Annuals: Annual Choice Trend, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
birder17, I have the same complaint about not being able to find older simpler varieties of plants.
I'm usually sticking to native perennials so my use annuals is minimal but I had the hardest time finding the little purple pansies, the johnny jump ups with the little bit of yellow in their "face". I like to buy them in the Fall to stick in all the small corners of the garden since they last until a hard frost and sometimes past that and stay through the spring.
I also like the smell and color of the purple petunias.
If I see another boring yellow chrysanthemum I'll scream.
Why don't they sell asters instead?
They can be treated as annuals if you choose to but they also attract the little skippers and are very attractive in the fall garden.