If you love the look of beautiful flowers in a garden but are not much of a green thumb, then read on for some flowers that are very easy to grow and can make your garden shine with color and life!
Geraniums
Geraniums are very easy to grow and are popular among novice gardeners and seasoned gardeners. Geraniums are perennials in warmer areas but in many areas are annuals, as they can bloom anytime from the start of spring up to the first frost of autumn. Geraniums are broken down into three categories- zonal, ivy and scented. The zonal geraniums are the most common of the three and come in red, pink, white, violet and rose colors.
Petunias
Petunias blossom from summer until the frost comes and are available in a selection of colors from red to purple to white to yellow. There are even multi colored petunias. Petunias are classified as either multifloras or grandifloras.
Marigolds
Marigolds are as bright and cheerful as their name sounds! These flowers are very easy to grow from seed and are a hardy plant that blooms from spring until the first frost. Often referred to as the work horses of the garden, there are four kinds of marigolds. These include African (or American marigolds), French, Signet and Triploid.
Bachelor Buttons
Also sometimes referred to as cornflowers, bachelor buttons bloom from early spring to autumn and come in a selection of bright colors such as pink, blue and purple. Bachelor buttons can reach heights as great as three feet and grow at least a foot wide. They enjoy full sun, alkaline PH soil and often self-seed. There is more than one variety of bachelor buttons, so make sure you buy the one most suited to your garden.
Sunflowers
Sunflowers grow easily from seed and come in a selection of sizes, shapes and colors. Some grow as large as 10 feet tall while others are very compact. Some of the flower heads will grow as big as 12 inches across.
Black-Eyed Susan
The black-eyed Susan is a member of the aster family and is very simple to grow. These flowers come in a variety of colors but most commonly are yellow with a brown or black eye in the middle. No special care is needed for these flowers, but they do require soil that is well drained.
