[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat can I plant that’s easy to grow, and will provide me with some beautiful summer color through the hot months ahead?’ This is always a popular question for us at the nursery.

I always direct folks to some of those tough and beautiful summer annuals that bloom constantly until fall and even beyond … and do this with little care or water.

Top of my list are the succulents purslane, and moss rose (portulaca).

Purslane flowers provide bright color. (photo by Bo...