What are good flowers to start with for a novice gardener?

Posted by admin
david m asked:


Hello. I have sandy soil, live in Michigan, zone 5. The area I want flowers in is about 6×10. The area gets full sun all day and most sun after 2pm. House faces west, the flowers are to be in the front of the house. What flowers are really easy to start with, and what combinations should I use. Any really good websites anyone knows of could help too.

Glen
Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • Bumpzee
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Furl
  • Mixx
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Google

  • What are the best plants/flowers to plant for extreme heat/sun?
  • what are some good flowers to purchase for my spring patio?
  • When can I start planting flowers?
  • I would like to plant some flowers a type of flower where I can start with a pot and then if I need to?
  • I want to start a flower garden but i dont know what flowers to grow?
  • What plants or flowers are easiest to keep alive?
  • What are some good beginner garden flowers and plants?

    • This entry was posted on Friday, July 4th, 2008 at 9:58 pm and is filed under Flowers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    « What flowers do you recommend for very hot climates?
    What flowers can grow well in a rock filled flower bed? »

    5 Responses to “What are good flowers to start with for a novice gardener?”

    1. truth and happiness Says:
      July 7th, 2008 at 8:16 am

      Flowers that will come back in the spring honeysuckle hostas lavender burning bushes hydrangias.
      The spring honeysuckle hostas lavender burning bushes elephant ears try some herbs azaelea bushes hydrangias.

    2. william_hicks22 Says:
      July 10th, 2008 at 5:42 am

      My aunts house in ark when was young child.

    3. lgw Says:
      July 12th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

      Geraniums and impatients.

    4. windyy Says:
      July 14th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

      Daylilys. They come in thousands of colors.

    5. BK4EvEr Says:
      July 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am

      For spring perennial geraniums are good as for sunny areas daylillies shasta daisys black eyed susans autumn joy sedum karl foerester grass stargazer lillies bulb plants love sandy soil like tulips for annuals try petunias or marigolds.