Couple of questions...is the area you're planting...full sun, shady, or a combination? When you are buying plants....read the little tag information. If it says shade....don't think it's going to live in your full sun area.
All the following are perennials...they return every year. I only buy annuals to fill in my flower beds
Shady/combination
Hostas - Leafy green foliage
Hibiscus - bush with large flower heads -
Full sun -
Daylilies...grass type foliage with flowers. Blooms all summer.
Azaleas - blooms in the spring.
I have miniature holly bushes in my beds too. They're an evergreen.
Once your hostas and daylillies are established...you can divide them and plant them other places in your yard.
If planting shrubs....water water water when you first plant them. Now is a good time to plant...it's cooler and allows them the opportunity to sprout a root system. Fall is another good time.
Make sure all your plants get plenty of water....
Good luck! I love digging in the dirt.
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