Can anyone help with garden choices?

My husband and I are about to move into a new house and we would like to put a quaint flower garden in the front of the house.





I am needing suggestions on lower maintanance flowering plants. Or plant combos that would look nice together in a garden! :) I live in east Texas, near Houston.





I love colorful things. I have already picked out some pink Impatience in hanging pots for my front porch, if that helps..





Thanks in advance for your help and creativity!

Can anyone help with garden choices?
Start a compost pile! Add it each year.


Never let new plants dry out, especially the first year- let them get established before you neglect them! :)





Learn your climate- what zone you're in.





IF IT IS A NEW BED- don't dig down, go up! check out a book called Lasagna Gardening.- if you decide to dig down, get some heat wraps for your back :)...before you start! since you're in TX make sure to put soaker hoses in- unless you like standing out there in the heat all day :) I would also choose plants that have a tough tuber type root that store water- such as day lily.





color combination depends on what look and feel you want to create- if it is a front bed and close to the street, plant softer colors as bright colors make a bed stand out more and make it seem closer. i personally like to combine orange and purple, yellow and blue. if you don't want a big mix of colors, make sure your not purchasing a 'mix', get flowers of one color and group them. if you like a row type look make sure you plant the taller flowers toward the back- if it is an island type bed (no wall behind it) plant the tallest in the center.





I personally would start with perennials that are easy care. go to a nursery to get advice on easy care plants. with perennials you get more bang for the buck because they come back every year :) make sure you put the right plant in the right place, i.e full sun, shade, etc. also get plants that have the same needs and group the same plant together in clumps of 3's or 5's. towards the edges I'd put some annuals (one season plant) that way you can put something different in every year for variety, and during the colder part of the year you'd have some color if you use annuals that like cooler weather such as pansies.





whatever you do, start small. start in one corner of the bed add some perennials at proper spacing for when they are mature- and build it every year. pick some perennials that blooms in spring (say columbine) and some that bloom in the other seasons for color throughout the year. don't be afraid to mix it up! put in a small shrub if the bed is big enough.





Go get some books at your library to find what flowers you like and remember a garden is one thing that if you don't like what you've done- start over or redo it! Not too many things in life you can say that about! Good luck and good gardening!





Hope this helps-Have fun!
Reply:Geraniums are colourful and come in many different colours, and are hardy plants. Irises are beautiful and hardy, and come in every colour you can think of. A few cactus would probably add interest. Wild violets are great and multiply. Pansies are easy to keep, and they will reseed themselves each year
Reply:What are you looking for? A perennial garden or annuals?

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