If you're looking to plant red, white, and blue flowers, petunias come in dozens of shades. Make a patriotic container with just petunias. Grow a deep red cultivar like 'Supertunia Black Cherry ...

May I suggest a mixture of dwarf red pentas, low-growing white flowered zinnias and blue spreading torenia. If you get it started now all should be in full bloom by the Fourth of July.

July is a great month for blossoms − on trees, shrubs and perennials. Here are a few of Henry Homeyer's favorite July plants.

PHOTO: Flower carpet of three colors of petunias – red, blue, white. (iStock │ #1412834885 – my own photos) TAGS: 60-30-10 rule , blue flowers , flowers , garden , Gwen Funk , red flowers ...