Garden Era™ Signature Collection · 15 Annual & Perennial Wildflowers
First-season color. Beauty that returns.
Your meadow era starts here. Best of Both Meadows™ is a Garden Era™ Collection mix that pairs the fresh color of annual flowers with the staying power of perennials. Fifteen species bring warm golds, clear blues, soft whites, pinks, and purples into a planting with movement, texture, and something new to notice. Calendula, California poppy, candytuft, and sweet alyssum help bring earlier color while coneflower, coreopsis, bergamot, gayfeather, and other perennials establish for future seasons. Sow a sunny border, frame a garden path, or turn an open patch into the meadow you keep coming back to.
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The Garden Era™ Collection
A considered mix of annual color, returning flowers, and contrasting forms. From the tiny white flowers of sweet alyssum to upright gayfeather and lupine, every layer contributes to the meadow.
What to Expect
Annuals and faster starters can bring flowers in the first growing season while perennial roots establish. Many perennials develop their strongest display in year two and beyond. Some annuals may reseed where conditions allow. Bloom timing and the balance of flowers vary with climate, weather, planting date, and care; give the meadow time to develop.
How to Plant
Clear grass and weeds to expose the soil, then loosen the top 1–2 inches. Broadcast evenly at 4 oz per 1,000 sq ft; mixing seed with clean, dry sand can help distribute it. Press firmly for good seed-to-soil contact, keeping most seed near the surface. Keep the seedbed lightly and consistently moist through germination and early establishment, then water as needed. Choose well-drained soil and avoid waterlogged ground.
Read the complete planting guide →The best of both growing seasons
The first flowers are the beginning. Annuals help bring color while the slower growers settle in; perennials build roots for the seasons ahead. Expect the scene to change as the planting matures, with different flowers taking their turn rather than every species blooming at once.
Get into your Garden Era™
Start with a sunny bed, a broad border, or a patch of open ground. Let low white flowers soften the edges while daisy shapes, airy blue flax, and taller flower spikes bring color and movement. Plant it somewhere you can watch the bees arrive and the seasons unfold.
Plant with confidence