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Ive been working at the counsil for about 18 months now. We replace the annuals up to 4 times a year (Depending on the mood of my boss at any given time. Sometimes he wants them changed alot, sometimes we can get away with it). A trick Ive learnt when planting the annual beds. Always try to have a bright colour on hand, such as white or yellow. When you plant a mass of colours, the whites and yellows break up the colour of the bed and brighten up the display a lot. Another trick, feed the darn things! Annual beds are typically phased out of counsils and public displays now days due to their high demand for water and fertilizer. Annuals are only meant to live for a season, sometimes if you look after them, they can last longer but typically a year is a good innings for plants such as these. So because they have to grow and breed in such a short time, they need alot of water and fertilizer. Trick is not to let them dry out too much and to give them liquid fertilizer once ever 2-3 weeks. Liquid fertilizers are an easy to access source of nutrients for these plants and you would be surprised the difference makes when you feed them this. They can certainly put on such lovely displays when they are done right :)