If your summer annuals are looking past their best at this time of year, you are not alone, and it is not surprising considering the summer we have had. Having survived the hottest weeks of the year and bloomed for weeks on end, annual flowers are now coming towards the end of their natural life cycle and running out of steam.
Along with looking past their prime, spent annuals can harbor pests and fungi, making now a great time to replace them with plants for late-summer color and early fall interest, as the season is not over yet.
