Spring is almost here...

I think your in zone 4. Im in zone 5 in alaska. So i would think you are in 3-4. Anyway large amounts of sun, carrots, potatos, radishes, lettus, pea pods, those all grow REALLY well with lots of sun. As for flowers. a very easy one that loves sun is african diasys, they open with the sun and close with shade. pansys, lobelia ( upright not trailing) begoina and geraniums do well with lots of light. Hope that gave you a few ideas.

Hi, For veggies cherry tomatoes in containers and other tomatoes in ground are most suitable. Besides you can plant cucumber,squash,eggplant,okra etc. You can start sowing the seeds indoors now if you are in zone 5 but for other zones or specification of varieties go to www.burpee.com. I purchase seeds from there and each seed gives healthy plant. for flowers don't forget to plant marigolds. besides daisy,sunflower, daffodil bulbs are good in my opinion.

A spot that gets alot of sun at least 6 hours is perfect for gardening. I plant my annual flowers with my vegetables. For pollination increasing and often they are companion plants that will reduce the chance of pests invading. Certain vegetables will get along better with certain flowers by their side. Gardening is alot of fun and you can indeed learn something new every year. So good luck and have lots of fun.

The North part of the property. Watch for trees that will bloom and be ground shade. Most all vegetable want/need full sun which is 6-8 direct sun light. Put your cucumbers on a outside row, squash and zuchinni as well, they tend to want to grow out and won't use up what space you have or cover other plants. Leave the middle for your tall plants. When plants get about shoulder high cut them so they will start getting getting bushy instead of tall, they will produce more also. A good fertilizer is also recommended. Not much on flowers, except flowering vegetables. Because when you see a bloom that is where the next creation will be. Good Luck