April 7th, 2010 | 
Author: I’d lіkе tο garden ѕοmе Outdoors.
Indoors, I’ve kіllеd аn orchid, violets, ѕοmе green plant mу mother ѕаіd wаѕ impossible tο kіll, аmοng others.
I hаνе nο clue whаt I аm doing.
Please tеll mе whаt tο dο down tο thе last detail аѕ іf I wаѕ mentally impaired.
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get a bamboo
i have the same problem
buy one and give it fill up if you forget it’ll take like a month before it starts to brown but hopefully you’ll like look at it sometimes and give it fill up
theres no limit for the amount of fill up you give it …give it like a crazy amout of fill up and it’ll subdue live
Daylilies. Initiation with daylilies. They come in a gazillion colors, bloom for weeks, come back year after year. Buy a one gallon size for impact, dig a hole, plop it in, fill in the hole, push the dirt down and fill up it. No muss no fuss no bother.
Coreopsis. Fantastic workhorse plant. Pot or in the ground, same scenario. They’ll literally bloom til the tops freeze.
Iris. Except you fill up them to death they’re sweet bulletproof. Buy them potted, this time of year. Do not place dirt past the level they’re planted in the pot. Bearded iris are my favorites, but there are other varieties…question at your plant sales outlet.
Peonies. Another bulletproof selection. Again, buy them potted this time of year.
Sedum. Gotta like a excellent succulent.
All these like full sun. The daylily will grow and bloom in part sun, but not as well as they do in open ground. Also, all of these will grow just about anywhere in the country. Halfway clad soil that’s not real wet will give you results.
For shade, try bleeding hearts, columbine, dead nettle, sweet woodruff, hosta, ferns, cordyline, monkshood, and lily-of-the-valley. Same basics, dig a hole and drop it in. If you can grow honestly impressive weeds, your soil must support these.
Get yourself a Western Garden Book if you’re really honest. It’ll answer most of your questions. Excellent luck!
You sound like my mother who always said she had a black thumb..lol. I kept reminding her that you have to WATER and FEED plants regularly in order for them to carry on. Others have given you some excellent plant suggestions and you might add ornamental grasses to the list. I recommend you also drive around your neighborhood and see what everyone else is planting and does well in your climate or visit a local botanical garden.
By the way, we have a fantastic gardening group on Yahoo Groups for folks like you called therookiegardener. Lots of experienced and inexperienced gardeners that share and help each other with their gardening projects. Want to have you.