Renowned garden bloggers answers wowOwow’s most digging questions.

Make Classic Choices

Old-fashioned but high-impact plants like weigela, mock orange, spirea, plus oakleaf hydrangea (here in Maryland, Zone 7). —Susan Harris, GardenRant and Sustainable-Gardening

Gardening Is Simply Regional

That really depends on where you live. —Pamela Penick, founder of Digging and Penick Landscape Design

Experiment To See What Works!

Zinnia, impatiens, wax begonia, pansy, hosta, many ferns, lantana, poppy, daylily, grape hyacinth, daffodil, crocus and liatris to name just a few off the top of my head. But it should be said here that most any plant will perform admirably if care is taken to match its environment with its needs. Half the fun of gardening is experimentation, so try new things! —Patricia Blais, creator and author of Gardensablaze.com 

Grow a Simple (and Delicious) Salad Garden

Treat yourself to your own organic salad garden for a great indulgence! Lettuce and gourmet greens can be grown in pots during the cool season and herbs such as basil, cilantro and thyme during the warm season. If you have a spot on your patio and balcony, that is all you need. Start your salad garden from seeds or inexpensive transplants from your local garden center and experience the pleasure of fresh food and seasonings. —Shirley Bovshow, garden design expert and blogger at ShirleysGarden.com, EdenMakers.com and GardencenterTV.com

Try Potted Herbs

Potted herbs are some of the easiest and most rewarding plants a person with limited time and space can grow. Some excellent choices would include chives, oregano and thyme. They are almost carefree and, best of all, edible! Even a potted aloe vera is rather fuss free and looks great growing on the kitchen counter or windowsill. —Cynthia Thompson, author of Brambleberries in the Rain

‘Weed, Feed and Deadhead’

Nothing is foolproof, but there are some hardy flowers out there for the average gardener — plants such as petunias, marigolds, geraniums, zinnias, alyssum, daylilies, black-eyed Susans, hostas, shasta daisies, yarrow and roses are just a few. They are hardy and easy to grow, making them more bullet-proof. Some bullet-proof veggies are tomatoes, green beans, cabbage, strawberries, basil, dill, parsley and cucumbers. My simple recipe for all flowers is "weed, feed and deadhead." Weed it out, feed the flowers with nutrients and water and deadhead to spur new blossoms. —Jennifer L. Scott, aka "Miss Daisy," executive assistant for Fusion-io and founder of Gardening With Miss Daisy

Light Exposure Is Important

In both the Midwest and in the South, I’ve found that geraniums are easy to grow in sunny locations since they don’t need much water. In a shady area, impatiens are ideal.  —Jessica, author of The Garden Blog of a girl growin’ Southern

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