

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dragon wing begonias wishbone flowers

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white christmas caladiums begonia

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Impatiens ‘Swirl Pink’

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dazzler blue pearl impatients wishbone flower

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