Karen (Mikols) Bonar - Marigolds are super easy! My dad could even keep them alive.
Have you though about rain barrels? :) If you have plants IN ground, not just pots, you might want to consider composting, too! It's surprisingly easy ... if I can convert my husband to it, anyone can do it!
Brooke - Oh jeez, I have a black thumb. I'm not entirely sure how that happened between my mother, gardener extraordinaire and florist, and my father, vegetable expert, but anything with roots dies when I take care of it. Fresh cut flowers love me though, so I'll stick with those. :)
Meridith - Love those hanging baskets- be warned you have to water those A LOT. They dry out fast. Can't wait to hang mine up on our porch but alas it was snowing here this morning:) Soon it will be spring here! Enjoy
Mireille - Melissa, you may not have a green thumb but you sure have one great photography thumb because you know how to make beautiful photographs
Lise - Such a beautiful and welcome post for me this morning since I woke up to a blizzard on the east coast...Happy Spring! Everything looks so sunny and bright...yay for you. Good luck with it and please post any tips as you take care of them...I am known for my very 'yellowish-white-nongreen' thumb (I once successfully grew a flower from a seed once but sadly it died two days after), so any advice is welcome! :)
denise karis - Nice! I love growing rosemary in AZ... it smells amazing. Also cilantro grows insane here and most herbs - plus I love things that I can use. We also grow cherry tomatoes which taste BRILLIANT when they're all warm from the sun.... I seriously eat them as soon as they turn red. And butter lettuce grows well here this time of year - its adorable to walk out into your garden and see a row of little heads of lettuce - ADORABLE!
Elizabeth - Ever since I've discovered your blog last week, it's been so refreshing to follow you! I live in Glendale and been hoping to follow a distinguished photographer close to home! And I'm always excited to read and see all you have to offer your followers!
Shawna - Oh how wonderful and cheery! Nasturtiums grow very fast and you can add the leaves and flowers to your salad - yummy and so beautiful in your bowl :0)
Dan Dawson Photography - Awesome work, and great to document the process! One of the biggest keys to gardens and flowers is the appropriate amount of water consistently applied. One day too dry and it can be too late. I strongly recommend setting up a simple drip irrigation system to all of your potted plans along with even a small battery powered timer to turn it on. Beyond proper water, use some fertilizer or miracle grow as directed and your flowers will be amazing! Forget to water them, you'll have plenty of empty pots with dead plants to try again next year :-)
Erin Blakely - I don't have much of a "green thumb" but you certainly appear to have one! The window boxes are just adorable.
Angela - Be careful with those coco planters (the hanging baskets) if you don't have a real pot inside of the coco pot, they dry out like CRAZY. I have used them up here in the Northwest where it isn't very dry, and if you aren't careful (have to water sometimes twice a day) everything in them dies. I don't buy them anymore because they are so much work.
If you put a real pot inside them, that would do the trick.
Michelle - Your flowers are beautiful--especially the hanging planters! I love the simple joy that flowers can bring to a home. I have faith that you can keep them alive, too.
Vanessa - It looks lovely! This is on our to do list this week and I'm thinking since you are now a pro- wanna come do ours? :) haha
Jenny Bishop - Looks beautiful, Melissa!! LOVE the hanging baskets on your front porch!! I bet they look amazing from the street! You'll have to prettiest house on the block!
Hope Helms - I love this Melissa! You give me hope that I can make my yard beautiful with flowers as well. So far I've failed, but I'm trying new and improved methods this year!
Katie - Beautiful! This makes me a tad jealous though, we still have a few months until we can officially plant here in St. Louis. Enjoy your pretty flowers!
marisa - Your talk at PUG finally pushed me over the edge... I'm commenting! On your blog! Can you convince me to twitter now, too? ;)
Your plants look beautiful. I don't have a yard, but I've killed many a geranium on my patio balcony. This post is inspiring me to try again... maybe I'll start with a small, indestructible cactus.