What are the best plants or flowers for spring / summer?

for gardens

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersLast autumn, I planted hundreds (literally) of bulbs. I have 8 different varieties of daffodils, including pink and green (weird, huh!?) and I planted several colors of tulips. They are all blooming now and I get compliments on my garden. In the summer, my iris and asian and oriental lilliies will bloom and then the gladiolus. I have 75 hyacinth blooming right now in my back yard. All Different colors, white, red, yellow, blue, lt blue, lavender, pink, purple, dark pink, and orange, I think. LOTS of color in that border! I have a new long strip of flower bed that I just created by removing the old woody privet hedge. The length is lined with white daffodils with an orange center and I%26#039;m going to go behind that with the yellow King Alfreds and then clumps of yellows and oranges and pinks. In between will be heleborus mix, and dwarf red daylillies for the summer. Then in the back lining the walkway will be about 30 hyacinths, same as the backyard. Oh, I forgot to mention the purple grape hyacinths in front of the white daffies. Then I%26#039;m going to install a ground cover of magenta creeping phlox that will bloom spring through summer. Cool, huh? Just wait until I remove some of my lawn and make my flower garden complete with arbors, climbing roses and cobblestone walkway. It%26#039;s gonna be RAD!
Reply:Spring - crocus - daffs - snowdrops -


Summer - roses - spirilla - marigolds - alysium - begonia - carnation -dahlia - morning glory - mums - there are hundreds to choose from it all depends on where you live. You know like coastal area etc. also soil type. Shaded garden sunny garden. Is the soil limy, clay or perhaps black. Get a couple of books from your local library and spend a few hours making yourself some notes. Only way to get it right. Remember the time involved in looking after certain plants.
Reply:For flowers or leaves? One of my favourite summer plants for leaves is the Gunnera which has HUGE leaves


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and one of my favourite summer plants for flowers is the Passiflora which is really ace and exotic looking


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But really it depends on what you%26#039;d like.
Reply:Wide choice, but depending on the aspect you generally can%26#039;t go wrong with busy lizzies, dahlias, geraniums, cosmos but don%26#039;t plant them out until all chance of frost has passed.





Dahlias are probably the best from that choice as they%26#039;re easy to grow from seed, and are perennials.
Reply:Most will be bulbs you have planted already....tulips,daffodils...etc.....bu... I tend to have all year round plants...not bedding plants....
Reply:Due to climate change med style plants are best now palms etc.computer