Can someone give some flower suggestions?

The spot I'm planning to plant a flower garden is 20 feet in length and 4 feet in length. Its in a very sunny during the noon and evening times. I live in 8a zone.



Please give me some tips too, since I'm an extreme beginner.
Can someone give some flower suggestions?
From my experience, the most important thing for beginner is to understand the sun requirement. If you know it, you will have 50% success. The rest is good soil, water, fertilizer and prevent bugs or other creatures from eating your plants.



Most beginners are more likely to under estimate the sunlight, I've been there so I know :)

All sun lover plants need at least 6 hrs of DIRECT sunlight and this is called full sun. So no big tree around or shade from house.



Part Sun: 4-6 hours direct sunlight.

Part Shade: 2-4 hours direct sunlight. Need protection from hot afternoon sunlight.

Full Shade: less than 2 hours of sunlight. Avoid direct afternoon sunlight.



If you're not sure with the light in your garden, you can plant full sun annual this year like Zinnia, Cosmos and Marigold. If they bloom alot and grow strong, it means you have full sun, if they get leggy, weak and only bloom one or two, it means part shade.



I suggest you start with annuals before you buy more expensive perennial plants. I started gardening because I want cutting flowers and I grew zinnia from seeds. You can buy plants from local nursery if you don't want to start them from seeds just start small first since you're not sure about the light condition. Start with zinnia, coleus and impatiens, place them in your flower garden and see which ones grow happy there. Zinnia is sun lover, Coleus is partial sun/partial shade, Impatiens is shade lover.



After you are sure about the sun condition, you can buy perennials or mix 80% perennial and 20% annual. Perennial is your money saver and annual will give you lot of flowers.



Perennial for landscape:

Daylily, Hosta, Hydrangea, Azalea, Peony, Asiatic Lily, Clematis, Heuchera, Rose, Crocus, Daffodils, Hardy Hibiscus, Baptisia Australis, Geranium, Bleeding Heart.



Perennial for cutting:

Echinacea, Bearded Iris, Shasta Daisy, Oriental Lily, Columbine, Gladioli.



Annual for landscape:

Petunia, Coleus, Bedding Begonia, Impatiens, Marigold, Pansy.



Annual for cutting:

Zinnia, Cosmos, Statice, Carnation.
Reply:You could put a central row of dephiniums and give them support. Some zinnia marigold allysum and lobelia around the edges would be nice and give you a lot of color until it freezes in the fall. Go and take a look at the garden center or the library to help get your ideas. Your local nursery should be able to help you get started. You could put a few mums and asters in for fall bloom. Some of the grasses are nice to mix in. Have fun!
Reply:It really depends on the type of garden you want. Do you want a formal garden, a "cottage" garden, a cutting garden, fragrance garden, butterfly garden, hummingbird garden, perennial or annual?

I'm in zone 6 and unfortunately don't have a whole lot of sun in the spots where I can garden, but I would most definitely include black-eyed susan, coreopsis, old fashioned hollyhocks (the single type, not the kind that looks like carnations), rose bushes, day lilies, oriental lilies...those are all perennials, you can also add zinnias, marigolds (the regular and the tall), cosmos, sunflowers, etc (those are annuals)

Check with your local nursery or just go to any store that sells seeds or plants. Make sure that you check their growing conditions (some like wet soil, some do well in well drained soil, some don't care, some like rich soil, and some like it sandy) Oh don't forget the herbs, herbs love sun and they smell so great too. There is so much variety out there, I envy the space you have. Good luck and happy gardening.
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Reply:Firstly you'll need to decide what type of plants - annuals (last one season) or perennials (come back year after year) or a combo of both.

Perennials only bloom for a short period of time whereas annuals will provide colour all season long and if you are starting with nothing then I'd suggest you do a combo.

Choose plants of varying heights and bloom times so that the garden will be interesting for the entire season. Add some shrubs too. Think of the seasons and try some bulbs for early spring blooms. As for plant choice I'd check with your local nursery for the best plants for your zone. Other things to consider would be the use ... sent, cutting, colour etc... Good luck and happy gardening
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