diane647

My DH and I love to garden. Last summer we but in some raised beds. A good friend of ours gave os several loads of composted garden soil. We had great luck with our garden. I too save the seeds from the flowers at the end of the summer when they are dry, put them in plastic bags label and have seeds to plant the next season. Went outside yesterday and can you believe it, spinach is growing so is parsley, thyme, and sage. I've had petunia flowers come up from last year. Orange cosmos, zinnia, marigold and nasturstium (wrong spelling) grow easily in our area. WE live in new york state in Ulster County. If you can purchase perrenials they will save money in the long run. See if you and your neighbors can share. Have fun.

kbs

I have started zinnias, batchlors buttons and others, sure saves money on buy a flat of flowers.

mayday

calendula, nasturium, easy bright and gay.

roseOfsharon

http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.co...e_lantern.html

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1894/

These two sites tell of the Chinese Lanterns... Pros and Cons to be considered.

My father and neighbor when I was growing up had this plant and they are quite lovely.

Sharon

ljorange

I got a start of these from my DIL's grandmother. They spread like crazy by underground roots but pull up fairly easily. In the spring I just push the shoven into the earth to loosen and pull them up and it's like plowing, the soil loosens really well. They're so beautiful.

karenchi

Yes.....Morning Glory's....to wrap around mail box. Darn deer eat them!

kraftykimberly

We usually head over to the local farmers market and get seedlings.

jljack

A begonia in a pot will do well on a shady porch. When it gets too big you just pinch off some and stick it in water till it roots. My original begonia in my office now have about 6 "children" in other offices in my hallway. :-)

RugosaB

I haven't read all the responses, but I've a;ways had good luck with cleome. So good, I hust throw the seeds where I want them to grow, andwhen they're done flowering and go to seed, I harvest seed for the next year. The ones that fall there, sprout and bloom, in fact you can even take the seed and sow it late in the fall.
Another one you can just 'throw' the seed is nigella

RugosaB

Also, I plant moonflowers outside too, like morning glories. They're white and bloom aty night. They look like a white 'morning glory'