It’s spring and time to start thinking about your flower beds. If you’re tired of the same old annuals, this spring consider planting wildflowers – lots of them.

In a world dominated by red geraniums, pink begonias and yellow marigolds, wildflowers possess a simple grace and elegance that will enhance any garden or landscape. Wildflowers can magically transform a bare patch of soil into a glorious garden.

They constantly color your landscape all season long. No matter your soil or sunshine, wildflowers are the answer to beautiful, bountiful blooms that keep the garden alive with a continual dazzling display of color.

Wildflower gardens are gaining popularity because they require little maintenance, they offer a diversity of unusual shapes, sizes and colors, they can be grown in hard-to-maintain areas such as corners, along fences and slopes that are difficult to mow and wildflowers attract a number of garden-friendly visitors, such as birds and butterflies.

Wherever you live, choose a location that gets at least six to eight hours of full sun and has good drainage. Most wildflowers can grow in heavy clay or less than fertile soils. The key to growing a hearty wildflower patch is to start with a good seedbed.

To create a good seedbed, remove any existing weeds or grasses, till the top 1 to 2 inches of soil and don’t fertilize unless your soil is extremely sandy. Wildflowers don’t need fertilizer and are used to growing in average soils.

If you’d like to try your hand at growing wildflowers, start with good seeds and the right mix for your geographical location. Remember, a good wildflower mix contains both annuals and perennials. This gives your garden a wider variety of colors, heights and season-long blooms.

Most people know a gardening guru-type, but the majority of gardeners are admittedly shy to try new plants, or blame themselves for less than stellar results. Wildflowers will change that and give gardeners fabulous flowers that get great results with minimum maintenance or fuss. This spring is the time to go “wild” right in your own back yard.