What are the best flowers for beginner gardeners? 7 hard-to-kill blooms to plant now to bring color to your backyard

flowers growing in a hanging box

If you're new to the gardening game, you'll want to know which flowers are best for beginners. There's no point diving straight into exotic blooms or trying your hand at hard to raise varieties until you've mastered the basics, but spring is the perfect time to get those initial foundations under your belt. 

Now that sunnier weather and longer days are finally with us you might be looking to spend more time in your backyard, and there's a chance that involves gardening. Even if you're not especially green-thumbed, growing your own flowers is simple if you know where to start.