If you choose plants that self-seed, you will have a beautifully blooming garden every year without investing a lot of work and money in plants. Here are my favorite self-seeding flowers. Just let some of the seed heads ripen. These flowers attract b...
I love the bright red poppies in my garden! I always make sure that they reseed every year. And I paint them often.
How to Grow Poppies: The Complete Poppy Flower Guide
Primroses bloom in a variety of colors in my spring garden. The bees love them.
How to Grow Primroses
Calendula not only is a beautiful flower, it is also edible. You can use the flowers in salad or in teas.
How to Grow Calendula: The Complete Guide
I always have a blue and a white flowering variety in my garden. The insects love them. And the seed pots are beautiful for dried bouquets.
How to Grow Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist): The Complete Nigella Flower Guide
Lupins, also called bluebonnets, attract butterflies.
How to Grow Lupines: The Complete Lupine Flower Guide
Forget me nots are perfect for small bouquets.
How to Grow Forget-Me-Nots: The Complete Forget-Me-Not Flower Guide
Pansies are so cheerful because they always seem to smile at you.
How to Grow Pansies: The Complete Pansy Flower Guide
This enchanting wildflower grows in every corner of my garden.
How to Grow Columbines: The Complete Columbine Flower Guide
The scent of violets is stunning and for me is simply part of the spring garden.
Viola (plant)
Daisies are an endless source of inspiration for me as a painter.
26 Types of Daisies to Grow in Your Garden
Borage grows in my garden between the tomato plants. It’s supposed to improve the flavor of tomatoes.
How to Grow Borage
Some call it a weed, but for me dandelion is one of my favorite wildflowers. All parts of the plant are edible and good for your health. I love a salad made of the fresh green leaves in spring.
Dandelion Health Benefits
Alyssum is used as ground cover and attracts bees and insects.
How to Grow Sweet Alyssum: The Complete Guide
Cornflowers or bachelor buttons add a bright blue splash of color to your garden.
How to Grow Bachelor's Buttons: The Compete Bachelor's Button Flower Guide
These flowers are not only beautiful and attract butterflies, bees, and songbirds, they are also known to boost the immune system.
How to Grow Coneflowers: The Complete Echinacea Flower Guide
