what are some easy flowers to plant, that bloom for a long time and come back next year? & Gardening Tips???
I'd like to garden some Outdoors.
Indoors, I've killed an orchid, violets, some green plant my mother said was impossible to kill, among others.
I have no clue what I am doing.
Please tell me what to do down to the last detail as if I was mentally impaired.
Daylilies. Start with daylilies. They come in a gazillion colors, bloom for weeks, come back year after year. Buy a one gallon size for impact, dig a hole, plop it in, fill in the hole, push the dirt down and water it. No muss no fuss no bother.
Coreopsis. Great workhorse plant. Pot or in the ground, same scenario. They'll literally bloom til the tops freeze.
Iris. Unless you water them to death they're pretty bulletproof. Buy them potted, this time of year. Do not put dirt past the level they're planted in the pot. Bearded iris are my favorites, but there are other varieties…ask at your nursery.
Peonies. Another bulletproof selection. Again, buy them potted this time of year.
Sedum. Gotta love a good succulent.
All these like full sun. The daylily will grow and bloom in part sun, but not as well as they do in open ground. Also, all of these will grow just about anywhere in the country. Halfway decent soil that's not real wet will give you results.
For shade, try bleeding hearts, columbine, dead nettle, sweet woodruff, hosta, ferns, cordyline, monkshood, and lily-of-the-valley. Same basics, dig a hole and drop it in. If you can grow fairly impressive weeds, your soil should support these.
Get yourself a Western Garden Book if you're really serious. It'll answer most of your questions. Good luck!
get a bamboo
i have the same problem
buy one and give it water if you forget it'll take like a month before it starts to brown but hopefully you'll like look at it sometimes and give it water
theres no limit for the amount of water you give it …give it like a crazy amout of water and it'll still live
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my experience
im 13 so it can't be that hard
Daylilies. Start with daylilies. They come in a gazillion colors, bloom for weeks, come back year after year. Buy a one gallon size for impact, dig a hole, plop it in, fill in the hole, push the dirt down and water it. No muss no fuss no bother.
Coreopsis. Great workhorse plant. Pot or in the ground, same scenario. They'll literally bloom til the tops freeze.
Iris. Unless you water them to death they're pretty bulletproof. Buy them potted, this time of year. Do not put dirt past the level they're planted in the pot. Bearded iris are my favorites, but there are other varieties…ask at your nursery.
Peonies. Another bulletproof selection. Again, buy them potted this time of year.
Sedum. Gotta love a good succulent.
All these like full sun. The daylily will grow and bloom in part sun, but not as well as they do in open ground. Also, all of these will grow just about anywhere in the country. Halfway decent soil that's not real wet will give you results.
For shade, try bleeding hearts, columbine, dead nettle, sweet woodruff, hosta, ferns, cordyline, monkshood, and lily-of-the-valley. Same basics, dig a hole and drop it in. If you can grow fairly impressive weeds, your soil should support these.
Get yourself a Western Garden Book if you're really serious. It'll answer most of your questions. Good luck!
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You sound like my mother who always said she had a black thumb..lol. I kept reminding her that you have to WATER and FEED plants regularly in order for them to survive. Others have given you some good plant suggestions and you might add ornamental grasses to the list. I suggest you also drive around your neighborhood and see what everyone else is planting and does well in your climate or visit a local botanical garden.
By the way, we have a great gardening group on Yahoo Groups for folks like you called therookiegardener. Lots of experienced and inexperienced gardeners that share and help each other with their gardening projects. Would love to have you.
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30 plus years gardening experience