| Just wondering what everyone’s favorite. I am new to gardening and would like to decorate my front lawn but not sure which to buy for the local area. Thanks! |
| Zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers are great and easy to grow from seed directly. |
| I love wave petunias |
| I like flats of vinca (the annual) and salvia. Both do best with some partial shade in the afternoon. |
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Salvias, cupheas and annual vines: cardinal climber and Spanish flag.
They look beautiful and hummingbirds go crazy for them. |
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Zinnias, nasturtiums, cosmos and orlaya. I do those from seed; I’m trying to remember what I like to buy - alyssum in a big flat.
Ooh chocolate cosmos if you can find them. They can be grown from seed, but I think they take a while (they develop a tuber that can be saved from year to year) so just buy the plant. |
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I love geraniums. I plant several big containers with those as the main flower.
Also like wave petunias for hanging baskets. |
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Nicotiana -- because they smell so incredible.
Cosmos -- they look so beautiful in the wind and they attract butterflies like mad. bachelor buttons -- super easy to grow -- a are blue flower--great cut flower |
| For pots on my front steps, I love angelonia. I'm also a fan of zinnias - so cheerful! - and cosmos. I'd love to do sunflowers, but the squirrels devour them. |
| Tulips |
Anemone and fuschia. I planted a bunch of poppies and none grew
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| Any hints for keeping the deer away? |
A seven-foot fence. |
| ranunculus |
+1 |