Great article! Love the picture of the hummer

Thank you Joanne, I am glad you liked the article, and thank you for the and tip.

Really nice. I don't grow Petunias often but I do like them.

I grow petunias every year from seeds.
Lately, I have been growing older varieties and some of the species too.
This year I have the hummingbird petunia, petunia exserta on the go.
Also the heirloom "Fire Chief".
Giants of California, and Fluffy Ruffles---a superbissima type.
Also have waves and a few others.
Your photos are a neat reminder of these great summer blooms.
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Caroline, always happy to share my photos and ideas.

Sounds like a great variety of petunias, I hope you have great success with them, and post lot of photos when they are in bloom.

I enjoyed this article and all the terrific photos with some great ideas!

I also love Petunias! I re-purposed an old concrete birdbath and guess what I put in it? PETUNIAS, of course!!! There is also one of those new SunPatiens planted right in the middle of the birdbath planter surrounded by 4 different colored petunias - white, pink, red, and dark purple, because I couldn't make up my mind which color of Petunia I liked the best ... so I bought one of each color!

Wonderful article Margaret!

Loved all the pics!

Becky, thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it, your re-purposed birdbath looks great, wonderful combination of colors.

Marilyn, thank you for the nice comment, and tip.

Beautiful photo's Margaret - I really like petunias too

Thank you Vic!

Loved the photos! I'll have to buy some petunias again this spring. They always melt about mid-July, even the Wave ones.

Sandi, thank you. Sorry the petunias melt in the July heat there, what if you put some in pots in partial shade?

When it gets to 105° plus, partial shade is just an illusion! They're inexpensive enough that I can enjoy them for a few months, and then let them go. The Wave petunias last a little longer. Your pots are gorgeous.

Same here - once the wicked heat of August comes, I can't keep them no matter how much water, food, or shade I give them.

When I lived in OH, they would bloom through our hottest days but not down here.

I would hate that kind of heat, I melt at 90f, well enjoy them as long as you can, they are worth so it!

They sure are worth it Margaret and I do grow them every year.

Loved all the colorful photos of Petunias Margaret. As always your garden is beautiful !

Thank you Linda!

I always plant Petunias early because they self seed and will last through from August to May (other side of the world) in the subtropics. But Margaret you mentioned dead-heading - should I be doing that in lieu of letting self seeding?

Glen, it all depends on what you want, with the older types you had to deadhead or they would stop blooming, and of course they only bloom on this side of the world for 4 months or so. The new wave types you don't have to dead head but they are pricey. Do you get a great variety of colors by letting them do their own thing, do the blooms remain large after seeding themselves? Do you have photos to share of them?