Zinnias have bright, cheerful flowers and are the perfect annual for novice gardeners. The deer-resistant plant thrives in ...

But if it's too late to plant outside ... They'll flower about two to four weeks after coming out of the cold. "They will bloom for a shorter period indoors than they would outside," says Montgomery.

Here are plants and flowers to enjoy, one for every month of the year, from lilacs, camellias and poinsettias to native ...