Is it too late to plant flowers in Virginia? If not, what kind should I plant?

I just bought a house & we close on Monday!!!!!! In the front yard there is a few spots that have like dying or dead long bush looking things. Anyways, I wanted to add some color with flowers and I was wondering if it is too late in the season to plant flowers in Northern VA?? If its not, what is the best kind to get that will grow? Should I get the kind that are already bloomed & just plant those? Should I get seeds? Should I get the lil mats with the seeds? Plz help - I have no clue about any of this stuff!

Is it too late to plant flowers in Virginia? If not, what kind should I plant?listen to opera

It's not too late to plant flowers.

First you need to know how much sunlight that your front yard get and find the plant that will grow there.

Annuals from seeds usually takes 3-4 months to bloom, some seeds are easy to grow like: Marigold, Zinnia, Cosmos, Coleus, Impatiens. Don't buy the mats with seeds, good in theory but not in reality.

If you want to buy plants, you can try Hydrangea (blue flowers in acid soil, pink flowers in alkaline soil), Daylilies (potted from nursery) comes in many colors not just orange, red, yellow.

Bulbs like Asiatic and Oriental Lilies are easy to grow, you can plant to fill in bare spots cause they don't take a lot of space. Gladiolus also very pretty with alot of bicolors.

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