Put plants in places where they feel at home.
"If you set your heart to it, you can grow any flowering annual in Dubai, including tulips irrespective of the hot climate," claims Deena Motiwalla, an avid gardener who runs the Dubai Gardening Group to share her knowledge with other gardening enthusiasts.
According to Deena, the first step towards successful gardening is to plant annuals in spots where they will feel completely at home.
Here's a list to help you decide which particular plants should be placed in which particular corner of your garden:
Annuals that can endure shade or semi-shade:
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Coleus (Coleus blumeii)
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata grandiflora)
Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana)
Pansy (Viola tricolour hortensis)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Annuals that can endure hot and dry conditions:
African Daisy (Gazania species)
Marigold (Tagetes species)
Annual Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
Four O'Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Ice Plant (Lampranthus species)
Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus/Vinca rosea)
Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Petunia (Petunia)
Plume Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Ross Moss, Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Statice (Limonium)
Strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)
Annuals for moist and cool conditions:
Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
Larkspur (Delphinium)
Pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
