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button is an annual with white, pink, red, and blue flowers and the one I especially like is the dwarf polka dot mix that grows to a height of 24 to 30 inches. These are my all time favorite since they grow just about anywhere and are easy to grow. These flowers work great in flower arrangements or as a dried flower.
Blooms March - June
Height 2- 3 feet
Sowing depth 1/8 inch

Germination 1 - 3 weeks

Remember to put a splash of brilliant color around and the one do include in your easy garden is Orange sulphur cosmos because it loves the heat and is drought tolerant and this is a very easy flower to grow. Not only do I love the color as it really jazzes up the garden, it also attracts birds and butterflies. Plus it is also great as a cut flower and it reseeds in warmer climates.
Blooms July - September
Height 1 - 2 feet
Sowing depth 1/16 inch
Germination 1 - 4 weeks

Every garden needs height and Dames rocket is a perennial with lilac-purple flowers that will give you height. This flower gives off a wonderful aroma in the evening. It prefers full sun to partial shade. I plant mine on the edge of the rose arbor around my house and it looks very nice. Usually these seeds can not be shipped to Colorado.
Blooms May - August
Height2- 3 feet
Sowing depth 1/16 inch
Germination 3 - 4 weeks

This flower's name sounds great and I happen to like the name of it and the color and everything about the Siberian wallflower which is a perennial in warm climates and a biannual in colder climates. You should plant these seeds in part shade in warmer climates and in the sun in the cooler climates. This has many bunches of bright orange flowers on short bushy plants and the nice thing about it is it can withstand moist or dry conditions once established.
Blooms April - June
Height 1 - 1 feet
Sowing depth 1/16 inch
Germination 2 - 4 weeks

No easy garden should be without the White Yarrow since it is another wonderful perennial with clusters of white flowers and fern like foliage. Yarrow can handle just about anything. However, it requires full sun. Mixing in a patch of white yarrow here and there seems to spice up the color scheme in my garden and it will in yours also.
Blooms May - November
Height 1 - 3 feet
Sowing depth surface sow
Germination 3 - 6 weeks

The Mexican Hat is a drought tolerant perennial. Doesn't the name just sound great?These flowers are bright red outlined with yellow with a long black cone in the center. They prefer full sun. This is also a great cut flower which will last up to 10

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