Spring is finally here; now is the perfect time to embrace your inner gardener and start planting in your garden. If this is your first blooming season or your first time experiencing a spring garden, you can still enjoy tending to your outdoor plants! Here are ten easy outdoor plants for beginners and easy to take care of.

Sunflowers

While sunflowers are most known for being fall flowers, they can grow year-round. These flowers flourish in loosely planted soil without much fertilization, making them easy for beginners.

Sunflowers are easy flowers to grow from seeds and result in large and beautiful flowers.

Pansies

These flowers require little maintenance and watering as long as they have full sunlight. In moist, well-drained soil, they grow with ease in any garden.

Some people feel that these are the best flower plants for home gardens because they’re simple to plant and maintain.

Summer Squash

Zucchini and yellow squash are the two main varieties of summer squash. These plants grow quickly and are abundant in the harvest. They’re pretty sturdy and resistant to most diseases and insects. Beware of the squash bug, though! They are a persistent enemy to my squash. You can check out this post, 50 Plus Zucchini Recipes You will Love, to make you want to grow zucchini even more!

Catmint

Also known as nepeta, this hardy perennial is one of the best plants for beginners. As long as you cut them back above ground level at the end of fall, this plant is easy to maintain all year. It also works as a repellent to certain insects. You can learn more about plants that repel insects in this post, The 10 Plants you Will love That Repel insects. Catmint will spread, so placing it in pots or raised beds may be best. If you have cats, they will likely go nuts over a clipping of this plant.

Geraniums

There is a reason this is one of many gardeners’ top choices for their gardens. These florals come in various bright colors and hold up well in the summer heat with even just a little water.

Black-Eyed Susans

These florals bloom in summer and early fall and should be planted during the warm spring. They prefer full sun and regular watering but are otherwise pretty carefree florals.

When it comes to easy outdoor potted plants for beginners, you can be sure that these should be at the top of your list. They’re lovely and simple to take care of!

Lavender

What makes lavender so easy to grow is its ability to take either poor or moderately fertile soil. Mature lavender requires less than once or twice a week watering and makes for an easy set-it-and-forget-it plant for your garden.

Peppers

Peppers are so easy to grow! They don’t require much maintenance or care, and many pests don’t bother them. As long as they get plenty of sunlight, they will produce a great harvest for you.

Radishes

These easy-to-grow plants are ready to harvest after just a few weeks, and some varieties can take as little as 25 days before they’re ready to harvest. Perfect for seeing results immediately in your garden!

Green Beans

Bush green beans are compact and have a big harvest year after year. Unlike pole beans that are grown on vines, they don’t produce as much but are sturdier plants.

When it comes to these outdoor plants, all you need is some sun, water, and a little love and time to make them grow! Hopefully, as you start your new garden, these plants will help make it easier to start with your outdoor garden.

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