Are there any flowers I could plant now (3 October) that would survive
and look moderately pretty in a few months?

I live near Atlanta. The flowers would be in a big pot that would be
in a screened-in porch on the south side of the house. They'd have at
least a few hours of sun each day. Temps will occasionally get below
freezing in December and January, so I could bring them inside on those
days, if necessary.

Thanks for any info,

Mel

Mel wrote:
Are there any flowers I could plant now (3 October) that would survive
and look moderately pretty in a few months?

I live near Atlanta. The flowers would be in a big pot that would be
in a screened-in porch on the south side of the house. They'd have at
least a few hours of sun each day. Temps will occasionally get below
freezing in December and January, so I could bring them inside on those
days, if necessary.

Thanks for any info,

Mel


pansies?

Carl


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On 10/2/06 11:16 PM, in article
, "Carl 1 Lucky Texan"
wrote:

Mel wrote:
Are there any flowers I could plant now (3 October) that would survive
and look moderately pretty in a few months?

I live near Atlanta. The flowers would be in a big pot that would be
in a screened-in porch on the south side of the house. They'd have at
least a few hours of sun each day. Temps will occasionally get below
freezing in December and January, so I could bring them inside on those
days, if necessary.

Thanks for any info,

Mel


pansies?

Carl

Mums (with out regard to species name) or flowering cabbages or flowering
kale.

Cheryl

Mel wrote:
Are there any flowers I could plant now (3 October) that would survive
and look moderately pretty in a few months?

I live near Atlanta. The flowers would be in a big pot that would be
in a screened-in porch on the south side of the house. They'd have at
least a few hours of sun each day. Temps will occasionally get below
freezing in December and January, so I could bring them inside on those
days, if necessary.

Thanks for any info,

Mel

I'm in Atlanta too and thinking of planting some Violas this year.

HTH,

Nick

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http://www.gardentodo.com

On 2 Oct 2006 19:43:46 -0700, "Mel" wrote:

Are there any flowers I could plant now (3 October) that would survive
and look moderately pretty in a few months?

I live near Atlanta. The flowers would be in a big pot that would be
in a screened-in porch on the south side of the house. They'd have at
least a few hours of sun each day. Temps will occasionally get below
freezing in December and January, so I could bring them inside on those
days, if necessary.

Thanks for any info,

Mel

A lot.

Torenia
pansies
allysum
mums
ornamental kale
petunias

I just planted my wildflower seeds a week ago. I planted California
poppies, bluebonnets, larkspur, nigella and others. These come up
every spring, but I still collect seed and put it out in the fall for
spring.