Q: While I was at a home improvement center, I was taken by a 12-inch potted plant called Anisodontea ‘Barely Boysenberry.’ The garden person told me it was a perennial bush and would grow 4 to 6 feet ...

It's not too late to plant some unusual annuals, and your prize will be loads of glorious color for weeks to come. Whether you combine them in containers, load a flower bed or fill in as perennials ...