Flowers
You bought a house? All by yourself??
Wow I am so proud of you I could die!
I was single w/2 kids and I couldn't even buy
a planter ! OK just so you know...I am really happy for you :)
Back to the problem...
petunias are a must... they have to be replanted next year but they are so inexpencive and smell so good .
Pansies take just about no attention. and come back every year forever.
Lilly of the valley come back too, but become bossy and over run everything else after a few years, and you can't beat the damn things to death. but they are pretty and you can thin them.
Get a raspberry plant or two and your kids will have a blast eating what they grew and it too comes back every year. one sunflower is enough. Put it back by the garbage can. They love it there and the hotter the better.
all plants want a good drink at least every third day and they want it in the morning and again that night. It is a good job for anyone over 5 yrs old.( supervised of course for the little ones)
OK I could go on forever. E-mail me for more.
GOOD JOB,Lisa ! :) have fun!
Suzie
Reply:I had pretty good luck with heather once, and I could kill anything.
Reply:Perennials are your best bet. They are very attractive and need no care except water, and if you put down a plastic tarp and mulch you wont have to weed.
Reply:Geraniums take a lot of abuse. They tolerate periods of no rain/watering, and still bloom. If you live in the north, you can pot them up in the fall, and take them in until spring!
Reply:Annuals will give you continuous color throughout the summer. Common ones are marigolds, petunias,bachelors buttons,geraniums and pansies for starters. All easy and just add water everyday or so.
Reply:Perriwinkles do well in full sun, marigolds also do well in full sun. Petunias. Most flower beds just need to be weeded every couple of weeks, fertilize once a week for optimum growth and flowering, water regularly at least twice a week. Another thing to do is to make up some hanging flower baskets, remove the hook and wires, and dig a small hole in the ground to set the hanging flower pot in level with the gound. The flowers can be watered and changed easily as the seasons change. I have a couple like this in my front yard. It kind of makes it look like they are growing "wild" in the yard.
Reply:Without having actual knowledge of how much sun and shade you have I will assume you have partial to full. I planted this annual (you have to replant/buy every year) in front of my house and spread some mulch around and it was red and beautiful all summer long. But it will not spread it will grow taller but not spread.
Depending on how much money you have to spend ( I am guessing not alot) you could also invest in a simple blooming bush like a Rhododendron or butterfly bush. They will come back every year.
This is what I am doing now. I spend under $100 every year on things that will come back and just a few $ on annuals. That way I have something to show every year.
I have 2 rhododendrons, they use partial to full and they love water. They bloom in early-mid spring (in Pa.) and grow bigger every year.
You could also do seeds with your little one. My 4 year old and I are doing vegetables and Sunflowers... you can't go wrong with sunflowers...they'll grow for anyone!
Good luck!
and use this website to research it more fully!
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/plantfinder/plant...
Reply:My front yard is low maintenance and I have had success with azaleas and rhododendrons. You can get a wide variety of colors and they flower spectacularly.
I also have a lavender and several proteas, also low maintenance and good looking.
Reply:Sunflowers and it is the cheapest just buy sunflower seeds with no salt and throw them every where in 3 to 4 weeks you will have so many beautiful flowers....I did this for my grandchildren
Reply:I have daylilies that originally belonged to my great-grandmother 80 years ago, and I have planted them all over my yard. They tolerate some dryness, spread via underground "bulbs", and have beautiful graceful foilage. They thrive in full-sun to part-shade. There are dozens of varities in all colors except blue, white, and black. Mine are Hemerocallis fulva, the old-fashioned "orange daylily". Cheap, tough, and reliable!
Reply:Where do you live?
Ok. There are lots of plants that you could choose. The best ones that are the most maintenance free are perennials. Some good ones are:
Mexican Heather
Lantana
Periwinkles (or Vinca...can go by both names)
Ornamental grasses (these look super classy and come in some different shapes and colors that create interest.)
These are good choices because you can plant them and basically forget them. Flowers like geraniums, marigolds. pansies or petunias have to be "dead-headed" to continue to bloom. If not dead-headed, they can get leggy and unattractive. Plus the flowers I listed about are very drought tolerant. Also, bulbs are a good idea, but every couple of years the bulbs divide, making more bulbs. It is then necessary to dig them up and split them and replant them. Yeah, its as fun as it sounds, but the upside is you have double or triple the bulbs/flowers than when you started.
For your shadier areas, green ground covers and ferns are really good:
English Ivy
Myrtle
Pachysandra
Fiddlehead ferns
Button ferns
Hostas (a fern-like plant)
Bakers fern
Asparagus fern
Heck...any type of fern :o)
Keep in mind the size and shape of the area you want to plant as well. You would want to avoid really tall plants in a small area or really tiny plants in a big bed.books authors
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