If you want a garden that delivers nonstop blooms, attracts pollinators, and truly thrives through the heat of summer, this is one of the easiest and most effective planting combinations you can use.
In today’s video, we’re planting a summer annual bed in front of the chicken coop using a simple but powerful design formula: thriller, filler, and spiller. This combination not only creates beautiful structure and color, but also supports bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds all season long.
We’re working in full sun, on a slope, with no irrigation—real garden conditions that many of you are dealing with. Choosing the right plants and setting them up properly from the start makes all the difference.
In this planting, we use: Suncredible Yellow sunflower for height and structure Rockin’ Blue Suede Shoes salvia for continuous blooms and pollinator support Supertunia Vista Snowdrift for vigorous growth and season-long color
We also walk through soil preparation, spacing for maximum impact, fertilizing strategies, and why mulching is one of the best things you can do for your annual beds.
And of course, we talk about our “Thirsty Thursday” routine—using water-soluble fertilizer to keep annuals healthy, green, and blooming all season long.
This is a simple, repeatable formula that you can use anywhere in your garden to create big impact with minimal stress.
00:00 Plant This Combo for Nonstop Blooms & Pollinators 00:48 Designing a Beautiful Chicken Coop Garden 01:55 Full Sun, No Irrigation: Choosing Tough Plants 03:05 Suncredible Sunflowers: Height, Color & Structure 05:10 Rockin’ Salvia: A Pollinator Magnet 07:05 Supertunia Vista Snowdrift: The Ultimate Spiller 08:45 Thriller, Filler, Spiller (In the Landscape!) 10:15 Soil Prep for Better Growth & Moisture Retention 11:45 Plant Layout Tips for a Full, Lush Look 13:20 Fertilizing for Strong Roots & Continuous Blooms 14:45 Why Mulch is Essential for Annual Beds 15:40 Thirsty Thursday: Feeding for More Flowers
