(1) Bilaterally symmetrical flowers, such as snapdragons and sweet peas, have distinctive upper and lower petals and are therefore asymmetric from top to bottom.(2) Seed sowing is well under way now, especially for plants like snapdragons and pansies which germinate early and take time to grow to a decent size.(3) Children also like anything with a tactile element - snapdragons they can gently open and close, and foxgloves, which are just the right size for small fingers.(4) There are a number of cool-season vegetables to plant, along with flowers such as dianthus, petunias, snapdragons and violas.(5) Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
