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Author Garden: ideas for easiest to maintain Nurse Kate Gardener Member # 4999 posted                       I am the greenest (meaning newest) of green thumbs. I want something beautiful, and colourful that is very easy to keep as I may not be able to tend to them every day. (I'm not asking for a lot am I?) Impatience are the favorite around the complex, something different would be nice. * * * * When a child is locked in the bathroom with water running and he says he's doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911. Erma Bombeck Plants: 5 | From: London, Ontario | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 24.103.193.139 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       My 5 year old grandson planted these last summer, and the summer before that when he was 4, etc... That's how easy they are! ZINNIAS! Cindy * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 69.170.162.6 Cricket guest posted                 Cindy, your grandson takes after his Granny Cindy! Please tell him he did good and I hope he shows us this summer's accomplishments. Seeded: 70.66.52.31 BFVISION Dream Gardener Member # 1437 posted                       If you are talking about annuals, then zinnias are a sure winner . Purchasing them from your local nursery or growing them from seed will give you a bountiful crop. They appear small when they are in the nursery tray , but by mid to late summer they are crowding everything around them so don't be shy about spacing them out. Also dont put them in the front of your beds if you want to see whats in the back.They make great additions to the cut flower vase and bloom until frost. Another winner that is easy to grow, drought tolerant, and comes in a variety of colors and sizes are marigolds. GOOD LUCK BFVISION * * * * BFVISION http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2122269418&mode=guest Plants: 197 | From: NJ, NORTHERN COUNTY | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 65.41.92.53 tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth Member # 4875 posted                       If your nursery has moss roses they are easy care and really pretty, we had a mess of them last year and I just loved them. They too are an annual. Is your patch sunny, shady, dry, moist? That would help narrow down the types of plants that would work. Also if you know your growning zone. [ 04-25-2005, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: catlover ] * * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 4.249.60.194 Nurse Kate Gardener Member # 4999 posted                       Thank you so much for your suggestions!! Those Zinneas are gorgeous! I can't thank you enough! Plants: 5 | From: London, Ontario | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 66.185.84.207

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