Have just received my annuals, how far apart do I plant them?

[MilkyChopsKid]

I've just had 70 marigold and 70 gazania plants in the post, how far apart do I plant them in containers or in the flower bed?

I thought they would cover a big area but each box is only A4 size!

Thanks

Something like this (M = marigold....G= gazania)

M . . . M . . . M . . . M . . . M . . . M
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . G . . . G . . . G . . . G . . . G . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M . . . M . . . M . . . M . . . M . . . M

The idea being to stagger them.

if you choose to not do a formal border- then put them in groups of 3 or 5 (3 in a triangle and 5 like the spots on a dice)

M ... M G ... G M ... M G ... G
....... ....... ....... .......
...G... ...M... ...G... ...M...

OR

M ... M G ... G M ... M G ... G
....... ....... ....... .......
...G... ...M... ...G... ...M...
....... ....... ....... .......
M ... M G ... G M ... M G ... G

OOOPS MY SPACING WENT WONKY...hope you get the idea!!!

depends what variety they are, and what your soil is like.

Thanks MUM23ASD, they are all planted now. Not sure when the flowers will come, they are all tiny!