Seasonal Bedding Plants: A Complete Guide to Color All Year

Seasonal bedding is the fastest, most affordable way to keep your garden vibrant through every season. Whether you grow from seed, plug plants, or buy mature specimens, this guide covers the essentials.

Timing Is Everything

• Never plant out until frost risk has passed. Tender bedding plants will die if exposed to a late freeze.
• Spring bedding: March–May (pansies, violas, primroses).
• Summer bedding: June–September (geraniums, petunias, cosmos, Cape daisies).
• Gap fillers (May–June): Antirrhinum (snapdragons), tobacco plants.
• Winter bedding: Limited scale, often for events (cyclamen, ornamental cabbage).

Popular Choices & Color Ranges

• Cape daisies (Osteospermum): June–Oct, purple to creamy white.
• Antirrhinum: Spikes of mixed colors; great for cottage gardens.
• Tobacco plant (Nicotiana): Trumpet flowers in white, green, pink, red.
• Others: Dianthus, cosmos, geraniums, violas.

Why Buy from a Wholesale Nursery?

• Lower prices—no retail markup.
• Vast variety—hundreds of cultivars in one place.
• Expert staff—growers, not just salespeople.
• Fresher stock—straight from the production beds.

Finding a Public‑Access Wholesale Nursery

Many trade‑only, but some welcome retail customers. Check websites, call ahead, or search online for “wholesale nursery open to public” in your area.

Plan your seasonal displays now. Visit a wholesale nursery for the best selection, quality, and value on bedding plants.