gale

I will probably stick with mostly annuals this year. I love Petunias but try to pick a few other things too. I may even do some inexpensive perennials-as-annuals (we're doing all containers and don't think perennials will overwinter well in them). What do you plant?

dakotamaid

I love straw flowers, geraniums, inpatients, and marigolds for annuals. Although I don't plant marigolds close to the deck as they attract bees!

QltrSue

We've learned to work with the low light in our yard and have found that shade-lovers do best. So for us, impatiens, begonias, coleus, hosta, pansies, white geraniums do best. We have a few spots that will foster petunias, but not the zinnias, snaps or sunflowers that I love! We do containers, too, these days. Seems easier to manage, both planting and maintenance. What a nice topic to think about this morning! It's 14* here!!!

sweet

I've had red geraniums in the small front porch baskets for years. The hard cold this year took em. I planted red petunias in them this year. I always try to put red flowers in these baskets for the hummers. The one geranium I have will be placed outside soon.

TexasSunshine

For sunny areas I love zinnias, purple coneflowers, Texas star hibiscus, sun coleus, for shady I love caladiums, elephant ears and hostas.

alleyoop1

My DH does all the planting. I keep a couple pots of herbs on the porch but he handles all the flowers. It's his 'thing'.

Abby'smom

yes, usually they would be planted already but this year is different as I lost my few veggies to a hard freeze a couple of weeks ago -- so now, I plan to plant some replacement plants and some colorful impatiens on my patio in pots since before I know it, the hot summer will be here in se TX

ManiacQuilter2

I HOPE to get some geraniums planted in planter so I have something LIVE growing on my porch. Nothing but cement in the senior apts that I now reside at. Good thing because all I could grow were geraniums and weeds !!!

Bobbielinks

I can hardly wait to get planning how many plants I need this spring. I usually put out about 120 impatiens, 40 petunias, 12 coleus, 8 geraniums, and hope my hostas (20) will come back. I winter four big pots of elephant ears in the upstairs bathroom (DGD calls them "trees") that I will set out on the patio when it gets warm enough. I am so looking forward to sitting on the patio watching the hummingbirds. Which reminds me that next week I need to put out a container of sugarwater for the first arrivals. This said with an inch of snow on the ground today.

oksewglad

A favorite annual of mine is nasturtiums. You can easilystart them indoors. They take a while to fill in spaces in the flowerbed, but come July through September they fill in great in my neck of the woods. They tolerate heat and dryness very well. My favorite variety is Peach Melba.