This way, you are not planting water-hogging impatiens next to dryland plants and trying to keep them both happy at the same time.

Members of the 106th Street Block Association, who usually plant impatiens around the trees in the spring and tulips in October, are wondering whether they should bother.

Planting purple impatiens, Mitch said, "How would you know?

Near the house, Iggy planted impatiens.

Two points on planting impatiens.

Another helpful method is to plant impatiens in between ripening daffodils, where they will fill out and offer camouflage.

Then, about seven years ago, he crossed the street and began planting tulips and impatiens at the foot of the Marshlands's long winding driveway.

The East 60's Property Owners Association, which has been planting impatiens in 63 tree beds along 61st and 62nd Streets each May for two decades, will stick to drought-friendly ivy this year.

As God is my witness, I'll never plant impatiens in direct sunlight again.

Gardeners usually plant impatiens with careful regard as to the plants' ultimate size.