I forget the exact name of the perrenials but I got two kinds. I also bought one kind of seasonal. All three types were bought from Walmart two days before I planted. It was about 10-12 flowers total. I planted them from left to right: Perrenial #1 - Seasonal - Perrenial #2 - Seasonal - Perrenial #1 - Seasonal - Perrenial #2 ... as so on. All flowers were planted about one foot away from each other.

Before I planted the flowers, I dug up just a little bit of dirt (not much) and put down one layer of the Miracle Gro soil and 4-6 inches high. I then planted the flowers and added another 4-6 inches of Miracle Gro soil to surround it. I guess this is called a raised bed?

The location of this garden is in front of the house on the lawn (and as mentioned above in Bay Shore, New York).

The flowers get enough sun (6-8 hours) and they are watered once a day.

*Each day that goes by, the perrenial flowers die more and more and now some are turning brown. The seasonal look like they're growing because they got taller. But what is wrong with the perrenials?? How can I fix this and make them grow and eventually bloom?

PLEASE HELP ME IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Thanks,
Anthony
acfurino@yahoo.com

Also keep in mind that dianthus only really flower in the spring. Mine are already done with their big flowering for the season. At this point all the old flower stalks are now just tipped with wilted brown. When that happens, I trim all the old flower stalks (taller stems) off, and then you may get a second bloom, but it won't be as much as the first.