If you are from Maine or anywhere near, can you please give me some good flower gardening tips?

I have never attempted a flower garden before and I would like to start one in my yard.

When do you begin?

What flowers are the easiest to start with.

Any advice would be appreciated.



THANKS! : )
If you are from Maine or anywhere near, can you please give me some good flower gardening tips?
well i worked at franks nursery and English gardens, so i would recommend some pansies or some other really hardy plants. its going to be cold a little longer but not by much. mostly cold at night. if they are hardy they can last the cold night. they can be under snow and still survive. make sure that you have good soil though. get some peat Moss (peat moss has other stuff that will make your soil the best it can be) and some more potting soil because the winter really messes up the soil. i would start as soon as possible because the sooner the better and that looks good for the other people walking by your place. it brightens everything up so much. when you go to by your plants ask for some other plants besides pansies (you want the pansies but you want to see some other choices). never over load it with too many plants though because it will look ugly. have fun and talk to you later, boothster



PS. don't get them from walmart becuase they buy the cheapest plant around and they don't have deep roots. you want deep roots becuase they will die after a few weeks. there not worth it. the places i worked were good places to buy them (well not franks because they are out of business) they had deep roots and they lasted all summer. well panisies get long and stringy in a bout 5-6 weeks, but they are great to start with. get they smallest ones there. that way you have a long time to grow them. and if they havn't budded yet, even better. all jokes aside, in the sence of plants, you get what you pay for. ok talk to you later, bryson
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Reply:I don't live in Maine, but get some flowering shrubs. For flowers, get pansys or petunias, zinnias. Anything they sell in the flower section of WalMart is probably easy enough, as they carry the most popular ones. Remember, annual means it will be here this year, then you need to buy new next year. DONT buy stuff that creeps all over, like mint. Keep stuff like that in a pot, trust me. Look at what your neighbors have and consider if you like it. Roses are not difficult, just take forever to grow and get eaten by a lot of bugs. Portulaca is awesome, it does creep but soooooooo pretty. That one I plant everywhere. Don't go with seeds. Get some plants. And if it's still getting down toward freezing at night where you are, draw plans and look online for information now. You will have to replant if it freezes. GET DAYLILLIES, they are sooo pretty and perennial! They have greens all season and long pretty flowers! I could go on...