Kick off the flower garden by sowing annuals and planting tubers this October. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth Sow seeds of summer flowering annuals such as alyssum, Californian poppies, cosmos, marigolds, petunias, salvia, and sunflowers. Compost generates heat when it first breaks down. You can use it to provide warmth to seedlings. Place fresh grass clippings on … Continue reading 10 hands-on tasks for a blooming flower garden this summer