Bachelor Blues

Gardeners looking for a true blue color in a flower can’t go wrong with the old-fashioned bachelor’s button. These fully double annual flowers look like miniature carnations, only they’re much easier to grow. In fact, they are treated as weeds in some areas, because of their propensity to self-seed. Nevertheless, every gardener needs at least one can’t-fail plant in the flower garden, and this lightly fragrant flower belongs in every beginner’s landscape.