I am starting a garden. What flowers would be best for this time of year?

Here in Ohio... the Iris, Roses, Astilbe %26amp; Primrose are in full bloom now. My hardy Geranium just started to open. Early Daylilies, Coreopsis, Delphinum, Peony, %26amp; Black-Eyed Susan are in bud. Then Echinacea, Gaillardia, Asiatic Lily, %26amp; Russian Sage will bloom next.





"Knock Out" Roses will bloom all summer %26amp; are almost carefree. I love them!


http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...


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Annuals like cosmos, zinnias, marigolds, etc. can be planted now and will be in full bloom soon.





My son bought a flat of brightly-colored impatients for Mother's Day %26amp; I'll use these annuals to outline my perennial border.





A Florida site for What's Blooming In June -July- August:


http://www.flbg.org/whatblooming/june_ju...





The Dayliliy is another favorite carefree perennial. Take a look at these colorful "everbloomers" ... that bloom all summer until frost... Stella D' Oro, Happy Returns, Pardon Me, %26amp; Rosy Returns (the first PINK everblooming Daylily):


http://www.kesselsnursery.com/Daylilly.h...





Good Luck! Enjoy the search %26amp; the promise each new flower discovery brings.

I am starting a garden. What flowers would be best for this time of year?
sunflowers and zinnia's are VERY easy to grow!! Even last summer I planted them at a later time than now, and they came up :o) So did the tiger lilies and gladiolus.


You can get a GREAT deal on gladiolus right now too. I'll get the site and rewrite it here for ya. They are very beautiful!!


Not sure about daisies however at your local nursery can still get "starters" to plant right into your garden and you'll get continuous blooms all season, as well as the zinnia's (get the GIANT variety~pretty 'good show' and bloom untilt the 1st frost) Have FUN!!
Reply:Any of the perinneals would look nice, plus they are so colorful...marigolds, piorinies, impatients (these all grow and spread very quickly and make such a beautiful garden.) You may even want to throw in some ferns or calico lillies. The lillies will come back every year.
Reply:Hello,


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Best Wishes,


Secily W.
Reply:Sunflowers
Reply:roses of every colour are the best!!
Reply:your favorite flower. as long as you take care of them they will live for a long time and your garden will be beautiful!!!! :-)
Reply:You should be thinking about starting a garden this year, for next year and the year after. Think about location, start building your soil that sort of thing. Or now this is the big question, do you just want to plant up a few annuals?
Reply:Depends on where you live really. Try some wax myrtles and lantana. They do really well.
Reply:It depends on a variety of things:





where do you live? knowing your zone is critical


what kind of sun will the garden get? full sun? morning or afternoon sun? shade?


are you in a wet or dry area?


how much time are you willing to invest?





This site may answer some of your questions:





http://www.geocities.com/mastergardener2...