Growing Flowers
Here is a table of flowers organized by difficulty in growing. You can refer to this for an idea of what types of flowers you could start growing.
Best Seeds for Beginners
- Cosmos (picotee cosmos)
- Calendula reliable w/ interesting properties
- Marigolds old standbys
- Sunflowers many varieties
- Nasturtiums edible, but bitter
- Dianthus
Intermediate Seeds
- Poppies red, white, and blues
- Zinnias fussy
- Sweet Peas
- Snap Dragons
Perennial
- Columbine*
- Rudbeckia
- campanula
- Evening primrose
- Shasta Daisy
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)*
* bloom second year 
Bulbs
- Daffodils common but reliable
- Dahliahs (Connels Dahlias)
- Allums purple
- Muscari grape hyacinth
- Crosuc early bloomers
- Iris like to be wet; some are good in ponds
- Tulips
Shade Plants
- Hosta
- Ferns
- Some Rhododendron
- Lily-of-the-Valley