That is how I "plant" my zinnias as well, Kathy, and the rewards are breathtaking.

Wow, that is neat, will try that! And your Asters are gorgeous.

I do the same thing! They look great with the asters.

Beautiful!! I too love the mix with asters!

Wow! They are gorgeous. I do that too, but mine were not as abundant as yours. Thank you for posting.

cynthia

I see more zinnia deadheading in my future! Nice job!

My Zinnias didn't even kick in until August. After that they really attracted butterflies and kept things from being totally brown even with thrips! The collection of "sticks" is a dormant aster that was attacked by thrips/heat. It has now come back.

Pretty!

I saw so few butterflies this season.

I cut my hyacinth bean back last week. It was all bloomed out. I had not had one in many many years. I had forgotten how much i liked it.

They are easy to grow and pretty. I'm hoping next year is better. We even got an early freeze this year!

No freeze here....yet.

I love the zinnias! So pretty with the asters! I grew the white hyacinth bean vine in addition to the purple this year and loved them!

A white hyacinth bean sounds pretty. Where did you find it?

I got them in a trade PJ, want some seeds?

Pam

Wow! Plantmaven Kathy and PJ, I absolutely adore the photos of your zinnias and other plants. I haven't been able to get zinnias to do nuttin' in my yard, but you're inspiring me to try again.

I'd love some white hyacinths! Is there anything you're looking for?
Anyone want Zinnia seeds? I have a zillion of them.

Thanks Roselee, if I can grow em you certainly can :)

PJ, you have all of those wonderful natives! What do you have a lot of that grows in shade to semi shade?

Thanks PK, Salvia coccenia(sp?) aka tropical sage, pink turk's cap,columbine, ruellia nudiflora,side oats gramma grass, beauty berry, blue mist, native violets, non-native iris, rock rose, and wood ferns. The only non-aggressive spreader is the pink turk's cap and yellow columbine. Also, I only have a line of trees along the back fence not full-on deep shade. If you plant any of these plants except maybe the rock rose (easy to control with pulling) make sure you want them! I am really a lazy gardener. With the exception of edible,hybrid food plants I won't bother with fussy plants. I want plants that are full and healthy with some water and pruning back where needed with a line trimmer.

Benary Giant Variety.

Those are pretty and huge!

Gorgeous! I thought mine were pretty big (the big, fluffy ones) but they were half that size!

Very pretty, I love zinnias. I had only one very large one, and I cannot remember the name of it. Seeds came from Park Seed and it is a large deep rose one. Very pretty, but the blooms were so large they caused the stem to fall over, so I had to prop them up. These seem to be holding their own.

Those are beautiful, I need to try them next year.